About the role

  • Site Manager overseeing piping installation works at Hinkley Point C for Bilfinger UK in nuclear power construction. Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and engineering standards while managing site teams.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day execution of piping installation works including spool installation, welding, pipe supports and associated mechanical activities
  • Ensure construction works are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and procedures
  • Coordinate site construction teams, Leads, supervisors, and subcontractors to deliver works in line with programme requirements
  • Ensure installation activities comply with project technical requirements and engineering standards
  • Monitor and manage work progress against installation targets
  • Promote and maintain a strong safety culture aligned with Bilfinger and EDF site standards
  • Ensure all works comply with site health and safety policies, permit-to-work systems, and risk assessments
  • Lead/Support daily safety briefings, toolbox talks, and task planning sessions
  • Monitor site safety performance and address unsafe conditions or behaviours
  • Participate in safety inspections, walkdowns, audits, and incident investigations
  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping and environmental compliance within regulations and site requirements
  • Ensure workfaces are fully prepared prior to installation activities
  • Coordinate availability of materials and pipe spools, access platforms and scaffolding, lifting equipment, welding consumables, permits and isolations
  • Work with planning, engineering, logistics, and quality teams to remove constraints affecting installation progress
  • Ensure installation works comply with project quality standards, inspection test plans (ITPs), and welding procedures
  • Monitor installation, weld tracking, NDT completion, and inspection records
  • Support mechanical completion and system handover activities
  • Monitor daily and weekly progress against installation schedules
  • Identify delays or productivity issues and implement mitigation actions
  • Provide progress updates to the Site Project Manager and planning team
  • Lead and support Construction Manager, Area Lead, Superintendent, Blackhat's and Blue Collar
  • Promote a collaborative and high-performance working environment
  • Monitor workforce productivity and identify opportunities for improvement
  • Coordinate with projects, engineering, planning, logistics, QA/QC, and commercial teams
  • Maintain awareness of contractual obligations under the NEC3 contract
  • Identify potential early warnings or changes that may affect scope, cost, or programme
  • Maintain accurate site records including labour hours, equipment usage, and installation progress

Requirements

  • Previous experience in nuclear preferred but not essential
  • Experience delivering projects under NEC contracts, particularly NEC3
  • Demonstrable experience managing mechanical or piping installation works on major construction, energy, or industrial infrastructure projects
  • Experience managing works in high-safety or highly regulated environments such as power generation, petrochemical, On Shore - oil & gas, or nuclear facilities
  • Experience working on large-scale power generation or major infrastructure projects
  • Experience supporting mechanical completion, system handover, and commissioning readiness
  • Relevant engineering or construction qualification (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or similar discipline)
  • SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) or equivalent construction management safety qualification
  • CCNSG
  • Evidence of right to work in the UK

Benefits

  • Health, Safety & Environmental management
  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Strong safety culture

Job title

Site Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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