Kier Group
Site Manager
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Site Manager - HMP Glasgow
Location: HMP Glasgow, North East of Glasgow
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Kier Construction have been appointed to deliver one of Scotland's largest ever construction projects. HMP Glasgow will provide a safe, secure, energy efficient custodial facility to house 2000 inmates and staff located North East of Glasgow city. Replacing Glasgow's Barlinnie prison with a rehabilitation focussed modern facility will involve utilising cutting edge Modern Methods of Construction, making this a true flagship project for the Scottish Construction sector and Kier Construction.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Site Manager, you'll be working within the project delivery team, supporting them in the safe and successful construction of this landmark facility delivering a large 2 story, steel frame building (£40M)
- Managing and directing sub-contractor partners to safely deliver work packages including groundworks, drainage, structural frame erection, roofing, cladding, interior fit out and finishings
- Ensuring quality is maintained to Kier standards through effective supervision of sub-contractors and staff on site
- Reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements to ensure working methods are safe and appropriate
- Co-ordinating site logistics, movement of plant and labour, ensuring safety is maintained throughout
- Creating, logging and filing site reports and paperwork in an accurate and timely manner
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What are we looking for?
This role of Site Manager is great for you if:
- You have prior experience in a management role within a large construction environment, ideally with a main contractor
- You have a strong technical understanding of building work packages and excellent communication skills across diverse teams
- You're passionate about health and safety, with the confidence to speak up and ensure best practice is followed
- You hold a relevant construction qualification (HND/Degree/SVQ) or technical trade background, along with SMSTS, CSCS Card and First Aid certification
- You hold a Full driving licence
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Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
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