Job Description:

Site Manager / Site Agent – Clean Water Mains Renewal Contract

Long-term mains renewal programme

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Site Manager / Site Agent to support the delivery of a major clean water mains renewal programme across Yorkshire.

The role will focus predominantly on highway-based water mains installation and renewal schemes, requiring someone with a strong background in clean water utilities, mains laying, and managing works within live highway environments.

You will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of site activities, coordinating subcontractors and site teams while ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with Yorkshire Water requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of clean water mains installation and renewal schemes.
• Coordinate site teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and utilities to ensure works remain on programme.
• Oversee works within live highways, ensuring appropriate traffic management and NRSWA requirements are maintained.
• Ensure all activities comply with SHEQ requirements, RAMS, permits, and client specifications.
• Manage excavation, mains laying, connections, testing, commissioning, reinstatement, and associated civils works.
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place for deep excavations, confined spaces, temporary works, and traffic management.
• Monitor progress and identify potential delays, risks, and technical issues, implementing appropriate solutions.
• Maintain accurate site records including daily diaries, inspections, permits, quality documentation, and as-built information.
• Lead site inductions, toolbox talks, briefings, and safety meetings.
• Liaise with the client, engineers, subcontractors, local authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure completed works meet required quality, environmental, and reinstatement standards.
• Support programme planning, resource allocation, and efficient delivery of the works.

Candidate Requirements Essential

• Proven experience as a Site Manager, Site Agent, General Foreman, or Senior Supervisor within clean water, utilities, or civil engineering.
• Strong experience delivering water mains laying or mains renewal schemes.
• Previous experience working within live highway environments is highly desirable.
• Good understanding of mains laying methodologies, excavation, connections, testing, and reinstatement.
• Experience with NRSWA, traffic management, RAMS, permits, and temporary works.
• SMSTS.
• CSCS Black Card or equivalent.
• First Aid at Work.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Flexibility to travel across Yorkshire.

Desirable

• EUSR Water Hygiene.
• NRSWA Supervisor qualification.
• DOMS or equivalent utility network qualifications.
• Confined Space training.
• Experience working on Yorkshire Water frameworks or similar regulated water programmes.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Practical, hands-on approach to site management.
• Excellent organisation and planning ability.
• Confident managing subcontractors and multiple work fronts.
• Strong focus on health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Proactive and solution-focused when dealing with site issues.
• Comfortable working in busy highway environments and managing stakeholder requirements.