Senior Site Manager

Fawkes and Reece; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to work with a helpful on‑

Job summary

Fawkes and Reece are seeking a Senior Site Manager on a freelance basis for a prestigious start-in-October 5-year scheme: a new build school valued around £80m, including a car park. You will lead from piling to fit-out, overseeing steel frame, brick façade, and roofing, with on-site reporting to the Senior Project Manager alongside another Senior Site Manager.

Key responsibilities include chairing subcontractor meetings, attending design team meetings, and ensuring buildability and safety

Qualifications

• SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid at Work are required.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-trade site activities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-start meetings and contribute to program planning.
• Chair weekly progress meetings with sub-contractors and issue minutes.
• Review RAMS and coordinate with design teams.
• Attend site meetings and drive coordination between trades for buildability.
• Engage with the supply chain and on-site team and promote problem-solving on site.

Skills

SMSTS

CSCS

First Aid at Work

Job description

I've been tasked to find a Senior Site Manager for a reputable main contractor on a freelance basis. It is a start in Ocotber and it is a 5 year scheme.

The project is a new build school worth circa £80m, including a new car park. It consists of building a primary school, secondary school and sixth form. You will building from the start to finishing including, piling, steel frame structure, facade, roofing and then fit out. The school is steel frame with a brick work façade. Once the external packages are completed you will be required to fit out the classrooms etc.

You'll be reporting to an on site Senior Project Manager and work in alongside another permanently employed Senior Site Manager.

Requirements for Senior Site Manager

• SMSTS
• CSCS
• First Aid at Work

Responsibilities for the Senior Site Manager

• Attending and contributing in contractor pre start meetings.
• Attending and contributing in design team meetings.
• Chairing weekly sub-contractor progress meetings, taking and issuing meeting minutes.
• Attending safe starts.
• Approving RAMS.
• Attending DABS and contributing to the meeting, discussing coordination with other trades. If necessary taking the meeting, issuing the DABS report to all other team members.
• Identifying potential problems, offering buildability solutions.
• Someone who is tech savvy.
• Someone who can engage with the supply chain and other team members.

What is being offered

• Opportunity to work with a helpful site team