Civils Site Manager

Established in 2013, Sapphire Utility Solutions has quickly become the partner of choice for many clients across the UK in our chosen markets. We provide award winning services to the clean water, wastewater, gas, multi utilities and the highways sector. We are passionate about working alongside our client’s and partners to maintain the utility services essential to modern life throughout the UK. We are looking for a Civils Site Manager in the North West of England to support our Waste Water Civils framework. Location: North West based - Willing to travel around the region Hours: Monday to Friday – 50 Hours per week. Salary: £40,000-£45,000 (depending on experience) Core Duties and Responsibilities Leads and controls Civils Operatives and Gangers engaged in all activities concerned with the civil works aspects of the United Utilities contract. Ability to optimise resources by ensuring that the work is scheduled out appropriately with the assistance of the scheduling team at the UU head office. Responsible for managing the teams fleet/plant and material requirements to ensure efficient and timely completion of the works. Able to demonstrate good organisational skills, following policies, procedures, and work practices, and developing improvements where necessary. Ability to produce method statements and procedures. Competent in reading and understanding specifications, drawings, and all other discipline related to work and engineering documentation. Keeps records of all work completed. Ensuring our client systems are updating in real time. Commands respect of their workforce and develops excellent working relationships with all other department personnel as well as client management. Must be a confident communicator to liaise both with internal and external clients. Able to give instructions in an efficient and effective way to the workforce and responsible for the daily management of the teams. Ability to read and interpret drawings, including excavation dimensions, concrete mixtures, location, and placement of pipe sections and understand shoring designs. Ensures that work crews are properly supplied with tools, equipment, and materials. Prevents wastage and misuse of equipment, materials, and tools. Supervises work crews to best utilise manpower and materials, exercises discipline at the work site to prevent absenteeism, unsafe work practices and idleness. Familiar with all HS&E also Quality procedures, regulations and strictly enforces them with the workforce under their responsibility. Responsible for the day to day well being of the teamsunder your control identifies, formulates, and implements training programs for the workforce under his responsibility. Complies with the highest level of safety during all stages of work to avoid any type of incidents and or accidents Experience and qualifications required for the role Experienced in Civils excavations at all depth Coordinating multi-site reactive civil activities Experience in permitting and streetworks requirements Wastewater experience (preferred) Supervising multi-disciplined teams Able to motivate teams Experience of wastewater projects (preferred) Able user of Microsoft office suite, word, excel, power point and inhouse/client IT systems Good commercial awareness Giving toolbox talks and safety briefs to the workplace Qualifications required SMSTS 5-day course (preferred) CSCS site Manager / supervisor (preferred) NRASWA Essential First Aid Manual Handling Abrasive Wheels (desirable) Driving Licence Essential no more than 6 penalty points What you will get in return In joining Sapphire Utility Solutions as part of the Lanes Group - the UK’s largest independent provider, we are committed to fostering a workplace culture that prioritises the well-being, growth, and safety of our employees. Through continuous training, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment that values every individual's unique contribution, we empower our team to uphold the highest standards of integrity, collaboration, and inclusivity. What we offer 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays Company Car Pension Death in service On call out of hours available at enhanced rate of pay This position is open to Internal and External candidates. Any internal candidates currently employed within a division of the Lanes Group must complete an Internal Application form and submit to recruitment. The Lanes Group plc comprises of a range of established service providers subsidiaries, which complement the specialist service of Lanes, by both work type and geography. Increasing our overall capability, assets and offering to our customers. Lanes - https://www.lanesgroup.com/ Lanes I - https://lanes-infra.com/ SUS - https://sus.co.uk/ Clearflow - https://www.clearflowltd.com/ AQS - https://aqsenvironmentalsolutions.ie/ We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community Strictly no agencies please #J-18808-Ljbffr