Externals Site Manager

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Job description

this is a permanent vacancy*

Our client are 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 £20m-£100m.

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + Generous packages and working away/ travel allowance top ups on salary!

They now have a prestigious new build scheme currently on site in Lewisham; a £100m+ new build, concrete frame development of 300+ apartments above a ground floor collection of retail and leisure units. This will consist of a mixture of studios, 1 bed, 2 bed and 3 bed apartments.

This project will be live until completion and handover in circa 2024. Following this it is highly likely the next project will be not in the Berkshire region and thus candidates must be prepared to work away form home, in the future.

The scheme is being overseeing by a strong team of long-standing operational and commercial staff including a Senior Project Manager, Senior Site Manager, Site Managers and Engineer. They now require an experienced Internals Finishing Site Manager to work within this team in Lewisham to assist the successful delivery of this prestigious scheme.

As an Externals Site Manager you will support and ultimately report into the Senior Site and Project Managers. You will be responsible for overseeing internals aspects of this project, ensuring quality & H&S standards are adhered to in conjunction with programme, to ensure successful completion of each floor, consecutively.

As such you will be experienced in working on prestigious, city centre schemes of minimum up to £10m, with an internals focus and maintaining excellent quality and H&S standards. You will have a minimum of 5 years experience operating at such level and on such schemes.

Ideally you should be a joiner by trade with a successful background of internals management.

The following tasks are not in priority order;

Manage the build and undertake actions and activities in adherence with regulations, agreed standards and company policies and procedures.
Work closely with the Contracts / Project Manager to monitor and manage the construction working programme.
Delegate tasks appropriately taking into account the project requirements, time, resources, personnel and capability.
Produce and contribute to reports and progress updates in the correct format and in a timely manner.
Manage subcontractors and communicate instructions / directions in relation to the construction working programme. * Arrange and attend subcontractor pre-start meetings with Contracts / Project Manager and Quantity Surveyors.
Study and maintain sight of drawings and plans in order to understand costs and budgets with a view to eliminating or minimising waste.
Where required, complete requisitions for plant, labour and materials needed for the programme.
Monitor plant and equipment costs and preliminaries, including set-up cost of plant and office.
Check and sign for materials delivered to site and identify any problems, errors or other issues. Maintain an accurate record of deliveries.
Participate in and contribute to Contract Valuation Report (CVR) meetings.
Maintain effective and timely communications with internal and external stakeholders, including (but not limited to) Directors, Contract / Project Managers / Assistant Site Managers / Quantity Surveyors / Engineers / Subcontractors / Architects / Designers / Planners.
Arrange and hold meetings with stakeholders (as above) when required and at agreed intervals during the programme.
Prepare for meetings by collating information, reports, data and other details in order to present an accurate, succinct and supported viewpoint.

Please get in touch today with our Consultant Alex Marsh on (phone number removed) for more details on opportunities available, or apply below with your CV.

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