Senior Site Manager

Fawkes & Reece London; Cliddesden; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece London is seeking an experienced Senior Site Manager to lead an £8m new build industrial and office development in Basingstoke, with a follow-on project in Newbury. You will drive site activities, coordinate subcontractors and ensure delivery on time and to budget.

The role requires a track record with Tier 1/2 contractors, strong leadership, health and safety focus, and ability to work across design development and construction packages from ground up.

Qualifications

• Senior Site Manager with Tier 1/2 contractor experience.
• Proven delivery of design & build schemes.
• Ability to deliver across ground up packages.

Responsibilities

• Manage trade subcontractors / supply chain.
• Mid and short-term programming of works.
• Input to design development with consultant design team.
• Ensure company health and safety standards are planned, communicated, achieved and enforced.
• Review RAMS; risk assessments.
• Organise deliveries of materials, logistics, waste management, etc.
• Quality control; Inspections and test plans.
• Client liaison.
• Coordination meetings with supply chain subcontractors and other managers.
• Monitoring / Reporting on progress against program.
• Issue resolution.
• Snagging and handover.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

People management

Technical knowledge

Contractual knowledge

Commercial awareness

Drive

Job description

About this Role

Great opportunity for an experienced Senior Site Manager / ambitious Site Manager to work on an £8m new build industrial and office development in Basingstoke. This scheme is well underway on site and due to complete in the spring next year. There is a follow on project in Newbury.

Responsibilities

Reporting to visiting Contracts Manager you will be responsible for managing all site-based construction activities throughout to completion, with duties including:

• Management and coordination and of trade sub-contractors / supply chain;
• Mid and short-term programming of works;
• Input to design development with consultant design team;
• Ensuring company health and safety standards are planned, communicated, achieved and enforced;
• Review of method statements and risk assessments (RAMS);
• Organising deliveries of materials, logistics, waste management, etc;
• Quality control; Inspections and test plans;
• Client liaison;
• Coordination meetings with supply chain subcontractors and other managers;
• Monitoring / Reporting on progress against program;
• Issue resolution;
• Snagging and handover.

About the Company/Client/Project

This role is with a busy regionally focussed Tier 2 main contractor, with a turnover in excess of £70m and with secured workload in the commercial, industrial, education, residential, student accommodation and retirement living sectors across the Hampshire, Dorset and occasionally Berkshire region.

Projects range in size from £5m to £35m, secured through a mixture of regional frameworks, negotiated schemes with repeat clients and competitive tenders. There is a good pipeline of future workload, with 50% of turnover already secured for 2027.

Requirements including certificates and qualifications

You will ideally be an experienced Senior Site Manager already, or Site Manager looking to step up, with a proven track record working with a Tier 1 or 2 main contractor, able to successfully deliver design & build schemes with knowledge and practical experience across the various stages / packages from ground up.

Key attributes will include excellent organisation and communication skills, people management ability, technical, contractual and commercial knowledge, plus focus and drive with the ability to keep works on track.

High standards, attention to detail and drive will be very well rewarded with excellent salary, benefits, promotional and development prospects.

Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK