Senior Site Manager

Tower Staff Construction Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Site Manager to oversee on-site teams for new build housing projects. Responsibilities include managing the development schedule and liaising with subcontractors to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills, extensive knowledge of construction processes, and relevant certifications. A generous benefits package is offered, including holiday entitlement and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Company car/car allowance

Discretionary bonus scheme

Company Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance Scheme

Share Plan Purchase

High Street Discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing site teams on new build housing developments.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.
• Awareness of NHBC regulations and building codes.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily site operations and collaborate with subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards.
• Handle customer care inspections and resolve defects promptly.

Skills

Leadership and influence

Communication across departments

Commercial awareness

Knowledge of construction processes

Customer service delivery

Health & Safety compliance

Education

SMSTS certification

CSCS Card

First Aid certification

Fire Marshall certification

Scaffolding certification

Tools

Zutec

Digital Plot Books

Job description

Overview

Our client is seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Site Manager (New Build Housing) to join their team and manage a high performing customer-focused on site construction team who genuinely cares and is passionate about building affordable new homes. You will manage the on site team on a day to day basis as well as working with external partners, subcontractors and collaboratively with the on site sales team.

To be considered for this role, you must be passionate, collaborative and respectful along with having extensive experience as a site manager working on high volume new build housing developments.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for proactive leaders who positively influence teams and can communicate effectively across all departments both on and off site. Reinforce directions set out by the construction director, helping to deliver the development safely and on schedule.
• Manage the development to maintain and deliver the build programme in accordance with budgets and forecasts, ensuring that the final build meets our client’s standards.
• Take full responsibility and control of all site staff and subcontractors, including labour-only groundworkers/subcontractors, ensuring all employees comply with minimum Health & Safety standards at all times.
• Liaise with Head Office, NHBC and local authority departments.
• Timely ordering of materials to ensure the build programme can be achieved.
• Ensure NHBC inspections are carried out as required.
• Carry out handover inspections of all properties to the customer in accordance with our client’s customer care procedures.
• Complete, as soon as practicably possible, any customer care defects raised in conjunction with the customer care team.
• Actively promote a philosophy of safety, progress, quality and innovation.

Ideal Candidate / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working on high volume, new build housing developments with extensive knowledge and experience of managing labour-only groundworkers/subcontractors and possess:

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Excellent knowledge of construction build programmes
• Strong commercial awareness
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction processes
• Experience of successfully delivering customer service requirements
• Awareness of codes of practice e.g. NHBC, building regs et al
• Mandatory ability to use Zutec and Digital Plot Books

Qualifications and Training

• SMSTS
• CSCS Card
• First Aid
• Fire Marshall
• Scaffolding

Benefits

• Generous Holiday Entitlement of 26 days per annum + Bank Holidays
• Choice of company car / car allowance
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Share Plan Purchase
• High Street / Store Discounts

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this position, please call Tower Staff Construction on (phone number removed) (office hours 9:00 to 5:00) (phone number removed) out of office hours, or email us a copy of your CV.

Tower Staff Construction LTD welcomes job applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We regret, however, that we are unable to offer employment to anyone without documented proof of their right to live and work in the UK.