Trant Engineering Ltd
Site Manager
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Department: Operations Management/Site Operations Management
Location: Southampton
Description
Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of critical projects in a high-risk environment.
Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. We’re now looking to expand our team with a Section Manager to play a key role in our delivery team at Fawley Refinery. This position reinforces an established, successful team with a breadth of expertise.
The Role
As part of the Fawley Delivery Team, the Section Manager is responsible for ensuring that all activities within their area of responsibility are carried out safely, compliantly, and in accordance with project requirements. The Site Manager oversees the day-to-day management of their designated sections within the refinery, ensuring that works are delivered safely, on programme, within budget, and to the required standards of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ), client contract requirements, and all applicable regulatory obligations. The role is responsible for managing site personnel, coordinating subcontractors, monitoring progress, and resolving day-to-day site issues to maintain efficient project delivery. Acting as the key interface between the construction, engineering, and commissioning teams. The successful candidate will drive productivity, standards and quality.
What You’ll Be Doing
Technical Responsibilities: Site Management
- Manage and supervise site teams, including subcontractors and operatives.
- Ensure safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of construction and installation works.
- Manage site resources, plant, and materials effectively.
- Maintain quality standards, inspections, and defect management.
Health, Safety & Compliance
- Carry out duties in accordance with Company Management System, Policies, Statutory and Client requirements.
- Ensure all site activities comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Monitor site progress against programme and report issues or delays to the Senior Site Manager / Contracts Manager.
- Conduct risk assessments, toolbox talks, and safety inspections.
- Follow CDM Regulations, site rules, permits to work, and isolation procedures.
- Provide regular site progress reports, including programme updates and resource usage.
- Maintain site records, quality documentation, and Health & Safety logs.
- Support audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
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Stakeholder Communication
- High degree of client and subcontractor engagement.
- Maintain communication with internal teams regarding project progress.
- Help prepare project reports, presentations, and progress updates.
- Close liaison with commercial and planning staff to ensure that work proceeds within budget and schedule.
- Resolve site issues proactively, escalating as required.
- Support handover and client acceptance activities.
Core Values
- Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
What We’re Looking For
Essential
- SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) or equivalent site management health and safety certification.
- Proven experience as a Site Manager or Assistant Site Manager delivering projects in the Oil & Gas, water and/or energy sectors.
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary site teams and subcontractors, ensuring safe and efficient delivery.
- Experience overseeing site delivery on programme, within budget, and to quality standards.
- Demonstrable experience in health, safety, and environmental compliance on construction or engineering sites.
Desirable
- HNC, HND, or Degree in Construction, Project Management or Civil Engineering.
- CDM Coordinator/Management training relevant to UK construction projects.
- Experience working on AMP, D&B, EPC, or regulated utility frameworks.
- Exposure to commissioning or handover activities, coordinating closely with engineering and commissioning teams.
- Experience liaising with clients, regulators, and statutory authorities on-site.
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Why Join Trant?
At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.
Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.
Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.
Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.
Our company benefits package includes:
- Competitive salary.
- Company car or car allowance (some levels.)
- Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership.
- 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
- Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system.
- 1 x Professional Membership paid annually.
- Hybrid working.
- Employee assistance program.
- Free onsite parking.
- Bike to Work scheme.
- Discretionary annual bonus.
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