Site Manager - Pretoria

Pollock and Associates; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Pollock and Associates seeks a hands-on site manager to run a residential site, reading drawings, maintaining programme and quality under pressure, and ensuring engineering sign-offs and handover.

The role requires Matric, a diploma or degree in construction, 10+ years of residential experience, and proven ability to manage contractors, resources, and quality control while reporting progress and risks to management.

Qualifications

• Matric plus a diploma or degree in construction.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in residential construction.
• Proven site management across the full build cycle to handover.
• Accurate interpretation and implementation of drawings and details.
• Practical competence with site measuring equipment, including dumpy levels and DCP.
• Valid driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Site-based control of daily running of an assigned site.
• Manage resources, trade sequencing, contractors and team.
• Ensure quality control documentation and engineer sign-offs.
• Oversee handover of completed units and reporting progress and risk to management.

Skills

Hands-on site management

Reading drawings accurately

Quality control documentation

Progress and risk reporting

Team and contractor management

Programme/scheduling

Education

Matric

Diploma or degree in construction

Tools

Dumpy levels

DCP

Job description

Site-based. This role is fully accountable for the daily running of an assigned site, including resource control, trade sequencing, contractor and team management, quality control documentation, engineer sign-offs, and handover of completed units.

This role suits a hands-on site manager who reads drawings accurately, maintains programme and quality standards under pressure, and reports progress and risk clearly to management.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric, plus a diploma or degree in construction.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in residential construction.
• Proven site management across the full build cycle to handover.
• Accurate interpretation and implementation of drawings and details.
• Practical competence with site measuring equipment, including dumpy levels and DCP.
• Valid driver’s licence.