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Full-time
professional certificate, bachelor degree
Competitive salary, Company car or car allowance, Mentored support, 24 days holiday, Company pension scheme, Flexible working
Posted 2d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Site Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day site activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget. They act as the primary interface between construction, engineering, and commissioning teams while maintaining strict adherence to SHEQ and regulatory standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an SMSTS certification and possess proven experience in site management within the water or energy sectors. A relevant engineering degree or professional qualification is highly desirable, alongside strong knowledge of CDM regulations and multi-disciplinary team coordination.
Full job description
Civil Site Manager Water Avonmouth
Department: Civil
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: South West England
Reporting To: Project Manager
Description
Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.
Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for a Site Manager to play a key role in our project delivery teams.
Within Trant, the primary duty of the Site Manager is to ensure safe and compliant practices on their site. The Site Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day site activities for their dedicated site, ensuring works are delivered on schedule, within budget, to SHEQ standards, clients contract conditions and regulatory standards. The role manages site personnel, coordinates subcontractors, and acts as a key interface between construction, engineering, and commissioning teams.
What You’ll Be Doing
Technical Responsibilities: Site Management
Manage and supervise site teams, including subcontractors and operatives.
Ensure safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of construction and installation works.
Manage site resources, plant, and materials effectively.
Maintain quality standards, inspections, and defect management.
Health, Safety & Compliance
Carry out duties in accordance with Company Management System, Policies, Statutory and Client requirements.
Ensure all site activities comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Monitor site progress against programme and report issues or delays to the Senior Site Manager / Project Manager.
Conduct risk assessments, toolbox talks, and safety inspections.
Follow CDM Regulations, site rules, permits to work, and isolation procedures.
Provide regular site progress reports, including programme updates and resource usage.
Maintain site records, quality documentation, and Health & Safety logs.
Support audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
Stakeholder Management
Act as a primary site interface for clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.
Coordinate with design, engineering, and commissioning teams to ensure works are aligned with project requirements.
Close liaison with commercial and planning staff to ensure that work proceeds within budget and schedule.
Resolve site issues proactively, escalating to Project Manager as required.
Support handover and client acceptance activities
Key Interfaces: Internal Interfaces
Project Managers
Contracts Manager
Engineering & Design Teams
Construction Teams
Commissioning Teams
SHEQ Teams
Project Controls / Planning
External Interfaces
Clients / Asset Owners
Subcontractors & Suppliers
Regulators / Authorities
Core Values
Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
What We’re Looking For
Essential
SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) or equivalent site management health and safety certification.
Proven experience as a Site Manager or Assistant Site Manager delivering projects in the water and or energy sectors.
Experience managing multi-disciplinary site teams and subcontractors, ensuring safe and efficient delivery.
Experience overseeing site delivery on programme, within budget, and to quality standards.
Demonstrable experience in health, safety, and environmental compliance on construction or engineering sites.
Desirable
HNC, HND, or Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Construction, or related Engineering discipline.
CDM Coordinator/Management training relevant to UK construction projects.
Experience working on AMP, D&B, EPC, or regulated utility frameworks.
Exposure to commissioning or handover activities, coordinating closely with engineering and commissioning teams.
Experience liaising with clients, regulators, and statutory authorities on-site.
Why Join Trant?
At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.
Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.
Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.
Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.
Our company benefits package includes.
Competitive salary.
Company car or car allowance (some levels.)
Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership.
24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
Company Pension Scheme.
Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system.
1 x Professional Membership paid annually.
Hybrid working.
Employee assistance program.
Free onsite parking.
Bike to Work scheme.
Discretionary annual bonus.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and be part of something bigger.
Related keywords
Civil Site ManagerWaterEPC contractorSMSTSSHEQCDM RegulationsConstructionEngineeringCommissioningProject deliveryUtility frameworksAMPD&BInfrastructureSite safetyRisk assessment
Trant Engineering Ltd is one of the leading, privately owned engineering companies in the UK.
We employ over 1000 people with a turnover of £140M. We are a truly multi-disciplinary company delivering a range of complex projects in the Energy, Process & Water, Defence and Nuclear Sectors in the UK and Internationally.
We offer a full range of multi-discipline engineering services including upfront design, procurement, installation, project delivery and commissioning. Advanced technology and innovation are at the core of our business enabling us to provide high quality efficient solutions to our clients.
Trant Engineering Ltd is one of the leading, privately owned engineering companies in the UK.
We employ over 1000 people with a turnover of £140M. We are a truly multi-disciplinary company delivering a range of complex projects in the Energy, Process & Water, Defence and Nuclear Sectors in the UK and Internationally.
We offer a full range of multi-discipline engineering services including upfront design, procurement, installation, project delivery and commissioning. Advanced technology and innovation are at the core of our business enabling us to provide high quality efficient solutions to our clients.