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Site ManagerTrant Engineering Ltd • Didcot, South East, GB
Site Manager

Site Manager

Trant Engineering Ltd • Didcot, South East, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

Description

Within Trant, the primary duty of the Site Manager is to ensure safe and compliant practices on their site. The Site Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day site activities for their dedicated site, ensuring works are delivered on schedule, within budget, to SHEQ standards, clients contract conditions and regulatory standards. The role manages site personnel, coordinates subcontractors, and acts as a key interface between construction, engineering, and commissioning teams.

Key Responsibilities

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 / Project 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.
Stakeholder Management
  • Act as a primary site interface for clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.
  • Coordinate with design, engineering, and commissioning teams to ensure works are aligned with project requirements.
  • Close liaison with commercial and planning staff to ensure that work proceeds within budget and schedule.
  • Resolve site issues proactively, escalating to Project Manager as required.
  • Support handover and client acceptance activities

Key Interfaces:
Internal Interfaces
  • Project Managers
  • Contracts Manager
  • Engineering & Design Teams
  • Construction Teams
  • Commissioning Teams
  • SHEQ Teams
  • Project Controls / Planning
External Interfaces
  • Clients / Asset Owners
  • Subcontractors & Suppliers
  • Regulators / Authorities
Core Values

Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.



Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

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 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 Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Construction, or related Engineering discipline.
  • 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.

Benefits

At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly encourage employees to gain professional qualifications and fully support individuals on their journeys towards chartership.

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


Trant Engineering has a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully design & deliver complex engineering projects in sectors such as Process & Water, Energy, Defence, Oil & Gas and Nuclear.

We offer clients a range of services including design, manufacturing, installation, construction and commissioning. Through collaboration with our strategic technology partners and enhancing our in-house design and manufacturing capability, we have aligned the company to be at the forefront of engineering excellence.

Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC’s, PLC’s, SCADA and automation systems.

We have over 1000 employees and with a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join a business where you can reach your full potential and develop your career.
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