Senior Site Manager

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TITLE – Senior Site Manager

Location – South East

What you will be doing:

You will provide clear leadership and direction to site teams, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards, even within challenging market conditions. Working collaboratively with colleagues, clients, and supply chain partners, you will drive operational excellence, make sound business decisions, and foster a positive, high‑performing team culture. Through your integrity, maturity, and strong leadership skills, you will build trust, inspire confidence, and ensure successful project outcomes while supporting the wider objectives of the business.

• Report to the Project Manager or Operations Manager.
• assume direct responsibility for the operational team on site, for example Site Managers, Assistant Site Managers, Labour and Contingent Worker Managers, in a line manager capacity
• Be accountable for the delivery of works on site (whole or section), liaising with all functions, including commercial, design, services, planning and safety to achieve a positive outcome.
• Ensure that allocated projects or sections are completed in an effective, economic manner, to a high quality standard in compliance with the Company Procedures, and Delivering Excellence.
• Maintain a positive client interface and build strong relationships to supports the business’ strategy to secure repeat business.
• Take full responsibility for the delivery of projects (or sections) on site, allowing the Project Manager to undertake their role without unnecessary distractions.
• Deputise for the Project Manager when on leave or unavailable.

About you:

Personal

• Good communication verbally and in written form.
• Present a clean and tidy site and have a good knowledge of the considerate contractor’s requirements to achieve high scores.
• Good understanding and implementation of GT BMS paperwork processes.
• Report all breach of Health and Safety Rules and Regulations to the Line Manager.
• Make recommendation of material and plant requirements to the site manager.

Technical

• Hold a professional qualification HNC, ONC or equivalent
• Hold appropriate CSCS card
• Be trained as fire marshal
• 5 day SMSTS
• Must have experience of working within the Construction industry.
• Must have experience of working within frameworks and promote a positive set of behaviours at all times.
• Hold current first aid certification

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure,…