Site Manager

Willmott Dixon; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Willmott Dixon is seeking a Build (Site) Manager to lead construction across the North East. You will oversee on-site delivery, ensuring safety, quality and projects finish on time and within budget.

Reporting to the Construction Manager, you will manage teams, supply chain, and ensure compliance with project specifications while maintaining strong community relations and professional standards on every site.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering construction projects as part of a wider team.
• Ability to read and interpret programmes, drawings and technical specifications.
• Understanding and sharing build programmes.
• Managing the supply chain, direct employees and consultants.
• Proactive liaison with customers and the supply chain.
• CSCS card appropriate for site work.
• SMSTS certificate.
• First Aid at Work certificate.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Construction Manager, the successful Site Manager will manage the delivery of projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality.
• Establish standards of quality on-site and ensure delivery of a quality build in accordance with the project specifications and project requirements.
• Adopt the principles of the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme and manage community relations. Ensure appropriate site image is maintained to encourage repeat business.
• Undertake the works in the most economic manner to eliminate waste and avoid non-recoverable costs and preliminary losses.
• Produce and develop project programmes and control operations to achieve delivery of the project on time.
• Understand the client priorities and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Manage project handover and ensure defect/snag free completion.
• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during defects period and obtain a certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set.

Skills

Site management

Team leadership

Project delivery

Budget management

Job description

Construction is changing, and we are at the forefront of that change. We are looking for a Build (Site) Manager to join us in the North East region.

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 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.

As a Build (Site) Manager at Willmott Dixon the key responsibilities will include:

Key responsibilities include:

• Reporting to the Construction Manager, the successful Site Manager will manage the delivery of projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality.
• Establish standards of quality on-site and ensure delivery of a quality build in accordance with the project specifications and project requirements.
• Adopt the principles of the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme and manage community relations. Ensure appropriate site image is maintained to encourage repeat business.
• Undertake the works in the most economic manner to eliminate waste and avoid non-recoverable costs and preliminary losses. Monitor and work to the agreed preliminary budget.
• 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.
• Understand the client priorities and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Manage project handover and ensure defect/snag free completion.
• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during defects period and obtain a certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set.

You

• 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
• Appropriate CSCS card
• SMSTS certificate
• First Aid at Work certificate.

What we offer

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, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will makeus a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles 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 history, Willmott Dixon is a privately owned business with a purpose beyond profit — delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment for future generations. In 2025, we were recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 Big Companies to Work For, ranked in the Top Five of Europe’s 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times, and became the first major contractor and developer to win a King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.