Assistant Site Manager

JHR Recruitment; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

JHR Recruitment is recruiting an Assistant Site Manager for a £3m external refurbishment project near Barnstaple. The role carries a permanent salary of £35,000–£40,000 per year, or freelance daily rates of £200–£230 umbrella/CIS, for the project duration.

You will work alongside the Site Manager, overseeing daily site activities, ensuring safety, quality, and programme compliance, and coordinating subcontractors on site in North or Mid Devon.

Qualifications

• Experience in a site management or assistant site management role on refurbishment or new build projects for main contractors.
• SSSTS or SMSTS qualified is essential.
• First Aid certification essential.
• CSCS card essential.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day site activities alongside the Site Manager.
• Opening and closing the site daily, including site security and welfare checks.
• Coordinating subcontractors, trades, and deliveries.
• Monitoring quality, progress and programme on external refurbishment works.
• Supporting health & safety compliance, RAMS, and site inspections.
• Maintaining site records and progress reporting.

Skills

Site management

Health & safety

Communication

Refurbishment experience

Job description

Assistant Site Manager | External Refurbishment | Near Barnstaple | £3m Project

Location: Near Barnstaple, North Devon

Salary: £35,000-£40,000 per annum (permanent) or £200-£230 per day, Umbrella/CIS (freelance for the duration of the project)

Contract type: Permanent or Freelance

Start date: Within the next month

The Company

An established Plymouth-based main contractor is looking for an Assistant Site Manager to join a £3m external refurbishment project near Barnstaple. This is a great opportunity to work on a live project with a supportive site team and a strong pipeline of work across the South West.

The Role

Working alongside the Site Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day site activities and help keep the project safe, on programme, and to a high standard. You'll be expected to open and close the site each day, so you must live locally in North or Mid Devon.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing day-to-day site activities alongside the Site Manager


• Opening and closing the site daily, including site security and welfare checks


• Coordinating subcontractors, trades, and deliveries


• Monitoring quality, progress, and programme on external refurbishment works


• Supporting health & safety compliance, RAMS, and site inspections


• Supporting temporary works and scaffold arrangements on site


• Maintaining site records and progress reporting

About You

• Experience in a site management or assistant site management role on refurbishment or new build projects for main contractors


• Living locally in North or Mid Devon, and able to open and close site daily


• SSSTS or SMSTS essential


• First Aid certification essential


• Valid CSCS card essential


• Temporary works and scaffold inspection certificates an advantage


• Strong organisational and communication skills

What's on Offer

• Permanent: £35,000-£40,000 per annum, dependent on experience


• Freelance: £200-£230 per day, Umbrella/CIS, for the duration of the project


• Immediate start, with the project starting within the next month


• Opportunity to work with an established main contractor, with potential for further work