Senior Site Manager

WATES; Newport; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WATES seeks a Senior Site Manager for a high-profile project in the Isle of Wight. This role involves overseeing construction operations, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and managing project resources to meet deadlines. Competitive salary and extensive benefits are offered, supporting career growth in a diverse work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car allowance / Company car

Travel expenses covered

Private medical insurance

Pension (8% employer contribution)

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Learning and development opportunities

Industry-leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Proven skills in the construction industry required.
• Experience overseeing project sites and managing team dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project sites, ensuring timely completion and compliance with safety standards.
• Create budgets and manage resources while tracking works on site.
• Maintain records of works, delays, and scope changes.

Skills

Budget management

Client liaising

Team supervision

Quality control

Risk mitigation

Job description

The Vacancy

Wates is looking for a Senior Site Manager to join our Construction team in the South Region, focusing on a high-profile, technically complex project in the Isle of Wight.

If you are passionate about the construction industry with proven skills and are seeking an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh ideas, and elevate your career, then join us to help create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Senior Site Managers are crucial to our business, overseeing project sites to ensure developments are completed on time. Responsibilities include creating budgets, liaising with clients, supervising teams, maintaining quality control procedures, and mitigating risks.

As our Senior Site Manager, you will:

• Ensure compliance with all safety requirements on site
• Manage resources and track works on site to achieve the contract programme, reporting progress and developing corrective plans as needed
• Maintain accurate records of works, including delays and scope changes, and escalate these to the Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager promptly
• Manage the training and competency of operatives on site, both internal and external

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car allowance / Company car (subject to role/grade)
• Travel expenses covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC rates)
• Extensive benefits including private medical, pension (8% employer contribution), health and wellness programs, 26 days holidays + bank holidays, and more
• Opportunities for learning and development to support your career growth
• Industry-leading family leave benefits, including 26 weeks fully paid maternity and 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave

To learn more about LIFE AT WATES, click here.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies, founded over 125 years ago with a proud legacy in the built environment.

Our purpose is ‘reimagining places for people to thrive,’ guided by our three promises:

• Thriving places: Collaborating with customers, partners, and communities to create sustainable, inclusive places full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet: Protecting nature and addressing climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people: Creating opportunities and fostering relationships where everyone feels included, invested, and cared for.

We are proud to be recognized as a Gold Investors in People employer and as a Disability Confident employer. Our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive, regardless of background.