Site Manager

East Midlands Based Contractor covering the UK

Construction, Interior Fit Out & Refurbishment Contractor

Education, Care Homes, Retail & Leisure sectors

Site Manager - Colchester CO2 0DE

Salary from £250 - £280 per day DOE

Start Date - 05.01.2026

Duration of 20 weeks minimum

Temporary / Freelance Role

The Company

One of our construction, refurbishment & interior fit out main contractors are now looking to recruit an experienced Freelance Site Manager, preferably with a joinery background for a variety of construction & refurbishment / interior fit out projects which can be located throughout the UK - the initial project which is the refurbishment and fit out of school will be in Colchester. The business covers the Education, Care Homes, Leisure and Retail sectors with contracts from £100,000 to £3.5million across the whole of the UK and nationally when required.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be an experienced freelance Site Manager with a hands on approach to the managing of subcontractors, sites and be organised with an acute attention to detail.

Experience of fast track construction, refurbishment and / or interior fit out projects would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Checking and registering materials and plant deliveries for compliance quality and quantity
• Checking and recording attendance and timekeeping of subcontractors and operatives
• Liaising with clients and reporting progress, quality, environmental and health and safety matters
• Attending internal and site meetings maintaining a professional manner
• Calling off materials, ordering sundry items and maintaining running totals records
• Supervising subcontract trades, general labour to ensure the highest quality, health and safety are met, and compliance to their order requirements
• Set up and input to subcontractor meetings be it pre-start or progress meeting
• Carry out formal safety inspections ensuring construction and site safety is of the highest standard
• Maintaining our quality control procedures
• Utilising and maintaining all company systems, procedures, forms and templates and policies
• Motivating yourself and your workforce
• Problem solving
• Assisting with both internal and external audits Assisting the Construction Manager as required
• Completion of site health and safety, quality and environmental inspections and all the job related paperwork
• Read, understand, convey and build to only approved drawings and specifications
• Coordinate delivery/pick up of materials as required
• Order and manage hired in equipment on a daily basis
• Record keeping for Change Control tracking, assessment and monitoring
• Working to agreed programmes

Requirements

• Extensive experience of the construction industry specifically interior fit out
• Knowledge of construction techniques, specifications and details
• Previous people management experience
• Good communication skills and able to deal with clients, subcontractors and the internal team
• Problem solving skills and accountability for decisions made
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to motivate themselves and others
• Team working skills, with the ability to effectively delegate
• Well organized and thorough, with good timekeeping skills
• Able to work on own initiative
• Be able to run a safe site ensuring the highest quality (with support from a visiting Line Manager)
• Be Computer literate (excel, word, outlook)
• Qualifications that are Essential:
• SMSTS
• CSCS Supervisors card as a minimum
• First aid training
• Full UK Driving licence
• Qualifications that are advantageous:
• Scaffold inspection
• IPAF
• Asbestos awareness
• PASMA
• Fire Marshal

The Site Manager Package

£250 - £280 / day DOE plus Mileage and digs paid.

If you are looking for a step up and new opportunity with an exciting company, please send your updated CV to (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information.