Senior Site Manager

Galliford Try; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK is looking for a Senior Site Manager to oversee site-based construction activities in the Bournemouth area. The successful candidate will ensure project delivery standards, manage subcontractors, and maintain a safe working environment. Strong leadership, communication skills, and experience in construction safety are essential. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects with an emphasis on team collaboration and safety protocols.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Paid professional association membership

Private medical options

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills for managing site teams.
• Ability to effectively communicate safety protocols.
• Experience with construction quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day construction activities on-site.
• Ensure compliance with design specifications and safety standards.
• Supervise subcontractors to meet quality requirements.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Health and Safety compliance

Project management

Ability to read design drawings

Education

SMSTS accredited

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Senior Site Manager – Environment

Location - Bournemouth

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Site Manager to join the team at Galliford Try.

You will work on our Wessex Water Frameworks within our Environment Business, delivering schemes of varying sizes predominantly to the Water Industry, across both Treatment Waste and Water schemes.

Ideally, you will be based in or around the Bournemouth area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites and projects in the Region.

What you will be doing:

• Participate in creating a safe working environment.
• Day‑to‑day management of site‑based construction works.
• Responsible for effective coordination of resources working on the project.
• Ensure temporary and permanent works are delivered in accordance with the design.
• Careful material and plant management to meet programme and financial targets.
• Assist in planning and programming with site engineering teams.
• Participate in site discipline meetings to aid effective coordination and delivery of the works.
• Ensure Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and Permit to Work systems are in place before work commences.
• Assist in the preparation of RAMS, COSHH assessments and safety plans as required.
• Effective liaison and communication with site teams and subcontractors.
• Undertake site inductions with all subcontractors.
• Deliver toolbox talks and 10-minute briefings.
• Ensure subcontractors deliver work to meet safety, quality and programme requirements.
• Supervise subcontractors to ensure quality and a right‑first‑time approach.
• Ensure subcontractors are conforming to their own check sheets.
• Record and update site diaries.

About You:

You should be able to communicate effectively with site teams and subcontractors and be confident in delivering safety briefings and toolbox talks. Your proven leadership skills combined with a calm, level‑headed approach and strong communication skills will enable you to get the most out of the team and subcontractors.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes:

• Execution of construction work in line with ITPs, quality standards and safety documentation.
• Able to read and interpret design drawings.
• Aware of individual Health and Safety responsibilities and adheres to company health and safety policy and procedures.
• Able to demonstrate alignment and work in line with the Galliford Try values – Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.
• SMSTS.
• Fully conversant with the Microsoft suite of packages.

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, offering stability and the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

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

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

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 as well as those of your 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.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

About us:

Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, 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.

Contact

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business, please contact Ryan De Stadler on [e-mail].

Additional Information:

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

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meet 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.

About the Team

Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2 bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non‑Infrastructure projects ranging from £1‑40 m over the next five years.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2646
• Job Category Construction
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations Galliford Try c/o Blackheath WRC, Wareham, BH20 7EJ, GB