Site Manager (Construction)

Job description

• Job Reference: RASM100926
• Job Title: Site Manager (Construction)
• Salary: £Competitive DOE + excellent benefits package
• Location: London, Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow

Site Manager
Are you looking for a Site Manager role? Interested in working for a leading Design and Build Contractor with decades of experience?

VANRATH are recruiting a Site Manager to work on large new build projects including residential, student accommodation, hotels and commercial. The business has projects in various locations across the UK including London, Midlands, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Client
Our client is a leading Design & Build Contractor with decades of experience and a turnover of circa £500 million. They cover a range of projects across various sectors including hotels, student accommodation, commercial offices and residential and have built a strong reputation for delivering projects to the highest of standards.

The business has a lot of work in the pipeline and are looking for Site Managers in various locations. Reporting to the Project Manager, the Site Manager will be responsible for the on-site management tasked with delivering quality projects on budget, safely and on time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Project Manager to plan the project effectively ensuring that project requirements, specifications, design drawings and H&S proposals are all agreed and that a programme is in place
• Set up an emergency plan and general site facilities for the project
• Establish and maintain the storage facilities for materials, plant and tools and manage stock to meet the timescales of the project
• Establish a secure site including access, egress and suitable security provision
• Develop a material schedule for the project and generate requisitions as far ahead as possible to enable achievement of best prices and on time delivery
• Produce a labour schedule in conjunction with the project manager to ensure sub-contractor packages are placed in time to meet the programme. Maintain this schedule and track progress
• Ensure the provision of first aid facilities and identify a first aid area
• Ensure safety to public, site visitor and staff on site at all times ensuring the use of PPE, the following of safety instructions and all aspects for H&S proposals for the site
• Maintain perimeter barriers and the security of completed works, stored materials and plant on site
• Manage all site-based operatives, overseeing all aspects of their work including the carrying out of safety inductions, toolbox talks, controlling the quality of work, ensuring method statement and order fulfilment, cleanliness and tidiness, the use of plant and tools, the reduction of waste and use of PPE
• Ensure all works carried out are to the required standard and that the company's Quality Management System is being adhered to by all Site Management and sub-contractors
• Ensure all materials used, included those supplied by sub-contractors, are compliant with technical and quality specifications
• Maintain and track all deliveries to site, ensuring these are checked and offloaded to the relevant storage facilities whilst ensuring all stock and materials are deployed properly
• Liaising with the client, consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force, the work of any subcontractors and the duties of the wider Site Management Team
• Work closely with the Project Manager to develop programmes of works for the Project and be responsible for implementation and management of programmes throughout the Project with the Site Management Team and sub-contractors
• Planning the work and efficiently organising the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines
• Preparing reports as required for the Project Manager and Contracts/Project Director
• Pro - active approach to resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise and associated reporting to the project manager and contracts director.

The Ideal Person:

• Degree qualified or other relative qualifications
• Track record working on large new build projects
• Experience as a No.1 Site Manager on similar projects
• Valid CSR / CSCS Card held at management level
• Operational knowledge of current Health & Safety regulations
• Qualified first aider
• Excellent communication and planning skills
• Excellent analytical and decision making skills
• Commercially astute demonstrated in your ability to identify cost savings and understanding of budgeting restraints
• Strong sense of achievement with proven ability of being able to drive projects forward and achieving high standards of work
• Knowledge and understanding of CDM regulations
• IT literate with a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and AutoCAD

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Built Environment job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Robert Apps for a confidential discussion on Show phone number
IND03

''The team at VANRATH were extremely helpful in helping me find my new role. They kept me up to date on my application and provided excellent advice throughout the interview process. Overall the process could not have gone smoother or any quicker and I would definitely recommend reaching out to them if you are on the lookout for a new role.''

''I was contacted by VANRATH in regards to a job I had applied for. They were extremely helpful and gave me a number of positions to apply for. They had interviews set up in a number of hours and I secured a position within days. They kept we well informed throughout the process and has continued to touch base after I have started my new role. Couldn't recommend enough.''