The Role
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As Site Manager, you will take ownership of project delivery from start to finish. You’ll lead, manage, and motivate your site team and subcontractors, ensuring works are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality. You will coordinate complex activities, from temporary works and deep excavations to compliance with permit systems and RAMS, while maintaining strong communication with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams.
You will monitor site performance, report progress, highlight risks, and ensure solutions are implemented effectively. Your leadership will set the tone for safe, efficient, and collaborative working on site.
Here are some of the activities you will be involved in…
1. Lead and motivate site teams and subcontractors to achieve project objectives
2. Deliver works safely, on schedule, and within budget
3. Manage and monitor project programmes, construction documentation, and drawings
4. Ensure compliance with HSEQ procedures and company standards
5. Prepare and review RAMS and manage permit systems
6. Coordinate temporary works, deep excavations, and other complex site activities
7. Maintain clear communication with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams
8. Monitor site performance, report progress, and escalate issues as required
We would love to hear from you if…
You are an experienced Site Manager with at least five years in a similar role, with strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate teams and subcontractors. You will have experience working under NEC contracts, managing subcontractors, interpreting construction drawings and programmes, and maintaining HSEQ compliance.
You will hold qualifications including SSSTS or SMSTS, Temporary Works Coordinator/Supervisor, Deep Excavation, NRSWA Supervisor, Water Hygiene (Blue Card), Underground Service Detection, CSCS, and First Aid. You will also have advanced Excel skills and a full, valid UK driving licence.
Experience in sewage or clean water networks, utilities, or highways projects would be a plus, along with knowledge of cost and resource control and experience with the design and implementation of temporary works.
You should be organised, reliable, and able to work proactively to solve problems on site while maintaining high standards of safety and quality. Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.
Our Company
Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.
Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.
We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.
What Next
You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!
Benefits
In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.