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Job Title: Works Manager
Location: Peterhead (AB42)
Contract Duration: 31/08/2026 - 18/12/2026 (could be extended further)
Pay rate: GBP35 per hour (umbrella Inside IR35)
Hours: 7:7 Mon - Fri, 7:1 Sat
About the Role
As the Works Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the management, leadership, and control of a multi-disciplinary site team, including Foremen, General Foremen, and on-site Labour. Working closely with my client's project management team, you will ensure that all subcontractors and direct workforces are appropriately supervised, expertly resourced, and closely managed to hit critical programme milestones.
Key Responsibilities
- Safety and Compliance: Champion H and S legislation, ensuring all works strictly adhere to approved RAMS. You will promote and drive Zero Harm and behavioural safety initiatives across the site.
- Site Leadership: Deliver high-standard, succinct Site Inductions, Daily Briefings, Tool Box Talks, Short Interval Control meetings, and Task Safety Briefings.
- Operations and Logistics: Manage site plant, tools, and materials efficiently to minimise wastage. Oversee comprehensive logistics and ensure environmental controls and HSEQ procedures are strictly followed.
- Quality and Reporting: Ensure rigorous quality control, produce fully comprehensive daily records, provide necessary reports or investigations, and continuously implement improvements.
- Team Development: Ensure all supervisors are briefed and aligned with company policies, including carrying out Black Hat assessments for all site supervisors.
- Planning: Collaborate with site teams to develop, monitor, and adjust project programmes as necessary.
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Requirements
To be successful in this role, you must bring:
- A passion for safety
- Strong commercial awareness
- The ability to act decisively
Essential:
- A valid Sentinel PTS card
- Demonstrable experience working within the rail and highway environments
- Proven experience managing a variety of works encompassing both direct and subcontracted workforces
- Exceptional Health and Safety awareness, backed by an outstanding safety track record and a true dedication to Zero Harm principles
- The ability to confidently develop and maintain strong relationships with Clients and Stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to think on your feet in a fast-moving environment
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Advantageous:
- Previous experience and knowledge of M and E (Mechanical and Electrical) works
Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity to partner with a phenomenal employer and play a pivotal role in delivering an essential infrastructure project in Peterhead.
If you have the skills, the Sentinel PTS card, and the leadership qualities my client is looking for, I want to hear from you. Apply today with your most up-to-date CV, or reach out to Becky directly on to discuss this excellent contract opportunity in more detail.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss.
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