Senior Site Manager

Fawkes & Reece South; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Senior Site Manager or an ambitious Site Manager to oversee a significant new build project in Southampton. This role involves managing groundworks and structural packages while ensuring high safety and quality standards. The successful candidate will lead a dynamic project team, coordinating with various stakeholders and ensuring timely delivery of the project. With a focus on professional growth, this opportunity offers a chance to work on a career-defining project within a supportive environment that values excellence and innovation. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this role could be your perfect fit.

Qualifications

• Proven track record with a top twenty main contractor is advantageous.
• Experience managing groundworks and structural frame packages is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage site-based construction activities and coordinate trade sub-contractors.
• Ensure health and safety standards are enforced and quality control is maintained.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Man-Management Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Ability

Leadership Skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Construction Management

Tools

SMSTS

CSCS

First Aid

Temporary Works Coordinator

Job description

About this Role:

An experienced Senior Site Manager or ambitious Site Manager looking to progress is required to work with the project team on a 100m+ new build higher education scheme in Southampton, Hampshire.
This large new build faculty building is currently in the enabling works phase with piling due to start imminently, commencing a 2-year construction programme of works into summer 2027.

This role is specifically to focus on the groundworks and structural packages.
The frame is a mix of reinforced concrete, post-tensioned slabs, precast and steel.
You will be the Temporary Works Coordinator for this project as a key part of your role.

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager and working with the Package Manager, you will be responsible for managing all site-based construction activities including:

1. Coordination of trade sub-contractors across multiple work-faces;
2. Mid and short-term programming of works;
3. Input to design coordination with the consultant design team to resolve technical queries;
4. Ensuring high company health and safety standards are planned, communicated, and enforced;
5. Review of method statements and risk assessments (RAMS);
6. Review, coordination and inspection of temporary work; Liaison with structural engineer;
7. Organising deliveries of materials, logistics, waste management, etc;
8. Quality control; Inspections and test plans;
9. Coordination meetings with trades and other managers;
10. Ensuring work progresses safely, on programme;
11. Reporting on progress against program;
12. Issue resolution;

This is a new build project on a large brown field site on the outskirts of Southampton, located within easy access of the M3 and the M27.

About the Company:

The contractor is the busy regional office of a larger main contractor group with roughly 140m annual turnover for the region, and a proven track record in the delivery of medium to large new build and refurbishment schemes from 25m to 100m.

Main sectors of work include higher and secondary education, health care, sport/leisure and defence.

The patch focus includes Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, with work secured through a mixture of negotiated schemes, national frameworks and competitive tenders.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will be highly motivated and proactive, demonstrating excellent organisational, man-management and communication skills. You will have the capability to lead and motivate.
A proven track record of work for a top twenty main contractor is advantageous.

Ideally from a construction management or engineering background, you will have ideally spent time working as a Site Engineer/Senior Engineer with responsibility for the groundworks and structural frame packages.
Practical experience of managing these packages on a medium to large new build project is highly desirable for this particular role, as is experience of undertaking the Temporary Work Coordinator role.

You will possess clear forward planning and problem-solving ability, with a positive, 'get it right first time' approach. A degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management would be preferable.

This role would suit an experienced Senior Site Manager looking to consolidate this role in a large site team.
It would also suit an ambitious Site Manager with the required specific technical and practical experience looking to progress and gain larger project experience on this career-defining project.

You will possess your SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid, Temporary Works Coordinator qualifications for this role.

High standards, attention to detail and the drive to deliver on spec, budget and programme will be very well rewarded with excellent salary, benefits, promotional and development prospects.

For more information on this contract please contact Martin Olney on (phone number removed) or send your CV to (url removed).

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