Senior Site Manager

Fawkes and Reece; Crawley; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £85,000

Job summary

Fawkes and Reece are seeking an experienced Senior Site Manager for a major residential development in West Sussex. You will own day-to-day delivery, coordinating several trades and ensuring NHBC standards, quality, and programme are met from early works through to handover.

You should bring a background in PLC or large-volume housebuilding, strong leadership, and a proactive approach to safety and site presentation. A long-term project with significant future phases awaits.

Qualifications

• Experienced Senior Site Manager in residential housebuilding
• Strong understanding of NHBC standards
• Experience managing multiple trades and subcontractors
• Ability to read and manage programmes and react quickly
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of phase and drive build programme from current stage to completion
• Manage subcontractors and site teams, ensuring proper planning and coordination
• Maintain high build quality and NHBC standards
• Monitor progress against programme and address delays
• Coordinate materials, labour and subcontractors across development
• Maintain health & safety, site presentation and quality
• Collaborate with Project Manager, Contracts Manager and technical/commercial teams
• Carry out regular inspections and quality checks
• Support and develop junior site team members
• Ensure plots and infrastructure progress efficiently toward handover

Job description

Reference: SSM - WS_1789308103
Posted: September 13, 2026

We're working with one of the UK's largest residential developers on a major development in West Sussex, and they're looking for an experienced Senior Site Manager to take a key role on the project as it moves into the next stage of construction.

This is a substantial development with a long build programme ahead. Site set-up is already in place, and the initial groundworks have been completed, giving the successful Senior Site Manager the opportunity to come into the project at a really good point and take ownership as the development moves into the main build.

The developer is well known for operating at scale, with structured build processes and a clear focus on build quality and customer standards. This is very much a volume housebuilding environment, so experience of working for a PLC or large volume developer will be important.

The Role

You'll take responsibility for the day-to-day delivery, working closely with the wider site and project team to keep construction moving safely, efficiently and to the required quality.

With the early works already completed, you'll be coming into a site where there is plenty to get your teeth into - from managing the next stages of construction and coordinating multiple trades through to keeping programme, quality and NHBC requirements on track.

You'll be expected to:

• Take ownership of your phase and drive the build programme from the current stage through to completion
• Manage subcontractors and site teams, ensuring work is properly planned and coordinated
• Maintain high build quality and ensure construction meets NHBC standards
• Monitor progress against programme and deal with issues before they become delays
• Coordinate materials, labour and subcontractors across the development
• Maintain strong standards around health & safety, site presentation and quality
• Work closely with the Project Manager, Contracts Manager and wider technical/commercial teams
• Carry out regular inspections and quality checks throughout the build
• Support and develop more junior members of the site team where required
• Ensure plots and infrastructure progress efficiently through each stage towards handover

What We're Looking For

This role would suit an experienced Senior Site Manager who has spent time in a PLC or high-volume housebuilding environment and understands what it takes to manage a large development rather than simply individual plots.

You'll ideally have:

• Strong experience as a Senior Site Manager within residential housebuilding
• A background with a PLC or large volume housebuilder
• Good knowledge of traditional construction
• Strong understanding of NHBC standards and quality control
• Experience managing multiple trades and subcontractors
• The ability to read and manage programmes and react quickly when things move off plan
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid
• A practical approach to problem solving and the confidence to take ownership of your site

What's On Offer

• Salary up to £85,000
• Package
• Opportunity to join a major, long-term development
• A site with significant future phases and plenty of scope ahead
• The chance to take ownership of an important phase from the early stages of construction
• Strong support from an established project and technical team
• Opportunity to build on your experience within a major PLC housebuilding environment

If you're an experienced Senior Site Manager and you're looking for a project where there is real scale, longevity and plenty still to be built, this is one worth having a conversation about.