Senior Site Manager (Freelance or Fixed Term Contract)

John Sisk & Son; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Manchester seeks a Senior Site Manager to oversee large-scale projects. The role includes day-to-day supervision, HSEQ management, and working closely with subcontractors. Competitive salary, flexible working options, and personal development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Company Car or Car Allowance

26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)

Employer pension

Competitive mileage rate

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and Educational development

Qualifications

• Ten years of experience in managing large scale projects.
• Strong experience in HSEQ and management of subcontractors.
• Ability to manage various stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversees site setup and manages day-to-day operations.
• Ensures compliance with health and safety protocols.
• Manages relationships with subcontractors on site.

Skills

People Management

HSEQ Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree or Diploma in a Construction related Subject

CSCS for Managers

SMSTS

First Aid at work Certificate

Job description

Overview

The Senior Site Manager has overall responsibility for a specific site, typically a large-scale project. Is the construction leader on the ground. Manages the overall day to day supervision of the construction site. He/she will monitor the preparation of the site prior to project launch and oversee the safe and efficient operation of the site throughout the construction phase.

This position can either be freelance or a fixed term contract, we hope to get the right candidate in ASAP until end of March 2026.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Responsibilities

• Participates in compiling the initial programme and have a full awareness of weeklytargets

• Plans and oversees the site setup, ensuring that the appropriate facilities are in placeprior to the project launch

• Manages the relationship with the sub-contractors while working onsite

• Takes ownership for ensuring that HSEQS protocols are always adhered to on sites

• Always maintains quality control procedures

• Ensures that the TWR is in place and is up to date

• Monitors onsite energy and waste data

• Is responsible for ensuring an efficient registration system is in place to monitor allindividuals entering and leaving the site

• Flags any issues with the Contract Management/Commercial Teams, which have thepotential to have an impact on the effective delivery of the project – I.e. materials, works schedules, resources, H&S matters or issues relating to cost or delivery schedule

Experience

• Strong People Management experience
• High end fit out experience
• Experience in managing all aspects of HSEQ, programme, Cost Management, coordination of trades and leading a team on large scale projects.

• Knowledge of good industrial relations practices

• Ability to deal with conflicting priorities and difficult stakeholders, particularly subcontractors

• Ability to communicates with colleagues and clients in a warm and persuasive way both formally and informally and able to alter style and method to suit audience

• Strong people skills and able to manage a variety of subcontractor supervision
• More than ten years’ experience working across a range of sectoral projects

• Experience of leading others and track record of delivering medium to large scale projects.

Qualifications

• Academic and or a professional industry related qualification

• CSCS for Managers, SMSTS, CDM/PSCS Awareness, BBS, & S5 Q10 internal workshops

• First Aid at work Certificate

• Lifting Supervisor

• Driving Licence

• Degree or Diploma in a Construction related Subject

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary

• Company Car or Car Allowance

• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)

• Employer pension

• Competitive mileage rate

• Travel expenses

• Flexible and remote working

• Enhanced parental leave

• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

*The full job specification is available on request

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.