Assistant Site Manager

**The Role** At VolkerWessels UK people come first. Joining us means joining one of the UK’s largest multidisciplinary engineering and construction contractors, delivering a vast breadth of innovative projects, and offering endless opportunities to grow.

Our VolkerFitzpatrick business is seeking to appoint an Assistant Site Manager or Site Manager to the build team for a new project in Dagenham, East London.

The Site Manager is an integral member of the Site Operation Team. The Site Manager plays a key role in ensuring that best use of all resources is available to provide maximum return to the Company. The Site Manger is expected to act in a responsible andprofessional manner at all times maintaining good working relations with site management, Client, our chain of sub-contractors, suppliers and designers and with the general public.The Site Manager Shall assist the Project Manager to ensure the site adhereto all VolkerFitzpatrickHSEQ policies.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Control and management of all subcontractors on the site
- Assist in the maintaining the health and safety file on site and ensure that the company health and safety files are implemented
- Assist in the preparation of forecast information requirements
- Advice on quality and completeness of construction information received
- Advice on buildability issues.
- Manage workforce HSEQ in accordance with VFLHSEQ procedures
- Manage plant and equipment on site - ensure all necessary registers and documents are maintained
- Implementation of the Site Management Plan, including all agreed site procedures and practices in line with our HSEQ policy
- Attendance of on-site pre start meeting of subcontractors package
- Oversee implementation of works to programme requirements
- Management of direct and agency labour - the keeping of records and allocation sheets
- Keep records of subcontractor attendance and progress
- Liaises with sub-contractors and resolve any coordination problems that may arise
- Chair/attend - site progress meetings with subcontractors, suppliers and design consultants
- Keep records of all site instructions issued (schedule to be updated at weekly internal meeting)
- Maintain a daily site diary
- Ensure that appropriate quality records are being produced and monitored to verify that the works are being completed in accordance with the specified requirements
- Ensuring good housekeeping on site
- Ensuring compliance with the fire, traffic and Health and safety management plans
- Carry out site inductions of all operatives/personnel new to the site
- Maintain induction records & IIF records of module role out
- Chair and record bi - monthly trade safety meetings
- Chair the pre - start s/c pre start safety meetings
- Maintain a log and issue permits restricted activities i.e. to dig, hot works etc.
- Maintain displays around site and generate interest in health and safety issues on site
- Oversee management, maintenance and amendment (in conjunction with the Project Manager) where necessary, of the fire security and traffic management plans
- Initiate, manage (with the assistance of the site team) and record fire drills
- Carry out weekly inspections to verify/validate fire plan, traffic plan, security plan and health and safety management plan
- Ensure maintenance of COSHH Risk Assessment and Method Statement log and receipt of details prior to subcontractor commencement
- Manage accident reporting and recording with the site team and liaises with VFL safety services
- Manage carrying out tool box talks with operatives and team members
- Assist in providing input to project Health and Safety Plan
- Carry out site inspections, in association with site management to ensure that only safe methods of working are in operation and that all regulations are being observed
- Investigate and determine the cause of accidents or dangerous occurrences, report accordingly and make recommendations to prevent recurrence

**Skills & Experience**:

- NVQ 4 or equivalent
- CSCS- Supervisor
- Site Management Safety Training Scheme -CITB or equal equivalent

**About Us** VolkerFitzpatrick is one of the leading engineering and construction companies in the UK and provide specialist building, civil engineering and rail expertise to a range of markets to provide a truly integrated service to clients. We possess proven experienceand deliver successful projects in a wide range of industries, including commercial, industrial, education, rail infrastructure and depots, airports, waste and energy.

Our teams of skilled and dedicated staff work closely with our clients to understand their requirements and objectives to deliver quality projects that are innovative, sustainable and exceed expectations.

Of upmost importance on all our sites and projects is the safety of our 850+ employees, our subcontractors and the communities in which we work.

VolkerFitzpatrick is part of VolkerWessels UK, a multi-disciplinary construction and civil engineering group operating across the UK in six operating companies.