Senior Site Manager in Exeter

Willmott Dixon are recruiting for a Senior Site Manager to initially work on a major healthcare scheme in Plymouth, and across the Devon and Cornwall region thereafter. Our aim is for you to be a part of our team to deliver projects close to home. We work across multiple sectors, but our preference is for you to have had experience of projects within either healthcare or defence.

As a Senior Site Manager at Willmott Dixon, you will be part of our one team ethos that delivers quality projects on time, whilst also having a positive impact on the local community.

• Reporting to the Construction Manager, manage the delivery of projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality.
• Leadership and people management.
• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Implement project strategies to achieve the company’s sustainability objectives.
• Establish standards of quality on-site and ensure delivery of a quality build in accordance with the project specifications and project requirements.
• Understand client priorities and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
• Implement the supply chain policy.
• Adopt the principles of the Considerate Constructor's Scheme and manage community relations.
• Ensure appropriate site image is maintained to encourage repeat business.
• Produce and develop project programmes and control operations to achieve delivery of the project on time.
• Organise the works and supply chain to provide the right working environment to avoid disruption between trades.
• Undertake the works in the most economical manner to eliminate waste and avoid non-recoverable costs and preliminary losses.
• Monitor and work to the agreed preliminary budget.
• Maintain continuous professional development to ensure appropriate technical awareness.
• Comply with standard procedures.
• Manage project handover and ensure defect/snags-free completion.
• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during the defects period and obtain a certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set.

• Proven track record of successfully delivering construction projects as part of a wider team.
• The ability to read and accurately interpret programmes, drawings and technical specifications.
• Understanding and appropriately sharing build programmes.
• Managing the supply chain, direct employees and consultants.
• Proactively liaising with customers and the supply chain.
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4 etc) or equivalent.
• Appropriate CSCS card.
• SMSTS certificate.
• Full UK Driving License.
• First Aid at Work certificate.

We reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. This role will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

At Willmott Dixon, we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible. We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

Salary: GBP 50000 - 65000 per year

Experience: 5 years required