Are you an experienced Site Management professional with experience delivering high value civil engineering and structures works?   Then perhaps you can leave your mark on HMP Glasgow, one of Scotland's largest construction projects, conveniently located circa 10 miles North East of the Glasgow city. We have an excellent opportunity for a Site Manager to join our HMP Glasgow team.

This could be your opportunity to get involved in delivering modern new-build custodial facility,  delivering a secure, energy efficient and high specification prison for 200 inmates and staff.

Location: Glasgow, Scotland 

Contract: Permanent, full time, permanent

What will you be responsible for? 

Joining the team early in the programme of this major project the Site Manager will initially work on Advanced works packages before progressing to main works portion involving construction of major building works comprising 5 DFMA houseblocks and several large ancillary buildings, sports pitches and major external landscaping. your day may include but not be limited to:

• Under the direction of the project manager,  manage and direct sub contractor partners to deliver work packages such as Earthworks, Drainage, Structural Frame, roofing, cladding, interior fit out and finishing's. Safely.
• Check work carried out by sub-contractors to assess delivery in line with programme, design drawings and quality standards.
• Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements from sub contractors to ensure working methods outlined are safe and appropriate.
• Carry out toolbox talks and site inductions to ensure full compliance with Kier standards.
• Co-ordinate site logistics, movement of plant & labour too, from and around site ensuring safety is maintained in doing so.
• Report any issues or programme slippages to the site / project manager.
• Create, log and file site reports and paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
• With the guidance of the wider project team (P.M, Designer, Engineer etc)  find solutions to any challenges.

Who are we looking for? 

• Experience managing major civil and structural work packages either within a main contracting environment. 
• Total commitment to ensuring health and safety on site 
• Commitment to maintaining the highest quality standards through management of supply chain 
• Ability to coordinate and oversee large work packages on a busy site 
• Excellent communication and problem solving skill set 

We want to hear from you if you have: 

• Relevant Construction Qualification (HND/ Degree / SVQ) or Technical Trade
• SMSTS 5 Day Cert
• CSCS Card
• First Aid
• Full UK Driving license

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier