Site Manager in Leeds

We're looking for a Mains Laying Site Manager to join our Yorkshire Water team based in Leeds.

Location: Leeds

Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

This is an excellent opportunity to help deliver essential water mains projects across Yorkshire. As Site Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in coordinating daily operations, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. You'll be the key point of contact on site, building strong relationships with clients, colleagues and local communities whilst maintaining full compliance with Yorkshire Water specifications and regulatory requirements.

What will you be responsible for?

• Managing all on-site tasks for water mains installation, replacement and repair schemes, ensuring health, safety, environmental and quality standards are met.
• Coordinating direct labour, subcontractors and suppliers to deliver works in line with Yorkshire Water specifications and programme requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with SHEQ requirements including RAMS, permits, confined space controls, NRSWA and traffic management.
• Maintaining accurate site records including daily diaries, inspections, permits and as-built information.
• Heading site briefings, toolbox talks and inductions, promoting a strong safety culture across the team.

What are we looking for?

• You have proven experience as a Site Manager or Senior Supervisor on water mains, utilities or civils projects.
• You hold SMSTS, CSCS (Black or equivalent) and First Aid at Work qualifications.
• You have strong knowledge of mains laying methodologies, deep excavations, reinstatement standards and temporary works.
• You possess excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• You hold a Full driving licence and are flexible to work across Yorkshire.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, you can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

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.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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