Construction Manager / Site Manager (High Voltage Infrastructure)
Location:
Hoogeveen, Provincie Drenthe, Netherlands
Salary:
€70 - €80 per hour
Job Type:
Contract
Date Posted:
2 minutes ago
Expiry Date:
23/12/2026
Job Ref:
BH-129072
Start Date:
24/09/2026
Contact:
David Griffiths
Contact Email:
david.griffiths@earthstreamglobal.com
Specialism:
Power & Grid, Renewable Energy, Transmission & Distribution
Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Construction Manager / Site Manager to oversee the delivery of high-voltage infrastructure projects across a regional transmission network.
Working as the client's on-site representative, you will be responsible for managing safety, quality, programme delivery, contractor performance, and stakeholder coordination throughout the construction phase of multiple projects.
This role sits within a team responsible for delivering new-build, refurbishment, asset replacement, maintenance, and network expansion projects that support critical energy infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Our client is seeking an experienced Construction Manager / Site Manager to oversee the delivery of high-voltage infrastructure projects across a regional transmission network.
Working as the client's on-site representative, you will be responsible for managing safety, quality, programme delivery, contractor performance, and stakeholder coordination throughout the construction phase of multiple projects.
This role sits within a team responsible for delivering new-build, refurbishment, asset replacement, maintenance, and network expansion projects that support critical energy infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate construction and site coordination meetings.
- Act as the client's on-site representative during project execution.
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture across all activities.
- Conduct regular site inspections and workplace safety audits.
- Review engineering designs and develop execution, phasing, inspection, and implementation plans.
- Coordinate operational permits, outages, and access requirements.
- Manage internal and external project resources, including contractors, supervisors, and specialist vendors.
- Oversee construction activities from preparation through to handover.
- Inspect, review, and accept completed works.
- Prepare progress reports, construction updates, and stakeholder communications.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across project delivery programmes.
- Ensure compliance with technical specifications, contractual obligations, HSE requirements, and sustainability targets.
- Coordinate successful handover of completed assets to operations and maintenance teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Infrastructure, Energy, Industrial Automation, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years' experience delivering construction, maintenance, refurbishment, or infrastructure projects within a technical environment.
- Experience supervising contractors and site-based activities.
- Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation.
- Experience working under construction contracts, preferably including design-and-build frameworks.
- Valid site safety certification (or willingness to obtain).
- Experience leading, coaching, and coordinating construction teams and contractors.
- Experience within:
- High-voltage substations
- Transmission & Distribution (T&D)
- Utilities
- Renewable energy projects
- Industrial infrastructure environments
- Knowledge of outage planning and operational interfaces within live network environments.
- Location: Hybrid working with regular site presence required.
- Duration: Approximately 6 months.
- Hours: 32-40 hours per week.
- Start Date: ASAP.
- Extension: Not currently anticipated.
- Screening: Successful candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening and provide evidence of identity prior to commencement.
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David Griffiths
Specialisms: Renewable Energy