Overview
As a Mechanical Site Manager, you will oversee industrial boiler and mechanical projects across UK sites, ensuring safe, on-time delivery. You’ll lead engineering teams, coordinate RAMS and permits, and maintain quality while liaising with clients and inspectors. This role combines hands-on site leadership with project management in a growing engineering business. You’ll work across boiler repairs, installations, and maintenance, shaping outcomes on major industrial sites.
Pay / Benefits
- Company vehicle
- Pension
- Travel expenses covered
- Accommodation provided when working away
- Permanent, full-time position
- Potential for salary negotiable DOE
Responsibilities
- Manage industrial boiler and mechanical engineering projects from start to completion
- Supervise mechanical fitters, pipefitters, coded welders and subcontractors
- Prepare and manage RAMS, permits and site documentation
- Coordinate inspections, NDT activities, pressure testing and quality documentation
- Liaise with clients, inspectors and third-party stakeholders
- Monitor labour, materials, project progress and costs
- Ensure safe, timely delivery to high standards
- Support project handovers and completion documentation
Key requirements
- Previous experience as Mechanical Site Manager, Site Supervisor or similar role
- Strong knowledge of industrial steam boilers, steam systems or pressure equipment
- Experience managing engineering teams on live industrial sites
- Understanding of welding, pipework installation and mechanical repairs
- Experience producing RAMS and managing permit-to-work systems
- Strong organizational, leadership and communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Willingness to travel and stay away when required
- leadership
- communication
- problem-solving
- RAMS
- NDT coordination
- pressure testing
Mechanical Site Manager employer: Acorn Recruitment
Acorn by Synergie is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and supportive work culture in Newport, offering a range of benefits including a minimum of 33 days' holiday, birthday off, and a unique 'You Day'. With a strong focus on employee development, you will have access to training and career progression opportunities while enjoying the autonomy to manage your own client portfolio in a fast-paced recruitment environment. Join us to be part of a friendly team that values creativity, rewards hard work with an uncapped commission scheme, and regularly engages in staff events and competitions.
