AmcoGiffen
Site / Snr Site Manager
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Site Manager / Senior Site Manager
Sector
Civil Engineering – Non-Rail Infrastructure (Power, Energy & Structures)
Location
Site-based across Scotland (Central Belt & beyond)
Regional Office
Cumbernauld
What We Offer
- Competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience)
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Up to 3 volunteer days per year
- Company pension scheme
- Life insurance & healthcare plan
- Structured career progression and development pathways
- Ongoing training and learning opportunities
- A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment
The Opportunity
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Site Manager / Senior Site Manager to join our Scotland team, delivering a diverse portfolio of non-rail civil engineering projects across multiple sectors including power, energy, infrastructure and structures.
You will play a key role in the delivery of a growing pipeline of work across a varied client base, taking ownership of site operations and ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality project delivery.
Current and upcoming schemes include:
- Substation civils and energy infrastructure works
- Bridge and footbridge construction / replacement
- Pipeline refurbishment projects
- Earthworks, roads and general civils packages
Business Unit
You will be part of a busy, multi-disciplinary civil engineering team delivering works across:
- Power & energy infrastructure
- Structural works and bridges
- Highways and general civils
- Utilities and pipeline projects
The team operates across a strong portfolio of frameworks and standalone projects for clients including SPEN, SSE, DRAX, Network Rail and Local Authorities.
The Role
As Site Manager / Senior Site Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of site-based works, ensuring projects are completed safely, on programme and to specification.
Key responsibilities include:
- Full responsibility for site set-up, operations and daily management
- Supervising workforce, subcontractors and site teams
- Ensuring compliance with all Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards
- Managing site records, reporting and progress tracking
- Ordering materials, plant and equipment
- Delivering site briefings, toolbox talks and inductions
- Coordinating with engineering, commercial and project teams
- Managing programme performance and driving progress on site
- Maintaining strong communication with stakeholders and clients
- Supporting change management and maintaining accurate site documentation
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About You
You will be an experienced civil engineering professional with a strong background in non-rail infrastructure projects, ideally within power, energy or general civils environments.
Essential:
- Experience as a Site Manager or Senior Site Manager within civil engineering
- Strong background in general civils, structures or infrastructure projects
- Proven ability to manage site operations and deliver projects successfully
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Good understanding of health & safety and quality standards
Qualifications:
- SMSTS
- CSCS
- HNC / HND / Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
Desirable:
- Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC)
- IOSH
- Lifting/Appointed Person
- Experience working on power or energy frameworks (e.g. SPEN, SSE, DRAX)
- Broader infrastructure or rail exposure beneficial
Why Join Us?
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established team delivering a diverse and secure pipeline of infrastructure projects across Scotland, with clear opportunities for career progression and development within a growing business.
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
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We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
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