Site Manager - Planned Retrofit Works

HOWELLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED; Dartford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Travel allowance

Job summary

HOWELLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED is seeking a proactive Site Manager to deliver internal and external retrofit refurbishment projects across the Dartford area for social housing. You will oversee a site team and work closely with the client to ensure high-quality service and timely handovers, including solar PV, air source heat pumps, and window/door replacements.

The role requires hands-on site leadership, cost control, and coordination with subcontractors while maintaining health and safety

Qualifications

• Experience delivering retrofit refurbishment projects on social housing.
• Hands-on site leadership with strong H&S adherence.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Control contract direction and financial performance.
• Collaborate with client representatives to ensure quality service.
• Manage subcontractors and procurement of materials.
• Lead on-site inspections, reporting and issue resolution.
• Handover properties on time and to KPIs.
• Liaise with design teams, client reps and consultants.

Skills

Site management

Health & safety

Subcontractor management

Client liaison

Job description

Site Manager - Planned Retrofit Works
£55k + company car / car allowance
Dartford based

We are working with a leading Social Housing contractor to recruit a proactive Site Manager to deliver an internal and external retrofit refurbishment project on Social Housing across the Dartford area. Work scopes include solar PV, air source heat pumps and window & door replacements.
This is a client facing role, you will be responsible for delivering external refurbishment programs to tenanted properties, through effective management of your site team of Assistant Site Managers and Customer Service Officers.
You must have experience of delivering similar projects including external cladding with a reputable main contractor, delivering projects on time and within budget, whilst ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to at all times.
We are looking for a hands on Site Manager, with a proven track record of driving sites through effective management and maintaining site presence.

Site Manager Duties:

• Controlling the overall direction and whilst maintaining financial control of the contract
• Work in partnership with the client and client representatives, to ensure that a high quality service delivery is actually provided
• Cost control and subcontractor management
• Implementing the short, mid and long term programmes for the various work streams
• Carry out onsite inspections, undertake investigations, enquiries, prepare reports and offer solutions maintaining continuous improvement
• Hand over properties on time, working to strict key performance indicators
• Liaison with the client and contract administrators
• Health and safety on the site
• Management and control of the site administration and staff
• Scheduling and procurement of materials
• Chair sub-contractor progress meetings
• Liaising with Design Teams, Client Representatives and Consultants
• Programming works using MS Project

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a full time, permanent role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary of up to £55K + car / travel allowance + Benefits.