Senior Site Manager

Clancy; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Clancy in Ireland seeks an experienced Lead Site Manager to drive delivery of healthcare, commercial, or residential projects. You will lead the site team, ensure safety culture, and coordinate between design, QA/QC, and commercial teams to keep the programme on track.

You will review drawings, manage builders works for MEP services, chair weekly meetings, and maintain meticulous records. Strong English communication and mentoring are essential for stakeholder collaboration and project success.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in healthcare, commercial, or residential construction.
• Proven ability to lead site teams and coordinate multiple disciplines.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.
• Fluency in English; strong interpersonal and mentoring abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office, Excel and project scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the site team to deliver the project scope.
• Prioritize health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Review design drawings and coordinate between disciplines; lead resolution.
• Coordinate builders works for MEP services.
• Oversee QA/QC to ensure project compliance.
• Manage day-to-day site operations and subcontractor performance.
• Liaise with design team to issue construction information per programme.
• Chair weekly progress meetings and maintain accurate records.
• Control material orders and the submittal process.
• Support commercial meetings; capture variations for change management.
• Maintain a daily site diary.
• Oversee close-out, snag lists, and subcontractor management.

Skills

Excellent communication

English fluency

Team leadership

Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Tools

MS Office

Excel

MS Project

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• The ability to work alongside the Contracts Manager to lead and manage the Site team (Site Managers, Assist Site Managers, Site engineers and design / package managers) to ensure successful delivery of the project scope.
• Prioritising site safety and aid in embedding a strong culture of Health, Safety, Quality, and Environmental excellence.
• Review design drawings critically and identify problems that may exist with the coordination of information between the various design disciplines. Lead resolution to these problems with the assistance of the Project Managers & Commercial teams.
• Review drawings, setting-out information, and ensure coordination of "builders works" drawings related to MEP services.
• Work closely with QA/QC teams to manage site quality, ensuring compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Manage day-to-day site operations, including, tracking subcontractor performance, direct labour resource allocation, and overall project progress tracking.
• Liaise with the design team to prioritise the issuing of required construction information in line with programme requirements.
• Chair and host weekly progress meetings with subcontractors and ensure accurate documentation and records are maintained.
• Control the ordering of materials onto the project. Respecting the submittal process when ordering materials and doing so, in line with this agreed process.
• Attend internal team project meetings (internal reviews, design coordination / development, production planning, method statement review, benchmark development) and provide clear reporting as required.
• Oversee project close-out activities including snag list development and subcontractor management for snag close out.
• Support commercial meetings, ensuring all variations are captured and communicated to enable accurate client change management.
• Ensure to keep an accurate daily site diary.

Qualifications / Experience

• 10 years’ + experience in healthcare / commercial / residential construction – ideally within a main/specialist contractor.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the construction industry and project execution.
• Excellent communication skills. You will possess the ability to communicate clearly to all stakeholders.
• Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Confident, experienced individual with strong interpersonal skills.
• Computer literate and familiar with MS office, excel, project, (or similar scheduling package)
• Demonstrated knowledge of safety management and quality management.
• Ability to lead with confidence, mentor and motivate Colleagues and the wider team.
• Fluency in English is required – written and spoken.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals are selected on the basis of their abilities and merits to perform the tasks required. Our policy is to be fair and consistent in all aspects of our business. We recognise, respect and value differences in diversity. We are committed to ensuring our hiring process is fair and accessible to all and will provide candidates with disabilities with reasonable accommodations required to participate in the recruitment process.