Site Manager - Engineer

Argee LTD

Job Description

Site Manager – Civils. Overview. A well-established groundworks & civil engineering business, offering a range of services to the construction industry in London and the South East is currently seeking an additional Site Manager from an Engineering background for a new build project in west London.

A new build warehouse with associated offices and extensive external hard and soft landscaping. You should ideally have worked on adopted roads and have good traffic management skills, there is an ongoing dialogue with local and statutory bodies, so you must have good communication skills. Engineer trained with a relevant tertiary level qualification you will be comfortable working in the field and on site.

The company’s work covers these fields:
• Groundworks
• Civil engineering
• Demolition
• Remediation
• Stabilisation / Ground improvements
• Bulk earthwork
• Highway work

Current Requirement. Civils orientated Site Manager, from an Engineering background, able to run work from £1.2 to £3.5m on commercial and industrial projects, roads & highways with the associated interface with Local Authorities, Service Providers and the general public. You will be expected to be fully responsible for the safe and profitable running of each project that you manage.

Enthusiasm and a genuine desire to progress your career with a growing company, embracing their forward looking approach to Health & Safety are required. A salary package of £48 to £52k plus production bonuses, a car and full company benefits package are offered. Preferably with a 5 day CITB Managers qualification, First Aid and CSCS certified.

Background. One of the keys to the company’s success is the way they harness their experience and resources, allowing them to add value through innovation. This “Value Engineering” approach to groundworks and other projects means they can reduce construction costs by finding new and more effective ways of solving old problems, particularly where they are involved at the early design stages, which has helped them develop an unrivalled track record.

Working with a number of the country's leading developers and contractors, through partnering agreements, framework contracting and traditional contracts on multi-million pound groundworks and other projects in the following sectors:
• Commercial Retail
• Industrial
• Public Sector / PFI

Staff Welfare. Field staff participate in an ongoing programme of training to ensure that they have the necessary skills and all are equipped with CSCS as standard and other relevant training. The company’s enviable safety record is a result of a combination of this training and their comprehensive safety policy. The Company is accredited to ISO9001 international quality standard and to ISO14001 international environmental standard. Additionally the role of Safety Consultant is undertaken by an external consultancy, working to and closely monitored against their own rigorously high standards. Only candidates who are legally entitled to live and work in the UK will be considered.