Senior Site Manager

Galliford Try; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension plan

Private medical scheme options

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Senior Site Manager to lead on design and build projects across the Exeter/Devon area, with travel across regional sites. The role emphasizes safety, on‑site organisation, and direct leadership of site teams.

You will coordinate packages from design and procurement through to installation and handover, ensuring delivery to time, budget, and specification while supporting the development of junior staff and maintaining high morale on site.

Qualifications

• Trade experience and site experience preferable.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of health and safety obligations and building legislation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the site is organised and that it is always in good order.
• Understand your position within the construction team and what is expected.
• Assist and lead on occasions with the various disciplines within the construction processes.
• Communicate within the construction team and potentially direct junior members of the team.
• Take direction and instruction from line managers and challenge if necessary.
• Direct the necessary labour, plant, staff and equipment to achieve both plot and project completion on time, to specification and within budget.
• Train and develop junior members of the team to meet current and future requirements.
• Monitor that the buying team and surveying department order the correct materials and sub‑contract services in good time to meet contract objectives.
• Ensure compliance with Group Safety Policy and Health and Safety Regulations.
• Ensure that staff and operatives are managed and led effectively, developing skills and attitudes that provide a working environment with high morale.
• Manage site teams by monitoring performance against contract targets and instigating necessary corrective actions.
• Establish that staff training and development has occurred as planned at annual appraisal and review stages.
• Achieve maximum marks on the twice‑monthly Health and Safety audit.

Skills

Trade experience

Site management

Health & safety knowledge

Tools

CSCS Card – Site Manager level

SMSTS certificate

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Site Manager to join the team at Galliford Try. Ideally you will be based in or around the Exeter or Devon area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the region.

What you will be doing

• Ensure that the site is organised and that it is always in good order.
• Understand your position within the construction team and what is expected.
• Assist and lead on occasions with the various disciplines within the construction processes.
• Communicate within the construction team and potentially direct junior members of the team.
• Take direction and instruction from line managers and challenge if necessary.
• Direct the necessary labour, plant, staff and equipment to achieve both plot and project completion on time, to specification and within budget.
• Train and develop junior members of the team to meet current and future requirements.
• Monitor that the buying team and surveying department order the correct materials and sub‑contract services in good time to meet contract objectives.
• Ensure compliance with Group Safety Policy and Health and Safety Regulations.
• Ensure that staff and operatives are managed and led effectively, developing skills and attitudes that provide a working environment with high morale.
• Manage site teams by monitoring performance against contract targets and instigating necessary corrective actions.
• Establish that staff training and development has occurred as planned at annual appraisal and review stages.
• Achieve maximum marks on the twice‑monthly Health and Safety audit.

About You

Applicants must have significant experience of working on design and build projects for a main contractor, as well as in the management of H & S and the design and procurement processes.

Applicants must have experience of managing all aspects of the build process; you will be required to coordinate the packages from the design and procurement phase through to installation on site and handover. Experience working on Education and/or MOJ projects is welcome.

• Trade experience and site experience preferable.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of health and safety obligations and building legislation.
• CSCS Card at Site Manager level.
• Valid SMSTS certificate.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional commitment. We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people through our ‘Be Well’ programme, offering discounts on certain products and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high‑quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office‑based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs and those of the wider team.

Our benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options available for all salaried employees.
• Employee assistance programme with free 24/7 support.
• Paid yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

About us

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people‑orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long‑term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Build West Midlands and South West business please contact Laura Mitchell on [e-mail].

Additional Information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, reduced hours or flexibly; this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you to confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.