Site Manager - Structural

Construction, Property and Engineering; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the Nottingham area is seeking an experienced Structural Site Manager to lead the assessment and remediation program across various social housing projects. This pivotal role involves surveying existing properties, managing repairs in occupied homes, and ensuring safety and compliance with building regulations. Ideal candidates will have a Civil Engineering degree, extensive experience in structural defects, and reside locally, looking for a permanent position. Salary and benefits are competitive.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Engineer or Site Manager focused on structural defects.
• Strong technical knowledge of traditional construction methods.
• Experience managing works in occupied homes and liaising with residents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct non-intrusive and intrusive surveys to assess structural defects.
• Develop and oversee structural remediation works.
• Manage structural repairs within occupied properties.
• Ensure integrity of void properties before refurbishment.

Skills

Structural assessment

Live environment management

Technical liaison

Documentation and reporting

Education

Civil Engineering Degree

High-level safety certification (e.g., SMSTS, CSCS Black Card)

Job description

Structural Site Manager: Occupied Social Housing & Voids Assurance

We are seeking a highly experienced and technically adept Structural Site Manager or Senior Structural Engineer to lead the structural assessment, remediation, and assurance program across a major social housing regeneration scheme in the Nottingham/East Midlands area. This is a critical assurance role focusing on the integrity of existing properties.

The Role

You will be the lead structural authority on site, responsible for surveying, assessing, and assuring the structural soundness of existing housing stock—both vacant (voids) and occupied residential properties.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Structural Assessment & Surveying: Conducting non-intrusive and intrusive surveys to identify and assess structural defects, potential failures, or signs of movement (e.g., subsidence, lintel failure, wall tie corrosion) in existing buildings.
• Remedial Strategy: Developing, specifying, and overseeing the implementation of structural remediation works (e.g., crack repairs, underpinning, foundation stabilization, concrete repairs, temporary propping).
• Live Environment Management: Managing structural repair works within occupied properties, ensuring tenant safety, coordinating access, and minimizing disruption.
• Void Assurance: Signing off the structural integrity of void properties before they are released for refurbishment or re-tenanting.
• Technical Liaison: Serving as the key technical link between the site team, structural engineers, conservation officers (where applicable), and local authority Building Control regarding all structural defects and repair methodologies.
• Documentation & Reporting: Creating detailed reports on structural condition, specifying repair scopes, and managing all associated QA/QC documentation for assurance and warranty purposes.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Structural Expertise: Proven experience as a Senior Engineer or Site Manager focused on the assessment, investigation, and remediation of structural defects in existing residential buildings.
• Existing Building Focus: Strong technical knowledge of traditional and non-traditional building methods common in existing social housing stock (e.g., brickwork, masonry, timber floors/roofs).
• Qualifications: Must hold a relevant Civil Engineering Degree (or equivalent) and high-level safety certification (e.g., SMSTS, CSCS Black Card).
• Live Environment Experience: Essential experience in managing works within occupied residential homes and liaising sensitively with residents.
• Local Presence: Based locally in the Nottingham/East Midlands area and seeking a permanent role within daily commute.

To Apply: Please send your CV, clearly detailing your experience in structural investigation, repair, and assurance of existing residential properties.

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.

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