Senior site manager
Posted 4 days ago by Fawkes & Reece London
£330 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
Surrey
Summary: The role of Senior Site Manager involves overseeing a £20 million new build high-tech facility project in Surrey, with responsibilities including project management, site-based construction activities, and team mentoring. The position requires close collaboration with the Senior Project Manager and regular communication with stakeholders, ensuring adherence to health and safety standards and quality control. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction management and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role offers opportunities for career progression within a reputable contractor group.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing and delivering the project and all site-based construction activities
- Long, mid and short-term programming of works
- Design development with consultant design team
- Management and mentoring of Assistant Site Manager
- Ensuring company health and safety standards are planned, communicated, achieved and enforced
- Review of method statements and risk assessments (RAMS)
- Organising deliveries of materials, logistics, waste management, etc.
- Quality control; Inspections and test plans
- Ensuring works progress on programme
- Regular end user liaison, working in daily contact with the school head and staff
- Coordination meetings with trades and other managers
- Reporting on progress against program
- Issue resolution
- Snagging and handover
Key Skills:
- Excellent technical, organisational, man-management, and communication skills
- Proven track record of work for a top twenty main contractor
- Experience working within a live operating building
- Background in trades, construction management, or engineering
- Strong planning and problem-solving ability
- Attention to detail and finishes
- SMSTS, CSCS, and First Aid qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management (advantageous but not essential)
Salary (Rate): £330/day
City: Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Construction
Initially to work as the one of a team of Site Managers for a £20 m new build high tech facility in surrey - the project is on site with enabling works near complete running into the end of 2026 Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing and delivering the project and all site-based construction activities including:
- Long, mid and short-term programming of works;
- Design development with consultant design team;
- Management and mentoring of Assistant Site Manager;
- Ensuring company health and safety standards are planned, communicated, achieved and enforced;
- Review of method statements and risk assessments (RAMS);
- Organising deliveries of materials, logistics, waste management, etc;
- Quality control;
- Inspections and test plans;
- Ensuring works progress on programme;
- Regular end user liaison, working in daily contact with the school head and staff;
- Coordination meetings with trades and other managers;
- Reporting on progress against program;
- Issue resolution;
- Snagging and handover.
About the Company/Client/Project: The contractor is the busy regional office of a larger main contractor group with roughly £75 million annual turnover, and a proven track record in the delivery of both large and medium sized new build and refurbishment schemes from £2m to £25 million in the industrial / commercial, and leisure sectors. The patch focus includes Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire with work secured through a mixture of negotiated schemes, frameworks and competitive tenders.
Requirements: The successful candidate will be highly motivated, proactive, demonstrating excellent technical, organisational, man-management, communication and communication skills. Proven track record of work for a top twenty main contractor advantageous. Previous experience of working within a live operating building would be advantageous, as this project is in the grounds of a live hospital. Ideally from a trades, construction management or engineering background with a sharp eye for detail and finishes, you will possess strong planning and problem solving ability, with a positive, 'get it right first time' approach. A degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management would be advantageous, but not essential based on experience. This role would suit an ambitious SSM looking to consolidate this role in a large site team and progress to Project Manager in the longer term. You will possess your SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid qualifications for this role. High standards, attention to detail and the drive to deliver on spec, budget and programme will be very well rewarded with excellent salary, benefits, promotional and development prospects.
For more information on this contract please contact Bill Pugh on (phone number removed) or send your CV to (url removed)