Site Manager - Rail

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and skilled Site Manager to join our talented Rail Team in Crawley. In this role, you will control, manage, and deliver various site-based construction projects. Additionally, you will assist the Senior Project Manager in managing and delivering sections of larger-scale projects within a railway environment.
* Our projects are located from Exeter to Norwich, so the successful candidate should be willing to travel and supervise work in those areas. Ideally, the candidate should live within a commutable distance from our Crawley depot *

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for the successful completion of the section of works or overall project, leading by example and managing the day-to-day delivery of construction projects.
• Ensure all team members are fully inducted and carry out role-specific requirements, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Ensuring all site have adequate plans and task briefing sheets for the works.
• Responsible for quality in relation to track back and raising and removing speeds.
• Draw up and monitor short-term programmes.
• Maintain accurate progress records.
• Deliver regular Toolbox Talks.
• Ensure site audits are undertaken and take appropriate action on the findings.
• Manage sub-contractors, including monitoring their attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary.
• Maintain awareness of budget, cost control, and cost recovery, ensuring that expenditure aligns with the contract budget and that resources are utilized efficiently.
• Read a general arrangement drawing and understand Microsoft project programmes.
• Responsible for documenting works complete and sending out reports.
• Carry out dynamic risk assessments if required.

• Responsible for the successful completion of the section of works or overall project, leading by example and managing the day-to-day delivery of construction projects.
• Ensure all team members are fully inducted and carry out role-specific requirements, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Ensuring all site have adequate plans and task briefing sheets for the works.
• Responsible for quality in relation to track back and raising and removing speeds.
• Draw up and monitor short-term programmes.
• Maintain accurate progress records.
• Deliver regular Toolbox Talks.
• Ensure site audits are undertaken and take appropriate action on the findings.
• Manage sub-contractors, including monitoring their attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary.
• Maintain awareness of budget, cost control, and cost recovery, ensuring that expenditure aligns with the contract budget and that resources are utilized efficiently.
• Read a general arrangement drawing and understand Microsoft project programmes.
• Responsible for documenting works complete and sending out reports.
• Carry out dynamic risk assessments if required