Your new company

Hays are recruiting on behalf of an N.I. based Civil & Construction Engineering Contractor who requires an experienced Site Manager on a permanent basis to work on their Northern Ireland Water projects due to continued ongoing success and growth within their Civil Engineering team.

Your new employer has an excellent pipeline of major works across the UK and Ireland and boasts an enviable order book of live sites across Northern Ireland which this position will cover. With a large team of permanent members of staff, your new company has an excellent business model and has built up an in-house team of strong operational, commercial and support staff to ensure the business stays at the forefront of the industry. With very strong staff retention, this contractor can offer you a permanent role based solely in Northern Ireland with competitive salaries, van, fuel, and plenty of company benefits, inclusive of ongoing training and development programmes.

Your new role

Working primarily within the NIW Framework, you will play a key role within the team through programme management, subcontractor management and client engagement. There will be the opportunity to continue to develop professionally with the support of the Framework team.

This role will vary and cover multiple sites across the Northern Ireland region where you can help deliver infrastructure, ensuring that water pipelines and large projects are sustainable on a long-term basis. You will also be involved in ongoing lives sites as and when required across clean and water schemes inclusive of pumping stations and treatment plants and even some rehab work as needed across Northern Ireland.

As Site Manager, you will have proven management experience as Site No.1, overseeing daily operations across sites including the planning, execution, delivery and completion of civil projects, with a preference being held for Site Managers who have overseen work on water frameworks. Site locations will vary throughout the province, so you may be required to travel around multiple sites across N.I. with the provision of a company vehicle and fuel card to facilitate.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered successful, applicants must be willing to travel throughout Northern Ireland. Further to this, you will require a degree in Civil Engineering or other industry-related qualification with 3+ years of relevant on-the-ground experience, ideally within the water or the utilities sector. Numeracy and IT skills, including MS Office, Word and Excel, are also preferential. You will develop professionally and personally as a successful Site Manager with an established company that provides steady and ongoing projects. You will receive an attractive salary, with a well-rounded benefits package. A driving licence is essential, and you will ideally have experience of civils schemes, preferably within the water sector.

What you'll get in return

On offer will be the opportunity to work on a permanent basis and develop a career path and development plan with a leading NI contractor. Our client will provide a competitive salary (negotiable on experience) + package inclusive of company van, fuel, phone, laptop and work based in Northern Ireland. You can also expect to avail of performance-related bonuses, training and professional membership, private medical insurance, life insurance and additional holidays. This is a long-term framework with their client, Northern Ireland Water, where local projects are assured.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Chris McNamara, or call Chris now on 02890446900. You can also email me directly to receive a call back.