Site Manager

Randstad CPE; Ashington; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is seeking an experienced Site Manager for a fast-paced, new build residential development in Ashington. The role is temporary with an immediate start and runs through Christmas, focused on driving site progress, coordinating trades and maintaining quality and safety standards.

You will oversee daily operations, enforce health and safety regs, manage labour and subcontractors, and conduct inductions and inspections to keep the project on programme.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Site Manager on volume or speculative new build housing developments.
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme).
• First Aid at Work certification (3-day preferred).
• Available to start immediately and commit through Christmas.
• Up-to-date knowledge of NHBC standards and UK Building Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily site operations, groundworks, build stages, and internal trades.
• Enforcing Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance across the site.
• Coordinating direct labour, sub-contractors, and material deliveries to keep builds on programme.
• Conducting daily inductions, toolbox talks, and RAMS reviews.
• Performing stage inspections, snagging, and quality assurance checks.
• Liaising with the Contracts Manager, commercial team, building control, and NHBC/warranty inspectors.

Skills

Site management

Leadership

Health & Safety

Communication

Contract coordination

Job description

Contract Type: Temporary (Immediate Start - Christmas 2026)

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, standard site hours (39 per week)

The Role

We are recruiting an experienced

Site Manager to oversee day-to-day operations on a fast-paced new build residential development in Ashington.

This is a temporary cover role starting immediately and running through until Christmas, with the primary objective of driving site progress, coordinating trades, and ensuring quality and health & safety standards are maintained ahead of the holiday shutdown.

Key Responsibilities

Overseeing daily site operations, groundworks, build stages, and internal trades.

Enforcing strict Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance across the entire site.

Managing and motivating direct labour, sub-contractors, and material deliveries to keep builds on programme.

Conducting daily inductions, toolbox talks, and RAMS reviews.

Performing stage inspections, snagging, and quality assurance checks.

Liaising with the Contracts Manager, commercial team, building control, and NHBC/warranty inspectors.

Proven experience as a Site Manager specifically on

volume or speculative new build housing developments.

Valid

SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme).

Valid

Valid

First Aid at Work (3-day certification preferred).

Availability: Must be available to start immediately and commit fully through until Christmas.

Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Up-to-date knowledge of current NHBC standards and UK Building Regulations.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.