Senior Site Manager

I’ve been tasked to find a Senior Site Manager for a reputable main contractor on a freelance basis. It is an immediate start and will finish in March 2028.

The project is a new build school worth circa £80m, including a new car park. It consists of building a primary school, secondary school and sports hall. You will building the secondary school which consists of a three storey steel frame structure and brick facade. Moving into the fit out and finishes.

You’ll be reporting to an on site Senior Project Manager and work in alongside another permanently employed Senior Site Manager who is building the primary school and sports hall.

• SMSTS
• CSCS
• First Aid at Work

• Attending and contributing in contractor pre start meetings.
• Attending and contributing in design team meetings.
• Chairing weekly sub-contractor progress meetings, taking and issuing meeting minutes.
• Attending safe starts.
• Approving RAMS.
• Review drawings, specifications, method statements, risk assessments, and construction information.
• Attending DABS and contributing to the meeting, discussing coordination with other trades. If necessary taking the meeting, issuing the DABS report to all other team members.
• Identifying potential problems, offering buildability solutions.
• Someone who is tech savvy.
• Someone who can engage with the supply chain and other team members.
• Coordinate handover, snagging, completion, and close-out activities.
• Mentor and develop junior site managers, engineers, supervisors, and other site personnel.

• Opportunity to work with a helpful site team
• Temporary to permanent opportunity.
• Essex based work after the initial project is finished.