assistant site manager

Fawkes and Reece; Guildford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes and Reece are seeking a civil engineering professional to lead site coordination on a large steel-framed distribution centre project. You will manage subcontractor packages, drive the short-term programme and report to the Project Manager, ensuring safety, quality and timely delivery.

With immediate start availability, you will oversee both construction and fit-out teams, coordinating with clients and subcontractors to keep the programme on track from start to handover.

Qualifications

• Strong background in civil engineering with experience on steel-framed distribution centre projects.
• Proven ability to manage health and safety and start projects up to handover.
• CSCS, SMSTS and first aid up to date.

Responsibilities

• Plan and programme works on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• Coordinate and manage subcontractor packages and site teams.
• Ensure safety and quality across the project and keep Project Manager informed.

Skills

Site coordination

Programming & planning

Safety leadership

Team meetings

Education

Civil engineering background

Job description

The role will start from an already demolished site and going on to do all the groundwork's, structures and fit out across the scheme over the next 26 months with the steel famed buildings and associated car parks and office space.

My client who works nationally on industrial, retail, education, and leisure schemes from £10 - £100 million and has number of ongoing schemes early stages,

The ideal candidate will be part of the team reporting to the Project Manager and looking after your own section / ware of works throughout the project responsible for the programming and planning of works alongside daily, weekly and monthly team meetings with both subcontractors and clients as required.

Running your particular subcontractor packages you will ensure the sub-contractors are working both to target and safely through your team to enable your project Manager to deal with the clients representative from programme changes to updates /issues / technical queries then resolving these to keep the project on track whilst you drive the site and the safety / quality throughout .

You will be supported by the established Project Manager and Contracts Manager and working together to deliver the scheme safely on time and to budget and be experienced in coordination and managing both construction and fit out teams across the project with updates to the short-term programme on a daily weekly and monthly basis

Requirements including certificates and qualifications:

Applicants will ideally have a civil engineer background and have delivered fast paced steel framed distribution centre projects in the past. applicants must have up to date CSCS , SMSTS and 1st aid as well as experience with managing health and safety and starting projects up and taking them through to the finishing stages / handover .

This is an immediate start for the right suitably qualified candidate and with on gong work and the opportunity to work on after this project for the rest of the year knowing with current growth meaning security of work is very much likely