Senior Site Manager

SENIOR SITE MANAGER

£60,000 – £68,000 + £5,000 Car Allowance or Car

Full Time | Site Based | 37.5 hours per week within a 7.30 am – 5.30 pm working window (Most office‑based staff work 8.30 am – 5.00 pm, with site teams starting and finishing earlier)

Benefits

• £5,000 car allowance

• On‑site parking

• All PPE and uniform provided

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays

• Contributory pension

• Non‑contributory life cover

• Continued professional development through structured learning programmes

About the Client

Our client is a long‑established, family‑owned construction business with over 150 years of history, delivering high‑quality projects across commercial, education, industrial, heritage, blue light and leisure sectors. They operate across the Home Counties, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire and North London, delivering projects through two divisions: Small Works & Frameworks (up to £1m) and Main Contracts (up to £15m).

They are now seeking a Senior Site Manager to oversee site operations across their project portfolio. The role manages all trades and site staff, ensures compliance with health and safety regulations, delivers site inductions, and maintains strong programming control to ensure projects are completed on time, to specification and within budget.

• Maintain safe systems of work and ensure all operatives follow required standards

• Manage site productivity and sequencing to achieve programme milestones

• Oversee site activity in line with contract, cost and compliance requirements

• Minimise environmental and community impact throughout delivery

• Coordinate interfaces between stakeholders, subcontractors and internal teams

• Ensure projects are delivered to the required specification and quality

Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of health and safety protocols

• Familiarity with industry ISO standards

• Confident communicator with clients and stakeholders

• Leadership capability

• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and communication skills

• Good understanding of JCT and NEC contracts

Qualifications & Requirements

• In‑date CSCS card supported by a recognised qualification (NVQ, HNC/HND, degree or equivalent)

• SMSTS

• First Aid at Work

• HNC in Construction Management (or equivalent), or qualified by experience

• Full UK driving licence

• Required to wear company‑issued uniform and PPE on site

Security, Vetting & Right to Work

 • Must have full right to work in the UK

• Must have been continuously resident in the UK for the past 5 years to meet client vetting requirements

• Must be willing to undertake DBS, BPSS or client‑led security checks where required

• Must be willing to discuss any matters relevant to vetting as part of the process

• Must be able to maintain the vetting standards required for regulated sites

Salary & Package £60,000 – £68,000 depending on experience £5,000 car allowance