Manage water rehabilitation contract delivery: plan, coordinate and supervise operatives to resolve low pressure, leaks and quality issues. Ensure safety, compliance, client liaison, materials procurement, quality checks, training, incident investigations, contingency planning, KPI delivery and real-time project updates.
As Site Manager, you will be responsible for managing the resources associated with our Water Rehabilitation contract, delivering improvements to the clean water network across designated operational areas on behalf of our client, United Utilities.
Water Rehabilitation activities are undertaken to resolve issues affecting the clean water network, including low water pressure, loss of supply, leakage, and water quality concerns.
As a Water Agent, you will provide operational leadership across these activities, ensuring that works are effectively planned, coordinated, and delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with client requirements. You will promote the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance while maintaining a strong focus on customer service, recognising its critical importance to our client and the communities we serve.
You will supervise operatives, monitor their performance and ensure their productivity is in line with contract service level agreements.
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure that all contractors have the appropriate equipment, materials, training and competencies to perform allocated work.
- To demonstrate good time management and flexibility to allow the execution of your roles and responsibilities.
- To perform fluidity tasks prestart checks to ensure work can be executed on time and without issue.
- To liaise with customers, clients, local authorities and third party regarding past, present or future works.
- Order the required fittings, pipes and materials for the works.
- To provide sufficient and timely supervision, assessment and coaching to ensure teams are performing to agreed production levels and expected safety/water hygiene standards.
- To perform quality checks in line with contract specific requirements, to include but not limited to reviewing pre-construction information, designs, carrying out the required inspections/on-site checks.
- To regularly undertake all necessary and appropriate Toolbox Talks, Briefings and other communications in the expected time frame.
- To ensure weekly checks are completed.
- To maintain own levels of skill and knowledge to do the job effectively.
- To comply with the relevant Company policies and procedures, including HSEQ and welfare provisions.
- Ensure all agreed client and internal KPI’s are met or exceeded.
- To ensure gang productivity targets are met
- To ensure all Operatives trained and competent to carry out the works.
- To ensure project updates from site are accurate and in real-time, including any required EW/CE.
- Ensure all Sites have an up-to-date H&S folder, including, a CPP, Utility Plans, F10 and DRA and signed Handover form.
- Oversee daily operations, ensuring that work is performed according to the scope of works and that any issues are promptly addressed to avoid cost of failure.
- Proactively identify potential risks related to safety, environmental impact, and project delays.
- Develop and implement strategies to mitigate identified risks, ensuring continuity and safety in operations.
- Conduct Accident / Incident Investigations within the required time scales, supported by HSEQ Department.
- Prepare and execute contingency plans in case of emergencies, such as water main breaks, leaks, or other unforeseen incidents.
- Coordinate quick and effective responses to minimise service disruptions and environmental damage.
- Attending contractual meetings for example, touch point meetings and planning meetings.
Experience and Qualifications
Key Skills
- Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively, particularly to external parties such as the client, customers, local authorities and third party.
- Must have the skills and confidence to supervise and coordinate site requirements and tasks.
- Understanding of contract commercial mechanism.
- Must have skills, experience and natural ability to coach, manage and lead people
Qualifications
- Streetworks – For Supervisors
- SSSTS or equivalent
- Deep Excavation
- Temporary Works Supervisor
- CDM Awareness
- Asbestos Awareness
- National Water Hygiene Card (Blue Card)
- UK driving Licence
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.
Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
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About
Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
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