Principal Contractor Site Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity. 

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

As a Principal Contractor Site Manager (M&E) , you’ll oversee major Substation works, ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality execution from initial mobilisation through to successful handover.

• Day-to-day management of site operatives, subcontractors and site work
• Development and implementation of Safety documentation including Construction Phase plans, site quality plans and Risk Assessments Method Statements
• Sensible Monitoring of site operatives and subcontractors regarding Health and Safety, Quality and Environment
• Identify training requirements for site personnel
• Ensure full compliance with all Morrison procedures and current legislation
• Client liaison whilst on site, including client audits
• Chairing weekly coordination meetings
• Procurement of materials
• Planning and programming of current and future works, i.e. rolling programmes
• Notify the Construction/Project manager of possible variations and keep suitable contemporary records
• Compilation of documents and as-built drawings for Handover files

If you’re passionate about driving teams, raising standards, and making a lasting contribution to critical national projects, we’d love to hear from you!

What you’ll bring

• Extensive knowledge of construction methodologies within the Electricity Transmission industry
• Competency to work in Substations up to 400kV inclusive
• Knowledge of NEC contracts with Cost / Value reporting exposure
• Knowledge of current legislation relating to Health, Safety and Environment
• Skilled in organising resources and establishing priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work within budget and to programme timescales
• Ability to work within a team environment including clients, designers, H&S Advisers, site staff, quantity surveyors and estimators
• IT literate, specifically in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Full UK driving licence – must be prepared to travel across sites and work away where required

Desirable

• Qualified to a suitable level in Construction, Mechanical Engineering or an Electrical Engineering discipline
• Previous or current authorisation to National Grid TP 137.11, which includes requirements for the following;

• Understand the causes and consequences of Impressed Voltage IV awareness certificate or equivalent

• Understand the requirements of relevant UK Health and Safety legislation, and in particular CDM Regulations. CITB Site Managers Safety Training Scheme/ NEBOSH General or construction certificate/IOSH Managing Safety Certificate
• Understand the general requirements of BS5975:2008 concerning procedural control of Temporary Works. Temporary works supervisor authorisation
• National Grid Competent Person Authorised
• Understand the general requirements of UK Environmental and Waste Management legislation, EUSR certificate or equivalent
• Understanding of avoiding underground services, HSG47 certificate or equivalent
• Appropriate working knowledge of relevant current National Grid Transmission Procedures (TP) and Supplier Requirements (SR)

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year 
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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