Lead Finishes Site Manager - Residential

Caddick Construction Limited; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Birthday Day Off

Additional Annual Leave PurchaseScheme

Discount on shopping

Enhanced Family Friendly Leave

Ride to Work Scheme

Salary sacrifice Pension

Private Healthcare & Medicash

Death in service

Job summary

Caddick Construction is seeking an experienced Site Manager to deliver a high-quality residential project in Wolverhampton. You’ll lead finishing trades, manage safety, quality, and programme, and coordinate with design and commercial teams to meet handover milestones.

The role requires strong leadership, site management experience on complex multi-unit schemes, and a focus on right-first-time delivery, with a commitment to collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of finishing trades, quality standards and sequencing.
• Proven experience managing finishes on residential or complex multi-unit developments.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation and best practice within finishing phases.
• Experience managing subcontractors, quality inspections, snagging and handover processes.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and coordinate design information.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple work fronts.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• CSCS Card is required.
• SMSTS or IOSH Managing Safely certification.
• First Aid certificate is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with the Company’s Management Systems and Policies for Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental.
• Take responsibility for the management and delivery of all internal and external finishes packages for the duration of the contract period.
• Be responsible and accountable for health and safety within the finishing phases of the works, providing leadership to subcontractors and the wider site team.
• Take responsibility for the finishes programme, ensuring works are delivered in line with the overall construction programme and key handover milestones.
• Develop, manage and implement short-term and target programmes for finishing trades, ensuring coordination and sequencing is maintained.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks associated with finishing works, quality standards and programme constraints.
• Work closely with the Site Manager, Design Manager and Project Quantity Surveyor to coordinate design information, procurement and delivery of finishes packages.
• Hold regular meetings with finishing subcontractors to review Health & Safety, Quality, Programme and Environmental performance.
• Ensure quality inspections are completed, snagging is effectively managed and all works meet specification, drawings and employer’s requirements.
• Drive a right-first-time approach to reduce rework and support timely project completion.
• Assist with the planning and coordination of mock-ups, sample approvals and benchmark quality standards.
• Liaise closely with the Aftercare Manager to ensure high-quality handover and minimal defects at completion.
• Attend client, design team and internal progress meetings and present reports as required.
• Support compliance with the Quality Management System and action any findings or improvement actions.
• Co-operate with the Environmental Manager to ensure finishing works comply with the Environmental Management System.
• Attend training courses as requested by the SHEQ/HR Departments.
• Co-operate with the SHEQ/HR Departments to support training and development of site personnel.
• Work collaboratively with the Supply Chain Manager and provide regular feedback on subcontractor performance.

Skills

Finishing trades knowledge

Subcontractor management

Health & safety leadership

Reading drawings & specs

Planning & organisation

MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel)

CSCS Card

SMSTS or IOSH Managing Safely

First Aid (desirable)

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Caddick Construction is seeking an experienced Site Manager to deliver a high-quality residential project in Wolverhampton. You’ll lead finishing trades, manage safety, quality, and programme, and coordinate with design and commercial teams to meet handover milestones.

The role requires strong leadership, site management experience on complex multi-unit schemes, and a focus on right-first-time delivery, with a commitment to collaboration and continuous improvement.