Construction Site Manager

Sewell Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in construction seeks a Site Manager to oversee project delivery in West Yorkshire. The role involves leading teams, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and managing client relationships. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and a proven track record in large scale projects. Benefits include an annual bonus, generous holiday allowance, and employee ownership opportunities.

Benefits

Annual bonus opportunity

25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

Employee Ownership

Auto Enrolment pension

Staff discounts

High Street & Retail discount schemes

Bike 2 Work Scheme

Technology Scheme

Paid Parental Leave

Sickness Absence schemes

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing large scale construction projects.
• Excellent communication skills with clients and subcontractors.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects collaboratively with clients and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Support project completion and manage defects post-completion.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 6

5-day CITB SMSTS Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Pay: Dependant on experience, bonus opportunity of up to 20% of salary per year

Location: West Yorkshire

Role Overview

The Site Manager will work in the project team under the leadership of the project leadership and will share the responsibility for the successful delivery of any given project to the client's satisfaction and in accordance with Sewell Construction policies, procedures and cultural approach, known as Construction Excellence.

The role responsibilities are split into the cultural requirements known as "Software" and technical and procedural requirements known as "Hardware".

To learn more about Sewell Group and Sewell Construction, please follow the link below:

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Key Responsibilities

• Deliver as a single team, working collaboratively with our clients, subcontractors, design teams, and internal colleagues
• Motivate the delivery team and lead by example, embracing and conveying the pace and energy of the project to the delivery team
• Share responsibility with the project team for the performance management of the supply chain, ensuring fair recognition of performance beyond expectations along with swift and appropriate measures to address underperformance
• Maintain two way, honest and open communication with our customers and end users to create a continuous feedback loop to drive improved performance, and respectfully challenge when necessary and have the difficult conversations
• Support the project team in achieving project completion and addressing any defects which may arise following completion.
• Support the project team to ensure the safe delivery of any given project, monitoring construction works (including sub-contractors) for compliance against control measures identified in risk assessments
• Co-ordinate safety documentation, review Method Statements and Risk assessments
• Reporting all accidents, incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions (direct and sub-contractors) through designated methods, and implementing action as required
• Undertake field weekly site inspections, and accompany Safety Advisors and HSE inspectors during site visits
• Observe and implement the rules and systems, which are derived from the Health and Safety Policy and the arrangements for its implementation
• Work with the team to ensure the financial performance of any given project meets its targets, mitigating the impact of any loss of money through wasted time, materials or substandard installations which require re-work
• Ensure the interests of the business are protected through the correct implementation of the contract between all parties
• The Site Manager will support the team and ensure the design is buildable, fully coordinated in good time to allow a ‘right first time' approach on site and is compliant with all relevant legislation and guidance in force at that time
• Work with the team to produce and implement short term planning and programming to ensure individual milestones are met in the project along with the overall completion
• Support the project team through expectation management of the supply chain to ensure the project is delivered to our expected quality standard
• Report all quality incidents (direct and sub-contractors) through designated methods, providing feedback on sub-contractor service quality, and implementing action as required
• Ensure a ‘right first time' attitude towards the work and achieve this through pre-start briefings with the supply chain and continual positive reinforcement as the work progresses, both in-situ and during regular coordination meetings
• Ensure that contractor quality plans have been received and relevant inspections, hold points and critical checks are being carried out in accordance with the approved quality plan
• The Site Manager will support the project team in achieving the environmental performance of any given project and will ensure there are no breaches in environmental law and the disruption caused by the work is minimised
• The Site Manager must embrace and comply with the company's Environmental Policy and Procedures along with a pro-active attitude in approaching matters concerning the work impacting on the environment
• Reporting all environmental incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions (direct and sub-contractors) through designated methods, and implementing action as required
• Prevent pollution, reduce waste and ensure, wherever practicable, that measures are implemented to protect and preserve natural habitats, flora and fauna. Take action to eliminate or reduce any potentially adverse environmental impacts
  
  

The role responsibilities include, but are not limited to the points detailed above. The full role profile will be made available to applicants upon request, or prior to any interviews that may be scheduled.

Requirements

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful person will have the following:

Essential:

• Hold a full driving licence, valid in the UK.
• Qualified at NVQ Level 6 or above and hold a valid 5-day CITB SMSTS Certificate
• A proven track record in controlling and managing large scale construction projects including the management and coordination of subcontractors
• Experience in leadership and be able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities
• Previous experience working with programming and web-based document storage software
• A positive and professional attitude
• Ability to work using own initiative but also as part of a close knit team
• Excellent levels of computer literacy, and be fluent in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Have a proactive attitude towards delivering construction works to a world-class standard
• Hold excellent communications skills and the ability to liaise with senior clients & subcontractors
• Possess good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks
• Possess a positive approach to learning, development and progression
• Have a flexible outlook towards hours worked (some out of hours working may be required)
• Have working knowledge of current Health and Safety practice.
  
  

Desirable:

• Previous knowledge working with both public and private sector clients
• Hold or be working towards a professional qualification relevant to the role
• Previous experience and/or training on BIM (Building Information Modelling)
  
  

Sewell Group is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services. As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Annual bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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