Senior Site Manager

Senior Site Manager
Location: Luton (projects within 30 miles / M25 corridor)
Salary: £60,000 + £5,000 car allowance
Hours: 7.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday
Job Type: Full‑time, permanent
About the Company
A long‑established, reputable and well‑respected main contractor based in Bedfordshire, delivering high‑quality construction projects across commercial, education, industrial and leisure sectors. The business has a strong local presence, a successful track record, and a reputation for excellence. Continued growth and a strong project pipeline have created the need for an additional Senior Site Manager.
Projects are typically located within a 30‑mile radius of Luton, covering the wider M25 corridor including Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire.
The Role
The Senior Site Manager will oversee day‑to‑day site operations on projects up to £15m, ensuring safe, efficient and high‑quality delivery. This includes managing trades and subcontractors, maintaining programme, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and delivering projects on time, within budget and to the required specification.
The role requires strong programming capability, excellent organisational skills and the ability to lead site teams while maintaining high standards of quality, safety and client satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
• Oversee daily site operations across live schemes
• Manage trades, subcontractors and site staff
• Deliver site inductions, toolbox talks and safety inspections
• Ensure safe systems of work and adherence to health and safety protocols
• Maintain productivity to ensure projects are completed on time
• Manage activity on site in line with contract and cost constraints
• Minimise environmental and community impact
• Coordinate interfaces between clients, consultants and internal teams
• Monitor progress against programme and adjust sequencing where required
• Maintain accurate site records, reporting and documentation
• Support commercial teams with variations, valuations and contract administration
• Ensure projects are delivered to specification and client quality standards
Person Specification
• Experience as a Site Manager or Senior Site Manager for a main contractor
• Background delivering refurbishment and new build schemes up to £15m
• Strong understanding of JCT and NEC contracts
• In‑depth knowledge of health and safety protocols
• Familiar with industry ISO standards
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Strong programming and organisational capability
• Ability to manage multiple trades and complex site logistics
• Comfortable working with a variety of clients and stakeholders
• Strong prioritisation and coordination skills
Qualifications
• CSCS card (appropriate grade)
• SMSTS
• First Aid
• HNC in Construction Management (or equivalent) or qualified by experience
• Additional health and safety or contract‑related training advantageous
Benefits
• £60,000 salary + £5,000 car allowance
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Contributory pension
• Non‑contributory life cover
• On‑site parking at head office
• Provision of all PPE
• Continued professional development through the Group Life Learning Programme
• Supportive, family‑run culture with strong work‑life balance
• Regular social events
• All projects within a 30‑mile radius with no long travel