Senior Site Manager

Job Description

Our client is one of the UK's leading construction and development companies with a history of delivering large scale projects including Student Accommodation, Hotels and PRS schemes with values ranging from £20-£100m. They currently have a requirement for a Site Site Manager who has experience of high rise, mixed use developments to join their team.

Job Title: Senior Site Manager
Accountable To: Contracts Manager / Construction Director

Main Purpose: To manage the works on site to ensure the project is completed to a high standard on time, safely and profitably resulting in satisfied clients. Specifically required for the external cladding of the building therefore knowledge base needs to be in this sector

Job Description

* Check material measurement and take offs from drawings including checking drawing practicality
* Carry out Health & Safety, machinery, plant, scaffolding, excavation and quality inspections as required, ensuring weekly registers are updated
* Supervision and direction of sub-contractors to meet programme requirements
* Attend sub-contractor pre-start meetings with contracts manager and quantity surveyor
* Deliver induction to site operatives
* Monitor subcontract and site operatives requirements and liaise accordingly when they are no longer required
* Delegate and check material to site as ordered
* Communicate 4 week rolling programme regularly with site operatives
* Discuss and review site operatives and subcontractors tasks
* Preparing site for air test in accordance with building regulations
* Check and sign for materials delivered to site, ensuring records are kept for all deliveries
* Set up and maintain adequate welfare site boundary including traffic management
* Produce and provide method statements and risk assessments
* Provide risk assessments and maintain correct procedures
* Maintain good working relations with operations/ client
* Discuss issues promptly and provide solutions
* Check and record weekly safety inspections sheets, material requisitions, personal protective equipment registers, permit to dig, HOT works permit and others when required
* Communicate WJG job vacancies to site operatives
* Other tasks as required

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

* NVQ Level 3, 'A' Level, HNC, or equivalent qualifications or equivalent experience
* Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word & Excel
* SMSTS certificate
* First Aid certificate
* Scaffolding certificate
* CSCS Card
* Good communication skills
* Assertive and strong persuasion skills
* Strong time management skills
* Good management and leadership skills
* Technical aptitude