What to expect:
Bertrandt is an independent and international development service provider with long years of automotive expertise. With cross-industry know-how and a holistic understanding of systems and products, we create technological solutions at any stage of the product development process. We deal with a focus on hot topics such as digitalization, e-mobility and autonomous systems, mainly for the automotive, aerospace and mechanical engineering sectors, and consistently facilitate the development of tailored solutions in these areas. Our goal: to accelerate technological progress and make a relevant contribution to a sustainable future. We work on this every day – with around 14,000 employees at more than 50 sites worldwide. We are recruiting for a Site Manager for our customer.
Role and responsibilities:
- Coordination and supervision of complex construction work
- Organisation and optimisation of the installation workflow and commissioning activities on construction sites
- Planning installation staffing requirements, site facilities and required tools
- Performing site manager duties and working closely with the subcontractor coordinator, project management and the customer
Occupational Safety / HSE
- Sound knowledge of occupational safety and health protection on construction sites
- Ensuring compliance with HSE requirements (Engie and UK) and UK site rules
- Carrying out and/or supporting:
- Safety briefings / inductions
- Monitoring subcontractors with regard to safety, health and environmental standards
- Advantageous:
- Experience with UK HSE requirements
- Existing safety certificates (e.g., SCC, IOSH, NEBOSH – not mandatory, but desirable)
- Reviewing site documentation; coordinating site set-up and logistics; and managing tool allocation
- Organising and supervising site operations/processes
- Supporting hands-on trade work as far as coordination duties allow
What you bring along:
Required qualifications
- Successfully completed training in electrical and control/instrumentation technology or mechanical engineering, e.g. plant mechanic or electrical technician, plus further qualification as a master craftsman (Meister) or technician
- Mandatory: very good English skills, spoken and written
- Several years of experience as a site manager in plant construction and/or electrical / I&C (measurement, control and regulation) technology
- Completed technical training, preferably:
- Plant mechanic / plant fitter / plant constructor
- Electrician / electronics technician
- Comparable technical qualification
- Experience coordinating and managing subcontractors
- Confident in site organisation, schedule tracking and on-site coordination
Desired qualifications
- Several years of professional experience in plant construction
- Additional qualification in welding technology or non-destructive testing (NDT) for the mechanical site manager is an advantage
- Discipline/area: Electrical & control technology / Mechanical
Additional requirements
- Advantageous: proven site management experience on construction sites in England/the UK
- Experience working with international (German and English) companies desirable
- Strong commercial mindset and high communication skills complete your profile as a site manager
- Willingness to travel and a valid Category B driving licence
- Willingness to work in nuclear facilities and to participate in on-call duty
- Category B driving licence and willingness to travel to changing sites outside Germany
- High willingness to travel
- Deployment possible even if resident outside England
- Willingness to work longer continuous assignments on site:
- approx. 4 to 12 weeks at a time
- possibly a 6-day week, depending on the project