Senior Site Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Site Manager to lead and oversee projects with a focus on professionalism, safety, and cost-efficiency. This role involves close collaboration with clients, stakeholders, and senior management, ensuring the successful delivery of complex construction projects, particularly within the solar PV sector. This role offers you the opportunity to lead transformative projects in a growing industry, driving sustainable energy solutions with a committed and dynamic team. If you are a seasoned construction manager ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you! This role does require extensive travel and overnight stays away. Pay, benefits and culture If you're looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future - then you're in the right place!' Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully. We're committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment. Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that's an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits. We'll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that's on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home. We're committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone's Welcome inclusion programme. We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. What you'll be doing You'll act as the primary liaison for clients, stakeholders, and senior management, maintaining professionalism and effective communication. You'll prepare and manage all pre-project documentation, including CPP, RAMS, WPTP, WMP, Traffic Plans, and Crane Lifts in addition to:

• Support the design team with review and adjustments to construction drawings before project initiation.
• Collaborate with the project team to procure materials, equipment, and resources, ensuring cost-effectiveness and availability.
• Oversee the securement of plant, equipment, CDM welfare, site security, and access equipment (such as scaffolding) for project requirements.
• Select and secure suitable contractors, subcontractors, and labour, optimizing costs and aligning with project specifications.
• Ensure all site documentation adheres to company best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Set up and manage the project site to comply with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, CDM Regulations 2015, and all relevant safety protocols.
• Facilitate safety briefings, equipment certifications, inductions, and incident/accident reporting with the Health and Safety Manager.
• Promote environmental responsibility on-site, reducing waste and maintaining cleanliness.
• Monitor subcontractor adherence to approved RAMS, verifying qualifications and competency for assigned tasks.
• Manage project variations in collaboration with the project team, ensuring client approval.
• Oversee project progress to meet timelines, quality standards, and design specifications.
• Coordinate with the Quality & Commissioning Engineer on the configuration of monitoring platforms per client requirements.
• Conduct snag checks, addressing any issues to meet practical completion dates.
• Assist in preparing "as-built" drawings and the H&S file in collaboration with the design and project teams.
• Provide cost-related documentation to the finance team to facilitate client invoicing.
• Travel as needed to project sites nationwide, with occasional extended stays.
• Maintain any assigned company vehicle in roadworthy condition, promptly reporting any issues.
  
  You'll have at least 10 years of experience in construction management, with a preference for solar PV experience coupled with a degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent qualifications. CITB SMSTS certification and a CSCS Black Card are required. A PMP or other construction-specific qualifications are advantageous.
• You'll have proficiency with construction management software, project management tools, and regulatory compliance for site documentation (CPP, RAMS).
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Adobe, and Dash Pivot site management software.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to manage teams and stakeholders effectively.
  
  Why EDF Renewables?
At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we're committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives. It's a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland's challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland's most diverse generator of renewable energy. To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we're working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector. If you're passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us. Join us, and let's do good together. EDF Energy