Site manager
RG Setsquare
Location: Birmingham
Job Type: Permanent
Salary & Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package including:
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
- Up to 10% discretionary annual bonus
- £4,000 Motor Expenditure Allowance
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off (34 days total)
- Annual salary reviews
- Private healthcare and dental cover
- 26 weeks' full pay maternity leave
- 8 weeks' full pay paternity leave
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym memberships
- Employee referral bonus of up to £3,000
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
About the Role
We are seeking experienced Site Managers to join our growing team, delivering major residential refurbishment and retrofit projects across Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-profile schemes within occupied residential buildings, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
Project 1 - £33m Residential Refurbishment & Retrofit
Two Site Managers are required, with each Site Manager responsible for managing three occupied six-storey residential blocks.
The scope of works includes:
- Roof replacement with cut-to-fall insulation
- Extensive scaffolding works
- Window replacement
- External Wall Insulation (EWI)
- Render and brick-slip finishes
- Balcony and walkway curtain walling
- Fire stopping
- Sprinkler adaptations
- Lighting and extract system alterations
- Landscaping
- Internal refurbishment works
Project 2 - £6m Residential Refurbishment & Retrofit
A further refurbishment project involving three occupied residential blocks, delivering a similar scope of works including roofing, EWI, window replacement, fire safety upgrades and internal refurbishment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day site operations from mobilisation through to project completion.
- Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers and direct labour.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the required quality standards.
- Maintain compliance with PAS 2030/2035 and all statutory regulations.
- Lead all Health & Safety activities, including inductions, inspections and site records.
- Organise site meetings and resource planning.
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with residents while working within occupied properties.
- Drive programme performance and resolve on-site challenges efficiently.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Proven experience as a Site Manager within construction, refurbishment or retrofit.
- Experience delivering low-rise and/or high-rise residential projects.
- Strong experience managing subcontractors and site teams.
- NVQ Level 4, HNC or equivalent industry experience.
- SMSTS qualification.
- Valid CSCS Card.
- Scaffold Inspection qualification.
- Asbestos Awareness qualification (Duty to Manage desirable).
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills.
Desirable Experience
- Social housing projects.
- Residential retrofit and refurbishment.
- External Wall Insulation (EWI).
- Roofing, window replacement and fire stopping works.
If you're an experienced Site Manager looking to join a business with an excellent pipeline of refurbishment and retrofit projects, we'd love to hear from you. Feel free to drop me a call George for more info (phone number removed)
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