Are you customer focused with the ability to engage and build relationships?
Can you deliver exceptional results on a range of projects and drive success within a team?
Do you want to make a difference in an expanding and well established region?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Manager to join our Story Scotland Transportation Division looking after our sites across the country. There has never been a better time to join us.
As a Site Manager at Story Contracting you will:
* Proactively manage the operations on site
* Build and maintain effective client relationships
* Build and maintain high performing teams that will involve direct Story employees as well as contractors
* Carry out site inspections, accurately recording details and following through with any actions
Benefits
At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide award-winning training and development opportunities for all employees to help you get to where you want to be in your career.
In addition to a competitive salary, pension, and company car/allowance. We show we care about our people by offering Story Health and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.
We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid for volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.
The Ideal Candidate:
* Experience of working in the rail industry, particularly infrastructure projects. Though preferable, this is not essential.
* Manage work fronts in local communities and ensure a positive approach to dealing with members of the public.
* Accountable for the management and site supervision of site teams on rail infrastructure projects throughout Scotland
* Ensure sites are compliant with company SHEQ policy and procedure and drive a strong Health & Safety and quality focus culture, utilizing our electronic record keeping systems.
* Undertaking weekly site safety audits and producing a daily diary of site activities
* A sound understanding of the project commercial position and programme targets are achieved, highlighting any shortfalls to the Project Manager
* Ensure that materials have been procured, delivered and labour has been planned in accordance with construction programme.
* Close relationships with the wider site team, to identify cost savings and efficiencies.
* Accountable for a high standard of site H&S paperwork
* A focus on continued improvement in all SHEQ areas
* Ensuring all site returns are recorded and reported into the management team in a timely manner, as required.
* Manage subcontract packages of work and ensure sub-contractor construction programme are adhered to, identifying and reporting areas of concern/delay.
Essential Training & Personnel Skills
* SMSTS
* PTS
* First Aid
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Proven track record in successfully managing teams
* Confidentiality of sensitive information
* Good PC skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines