Site Manager

Durham County Council; Burnhope; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (home and office)

27 days annual leave (local government

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

Durham County Council is seeking a Site Manager to lead our Strategic Construction Team in delivering high-quality construction projects across County Durham. You will oversee operational staff, internal teams and subcontractors to ensure projects run safely, on time and to the required standard.

You will manage multi-disciplined projects, enforce safe systems of work, maintain records and support cost control and claims processing with the Construction Team.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a building/construction services discipline.
• A valid 5-day SMSTS qualification.
• A CSCS Management Card.

Responsibilities

• Manage and organise assigned operational staff, internal teams and external subcontractors.
• Take overall responsibility for multi-disciplined projects, including services delivered by other Divisions and Foremen.
• Ensure safe systems of work are in place and that staff, contractors and works are regularly monitored.
• Maintain accurate project records, including job records, service sheets, timesheets and certification.
• Ensure costs are accurately recorded and claims are prepared in a timely manner with the Construction Team and Business Support staff.
• Deliver financially successful, quality-assured, safe and timely project works alongside other Building & Facilities Maintenance staff.
• Ensure projects meet the requirements of the Construction Manager and customers.

Skills

SMSTS qualification

Supervisory experience

Staff management

Education

NVQ Level 3 in building/construction services

Tools

CSCS Management Card

Job description

Help us deliver safe, high-quality construction projects across County Durham as a Site Manager in our Strategic Construction Team., As a Site Manager, you will oversee the delivery of construction projects and associated works, leading operational staff, internal teams and subcontractors to ensure projects are delivered safely to a high standard and on time. You will:

• Manage and organise assigned operational staff, internal teams and external subcontractors.
• Take overall responsibility for multi-disciplined projects, including services delivered by other Divisions and Foremen.
• Ensure safe systems of work are in place and that staff, contractors and works are regularly monitored.
• Maintain accurate project records, including job records, service sheets, timesheets and certification.
• Ensure costs are accurately recorded and claims are prepared in a timely manner with the Construction Team and Business Support staff.
• Deliver financially successful, quality-assured, safe and timely project works alongside other Building & Facilities Maintenance staff.
• Ensure projects meet the requirements of the Construction Manager and customers.
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a building/construction services discipline.
• A valid 5-day SMSTS qualification.
• A CSCS Management Card.

You will also have:

• Supervisory and/or management experience of construction projects within a large multi-functional public or private sector organisation.
• Experience of working at a similar level within a construction or maintenance environment.
• A proven track record in operational management.
• Experience of applying personnel policies and procedures.
• Experience of working to deadlines.

Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria. If successful, you will be required to undertake and pass an in-house driving assessment as part of our pre-employment checks before any offer of appointment can be confirmed.

• We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website