Senior Site Manager – North East Construction Leader

Caddick Construction Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Day Off

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

Private Healthcare

Job summary

Caddick Construction Limited is seeking an experienced Site Manager to lead multiple residential and commercial projects across the North East. You will drive health and safety, quality, and environmental commitments while managing site teams and supply chain to meet programme targets.

The role emphasises leadership, collaboration, and career development within a family-owned business focused on quality and innovation. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of construction build processes and defects.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple projects and have a good level of knowledge of health and safety practices and legislation.
• Understands and applies commercial principles in terms of cost, profit, market and added value.
• Experience of cost-control and planning.
• Ability to procure, interpret and disseminate contract information. Ability to schedule materials/plant.
• A multi-skilled trade background and/or degree qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with the Company’s Management Systems and Policies for Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental.
• Take responsibility for all of the management systems requirements for the duration of the contract period.
• Be responsible and accountable for health and safety on site both in terms of planning and delivery and to provide leadership to the site team and supply chain.
• Take responsibility for the construction programme both in ensuring adherence to it and monitoring and regularly reporting on it.
• Develop and implement short term and target programmes with input from the supply chain and other members of the site team and ensure adherence to them.
• As and when required, and in conjunction with line management, develop and implement recovery, acceleration and completion programmes and ensure adherence to them.
• Provide assistance to the Design Manager and the Project Quantity Surveyor in order to produce design programmes, information required schedules and procurement programmes respectively.
• Hold regular internal meetings with the site team to review Health and Safety, Quality, Programme and Environmental performance.
• Develop and deliver site inductions and tool box talks (this duty may be dependent on the project size and specific site responsibilities).
• Carry out role of mentor to new/junior members of staff.
• Fulfil the role of Temporary Works Coordinator (training will be provided).
• Plan and organise the site facilities and logistics and be accountable for hired plant.
• Ensure regular meetings with the supply chain to ensure the above takes place.
• Attend pre-commencement meetings with the supply chain and quantity surveyor.
• Attend client and design team meetings and present any requested reports.
• Co-operate with the local Quality Manager when reviewing compliance with the Quality Management System and action any findings or suggestions for improvement.
• Take responsibility for instilling in the site team and the supply chain the need to complete all relevant inspections and documentation to ensure all works are carried out properly and in accordance with the contract drawings and specification.
• Ensure that all non-compliant work is identified and rectified promptly.
• Liaise with the Aftercare Manager and ensure that the project is handed over such that they are only expected to deal with latent defects.
• Co-operate with the local Environmental Manager when reviewing compliance with the Environmental Management System and action any findings or suggestions for improvement.
• Co-operate with the local Business Development Manager and keep them informed of any opportunities for publicity of the company.
• Attend training courses as requested by the SHEQ/HR Departments.
• Co-operate with the SHEQ/HR Departments to allow other site team members’ training and development needs to be met.
• Co-operate with the Supply Chain Manager and provide feedback on the supply chain’s performance on a regular basis.
• Assistance will be given throughout the contract period from the Planner.

Skills

CSCS Card

SMSTS/IOSH

First Aid

Fire Marshal

Temporary Works Coord

MS Office

Health & Safety

Programme Planning

Contract Info

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Construction Mgmt

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Caddick Construction Limited is seeking an experienced Site Manager to lead multiple residential and commercial projects across the North East. You will drive health and safety, quality, and environmental commitments while managing site teams and supply chain to meet programme targets.

The role emphasises leadership, collaboration, and career development within a family-owned business focused on quality and innovation. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.