Senior Site Manager

Fawkes and Reece; Fareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction company in Fareham seeks a Senior Site Manager for a £35m educational project. You will oversee the entire construction process, manage a team, and ensure compliance with safety standards. This role demands excellent leadership and organizational skills, with a strong emphasis on quality and efficiency. Ideal candidates will have experience with major contractors and relevant certifications. Attractive salary and career development opportunities offered.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Career development prospects

Qualifications

• Must have proven track record as a Site/Senior Site Manager.
• Experience with a top twenty main contractor is advantageous.
• Proactive and highly motivated individual.

Responsibilities

• Manage all site-based construction activities.
• Lead and mentor construction team members.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving ability

Attention to detail

Tools

SMSTS

CSCS

First Aid certification

Job description

Overview

Reference: MO010925_1756734498
Posted: September 1, 2025

Superb opportunity for an experienced Senior Site Manager to work with the project team to manage the construction of a £35m new build education scheme in Fareham, Hampshire.

This scheme has progressed through the preconstruction phase and is due to commence on site imminently.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for leadership of your construction team and managing all site-based construction activities for the project from site set-up onwards including:

• Coordination of trade sub-contractors across multiple work-faces;
• Mid and short-term programming of works;
• Input to design coordination with consultant design team to resolve technical issues;
• Ensuring high company health and safety standards are planned, communicated and enforced;
• Review of method statements and risk assessments (RAMS);
• Organising deliveries of materials, logistics, waste management, etc;
• Quality control; Inspections and test plans;
• Coordination meetings with trades and other managers;
• Ensuring work progresses safely to specification and on programme;
• Reporting on progress against programme;
• Management of your construction team;
• Mentoring, support and development of your construction team comprising Engineer, Site Manager, Assistant Site Manager, Trainee/Apprentice Site Manager.
• Client interface.
• Covering for the Project Manager when applicable.

This is a new build project located within easy access of the M27.

About the Company/Client/Project

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.

Proven track record of work for a top twenty main contractor advantageous.

Ideally from a construction management or engineering background, you will have ideally a proven track record of working as a Site / Senior Site Manager with a Tier 1 main contractor as No2 on a scheme from start to handover.

You will possess clear forward planning and problem-solving ability, with a positive, 'get it right first time' approach.

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 step up to the Senior Site Manager role.

You will possess your SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid 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 07984 174040 or send your CV to [e-mail]

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