Site Manager

About The Role

Job Summary: We are looking for a site manager to oversee and coordinate all on-site activities related to High Voltage (HV) electrical infrastructure projects. The site manager will be responsible for ensuring that all HV construction works are executed safely, on schedule with programme, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This role requires deep knowledge of high voltage systems (typically 11kV to 132kV), strong leadership skills, and strict adherence to industry safety and regulatory standards.

Location - Sites located across the South of England - travel will be required to various locations as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaising with all stakeholders to manage all construction activities, including progressing of programmes, risk assessments and method statements.
• Holding Competent Person status (CP) administering the Electrical Safety Rules (ESR) and ensuring safety process are upheld onsite
• Liaising with all Client Operations Teams throughout the construction phase.
• Receiving, managing and issuing drawings for construction at site level, checking construction meets the requirements of design.
• Working with the team members to ensure delivery on site is done safely, efficiently and is compliant.
• Monitor site progress, manage schedules, and mitigate any potential risks or delays.
• Managing sub-contractor onsite activities.
• Managing internal direct reports for Construction team.
• Providing input into design reviews as and when required.
• Plan in advance, provision of all documentation, resources, tools, materials, consumables H&S equipment and transport, to ensure safe and efficient construction. Demonstrate this planning by providing a 1-week and 4-week lookahead.
• Managing and co-ordinating site Acceptance Testing as required.
• Managing the delivery of all ‘As-Built’ documentation throughout the onsite construction & commissioning phases.
• Conduct weekly project site reports and updates
• Completing site audits and inspections when required, ensuring the highest standard of quality is maintained.
  
  

Qualifications

• City and Guilds in Electrical engineering or a related field or relevant knowledge and experience in a similar role
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)
• Previous DNO authorisation to take and receive permits is essential. We require our operatives and site managers to have authorisation to be able to both access the sites and provide access to clients, subcontractors etc
  
  

Experience

• Extensive experience of working in a Live Open Busbar compound
• Indirectly leading and influencing people/teams from other functions
• Working to tight deadlines
• Practical experience of supervising work within a CDM environment.
  
  

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness is essential
• Mathematical skills and the ability to apply them to solve problems.
• Leadership and managerial skills.
• Controlling documentation (Setting to work, Daily Briefs, Minutes, ITPs etc)
• The ability to work well under pressure and deal with unexpected change.
• Teamworking skills.
• Technical expertise.
• Good IT and analytical skills.
  
  

About The Organisation

KUS Power Engineering, part of the BRUSH Group, is a design and build, high voltage, electrical contractor committed to outstanding customer service and the safe delivery of turnkey substation projects from 11kV to 275kV.

With a proven track record of quality outcomes, KUS Power Engineering deliver contracting services to some of the largest organisations in the industry, seamlessly managing the design and delivery of a package of works while ensuring their timely commercial closeout.