Site Manager – Short-Term Contract

Site Manager Recruitment Requirements

1. Position Information

• Position: Site Manager

• Project type: Warehouse construction, refurbishment and installation works

• Location: Milton Keynes

• Working hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00 am–6:00 pm

• Weekends and UK bank holidays are excluded from the standard working arrangement and will be subject to separate agreement

• Project period: 21 September to 30 November, subject to the confirmed onboarding date

• Employment type: Fixed-term contract or self-employed contractor

2. Essential Qualifications

The candidate must have:

• A valid CITB SMSTS certificate;

• A valid CSCS Manager Card, preferably Black Card, or another suitable site-management-level CSCS card;

• A valid First Aid at Work certificate;

• A good understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015;

• Knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and standard site procedures;

• The legal right to work in the UK;

• Appropriate public liability and professional insurance if engaged as a self-employed contractor; and

• A full UK driving licence or reliable means of travelling to the site.

3. Required Experience

• At least three to five years of relevant site-management experience;

• Experience managing warehouse, industrial, fit-out, mechanical and electrical, steelwork or similar construction projects;

• Experience coordinating multiple subcontractors and trades;

• Experience preparing and reviewing RAMS, permits, site inspections and daily records;

• Experience delivering site inductions and toolbox talks;

• Ability to manage site access, housekeeping, welfare, emergency arrangements and temporary site segregation;

• Experience monitoring programme progress, workmanship and health and safety compliance;

• Ability to identify hazards, stop unsafe work and implement corrective actions; and

• Experience communicating with clients, project managers, designers, subcontractors and other stakeholders.

4. Main Responsibilities

The Site Manager will be responsible for:

• Managing day-to-day site activities within the agreed scope;

• Conducting site inductions, toolbox talks and regular safety inspections;

• Reviewing subcontractors’ RAMS before work begins;

• Monitoring compliance with the Construction Phase Plan, site rules and agreed safe systems of work;

• Coordinating subcontractors, deliveries and work areas;

• Maintaining daily site diaries, attendance records, inspection records and photographic evidence;

• Managing permits to work, where applicable;

• Reporting accidents, incidents, near misses and non-compliance;

• Monitoring work progress and reporting delays or additional resource requirements;

• Ensuring emergency information, mandatory signage and notice boards remain in place;

• Escalating design, contractual or safety matters to the Project Manager; and

• Supporting client inspections, progress meetings and project handover.

5. Skills and Personal Requirements

• Strong spoken and written English;

• Clear communication and leadership skills;

• Good organisational and record-keeping ability;

• Ability to use email, Microsoft Office and standard site-reporting systems;

• Ability to work independently and make appropriate site-management decisions;

• Professional, reliable and able to manage challenging subcontractor situations; and

• Able to provide references from previous employers or projects.

Mandarin-speaking ability would be advantageous but is not essential.

6. Preferred Additional Qualifications

The following would be advantageous:

• Temporary Works Coordinator or Temporary Works Supervisor training;

• Fire Marshal training;

• Asbestos Awareness;

To apply: Please submit your CV and briefly outline your relevant site management experience and availability.

Pay: £25.00-£30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 50.0 per week

Work Location: In person