Senior Site Manager

Willmott Dixon Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Site Manager to oversee project delivery in Newport and across South Wales. You will ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget, maintaining high-quality standards. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in construction project management, relevant certifications, and strong leadership skills. This role offers a competitive benefits package, including an enhanced pension scheme and private medical coverage.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Enhanced pension scheme

Full private medical

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme

Motoring expenditure allowance

Qualifications

• Proven track record of successfully delivering construction projects as part of a wider team.
• Ability to read and interpret programmes, drawings and technical specifications.
• Managing the supply chain, direct employees and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality.
• Implement project strategies to achieve sustainability objectives.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental management on site.

Skills

Project delivery

Leadership

Health and safety management

Supply chain management

Customer liaison

Education

Minimum level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc) or equivalent

CSCS card

SMSTS certificate

First Aid at Work certificate

Job description

Willmott Dixon are recruiting for a Senior Site Manager to initially work on a construction project in Newport, and across the South Wales region thereafter.

Our aim is for you to be a part of our team to deliver projects close to home across multiple sectors mainly in leisure, education, blue light, residential and healthcare.

As a Senior Site Manager at Willmott Dixon, you will be part of our one team ethos that delivers quality projects on time, whilst also having a positive impact on the local community.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Construction Manager, the successful Senior Site Manager will manage the delivery of projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality.
• Leadership and people management.
• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Implement project strategies to achieve the company's sustainability objectives.
• Establish standards of quality on-site and ensure delivery of a quality build in accordance with the project specifications and project requirements.
• Understand the client priorities and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
• Implement the supply chain policy.
• Adopt the principles of the Considerate Constructor's Scheme and manage community relations. Ensure appropriate site image is maintained to encourage repeat business.
• Produce and develop project programmes and control operations to achieve delivery of the project on time. Organise the works and supply chain to provide the right working environment to avoid disruption between trades.
• Undertake the works in the most economical manner to eliminate waste and avoid non-recoverable costs and preliminary losses. Monitor and work to the agreed preliminary budget.
• Maintain continuous professional development to ensure appropriate technical awareness.
• Comply with standard procedures.
• Manage project handover and ensure defect/snag‑free completion.
• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during the defects period and obtain a certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

• Proven track record of successfully delivering construction projects as part of a wider team.
• The ability to read and accurately interpret programmes, drawings and technical specifications.
• Understanding and appropriately sharing build programmes.
• Managing the supply chain, direct employees and consultants.
• Proactively liaising with customers and the supply chain.
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc) or equivalent.
• Appropriate CSCS card.
• SMSTS certificate.
• First Aid at Work certificate.

Why Willmott Dixon?

We reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. This role will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low‑carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

Additional Information

At Willmott Dixon, we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible. We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.