Site Manager

The responsibilities of the Northern department Site Manager will include but are not limited to the following duties: to support the Northern department by providing UK wide site-based coordination and management of internal and sub-contracted multi-disciplined labour for secured projects. When not site based, the role may involve the scoping, surveying, and pricing of tenders across the UK, generating quotations, ordering materials and assisting the wider project team as required. The role is client facing, requiring a presentable and professional approach at all times. Key Experience / Desirable Attributes / Responsibilities • Proven track record of delivering Fit-Out & MEP or Civil Projects to an extremely high standard. • Possessing a professional demeanour, client facing and with a keen focus on customer care in all instances. • Confident and effective communication, ability to support Project Managers in chairing site meetings, driving outcomes, ensuring the production of accurate records of discussions, actions and deadlines. • Ability to fully understand the client requirement, technical specifications, drawings and project requirement holistically. • Assist with programming, scheduling of works, and labour allocation. • Support Project Managers with the delivery of regular progress reports including programme drop lines for issue to project stakeholders. • Familiarity with producing onsite dilapidations and completion of validations. • Understanding the importance of the development and submission of RFI’s, TQ’s and driving close out of items raised. Liaise with colleagues to gain a full understanding of the project requirements. • Ability to make sound business decisions under pressure. • A logical and lateral thinker with the ability to problem solve. • Effective communicator, driven, focused, tenacious and conscientious. • Excellent time management, ability to delegate, prioritise key tasks and workload when working to strict deadlines. • Highly adept at the co-ordination of work packages, understanding the interaction of trades and the ability to foresee potential issues. • Lead by example, promote the highest of standards with regards to HSEQ best practice, ensuring compliance with company standards, policies, ISO accreditations and legislative requirements in all instances. • Sound knowledge of CDM Regulations, Principal Designer & Principal Contractor responsibilities under appointment. • Assist the H&S Team and Project Managers with the generation of CDM PCI, CPP and site plans where relevant. • Willingness to learn and adapt to new ways of working. • Drive the company’s vision, values and work ethic, contributing to the growth of the business. • Generate new opportunities, upsell GML as a business, secure additional works where possible, act on opportunities to reduce cost, add value and maximise profit. • Endeavour to spot and highlight value engineering opportunities. • Oversee and coordinate the mobilisation of projects. • Review sub-contractor RAMS and generate GML proforma documents for submission to the client. • Deliver Toolbox talks, Pre-start briefings and CDM inductions where relevant. • Promote Group Metropolitans’ Rules and establish safe working cultures and practices