Senior Site Manager

ZipRecruiter; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction firm is seeking a Senior Site Manager in Southampton to drive the safe delivery of construction projects. You will manage subcontractors, ensuring work progresses per standards while adhering to safety guidelines. Candidates should have relevant construction qualifications and experience in a main contractor environment. The role offers full-time hours with flexible options.

Benefits

Wide variety of tailored benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing within the construction main contractor environment.
• Holds SMSTS 5 Day, CSCS card, First Aid certification, and a full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct subcontractor partners to deliver work packages safely.
• Check work carried out by subcontractors for programme and quality standards.
• Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements from subcontractors.
• Carry out toolbox talks and site inductions for compliance.
• Coordinate site logistics and movement of plant and labour.

Skills

Management within construction

Safety compliance

Risk assessment

Construction qualifications

Education

Relevant construction qualification (Degree/HND/Technical Trade)

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Site Manager to join our regional construction business in Southampton.

Location: Southampton, Hampshire

Hours: Full time, can discuss flexibility if desired

What will you be responsible for?

As Senior Site Manager, you will fulfill a key role that will drive the safe delivery of works in line with Kier's programme and quality standards. You will oversee multiple subcontractors and Kier staff on site, ensuring progression of works against the programme, offering solutions and advice on any challenges that present themselves on site.

Your day-to-day will include:

1. Under the direction of the project manager, manage and direct subcontractor partners to deliver work packages such as groundworks, drainage, structural frame erection, roofing, cladding, interior fit-out, and finishing, safely.
2. Check work carried out by subcontractors to assess delivery in line with programme, design drawings, and quality standards.
3. Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements from subcontractors to ensure working methods outlined are safe and appropriate.
4. Carry out toolbox talks and site inductions to ensure full compliance with Kier standards.
5. Coordinate site logistics, movement of plant and labour to and from the site, ensuring safety is maintained in doing so.

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Site Manager is ideal if:

• You hold a relevant construction qualification or accreditation (Degree/HND/Technical Trade, etc.)
• You can demonstrate significant experience managing within the construction main contractor environment
• You hold SMSTS 5 Day, CSCS card, First Aid certification, and a full UK driving license

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to offer our employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information about benefits here.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's initiatives, and our people have made a significant impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to receiving your application. #joinkier