Site Manager

About the role

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.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team to deliver all aspects of planning and operations.
• Management of the operatives reporting into them including subcontractor and other supply chain partners.
• Conduct detailed and thorough site visits.
• Maintain accurate records of site resources, materials and plant and providing daily resource sheets.
• Ensure all operatives have appropriate vehicles, equipment, stores, and skills to perform allocated work.
• Liaise with customers, clients, sub-contractors, local authorities and other interested third parties regarding past, present, and future works.
• Perform quality on site assessments checks (x8 Audits per month, minimum 4 onsite audits).
• To perform weekly fleet and plant checks ensuring fleet, plant and equipment maintenance is carried out and calibrated within the correct timescales.
• Comply with relevant company HSEQ and welfare policy provisions.
• Ensure all clients set KPI’s are met or exceeded – on PM role too.
• To ensure all regulatory data and job specifications are done checked and fed back to a high standard.
• Ensure all operative training records and ID Cards records are kept up to date – liaising with training department.
• Manage all day-to-day HR queries ensuring all updates are added to the HR system, and all HR processes and procedures are followed.
• Ensure all timesheets are submitted within the timescales set by payroll. And these are checked and correct at the time of submission.
• Where necessary telematics checks are carried out to verify timesheet submission.
• To manage and assess the competencies of all operatives on site through the competency assessment programme.

What We Offer

• 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Overtime paid at X1.5 after 50 hours
• Death in service
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work
• Company vehicle provided

Experience and Qualifications Required for the Role

• Clean Water experience is essential.
• Management Skills - the ability to supervise and lead crews and manage the supply chain.
• Systems - competent in the use of Excel, Word, Power point and Outlook.
• Health, Safety & Environment - The ability to assess the impact our operations have on Health & Safety matters. Thorough knowledge of H & S policies/procedures and safe systems of work.
• Operational Understanding - comprehensive experience, understanding and qualifications/accreditations in accordance with the role being undertaken to deliver contractual commitments, operational and safety requirements.

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.

About Sapphire Utility Solutions

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.

About Lanes Group

At Lanes Group, Nothing Is More Important Than The Health, Safety, And Well-being Of Our People And Customers. As The UK’s Largest Independent Specialist Infrastructure Delivery Partner, We Have a turnover exceeding £530 million (EBITDA £45 million)Employ over 4,000 brilliant people nationwideOperate through a countrywide network of operational locations

Why Join Lanes Group?

• We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that our differences make us stronger.
• We are an equal opportunities employer, we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups.
• Lanes Group is also a proud signatory of the ‘Charter for Employer Positive About Mental Health’, run by Mindful Employer.