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Senior Site Manager

Job details
Posting date: 25 July 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 August 2025
Location: SO53 3TG
Company: Kier Group
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 7829

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Summary

We're looking for a Senior Site Manager to join our regional construction business in Southampton.



Location: Southampton, Hampshire

Hours: Full time, can discuss flexibility if desired



What will you be responsible for?



As Senior Site Manager you will fulfill a key role that will drive safe delivery of works in line with Kier programme and quality standards. You will oversee multiple sub contractors and kier staff on site ensuring progression of works against programme, offering solutions and advice on any challenges that present themselves on site.



Your day to day will include:



-Under the direction of the project manager, manage and direct sub contractor partners to deliver work packages such as groundworks, drainage, structural frame erection, roofing, cladding, interior fit out and finishing's. Safely.

-Check work carried out by sub-contractors to assess delivery in line with programme, design drawings and quality standards.

-Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements from sub contractors to ensure working methods outlined are safe and appropriate.

-Carry out toolbox talks and site inductions to ensure full compliance with Kier standards.

-Co-ordinate site logistics, movement of plant & labour too, from and around site ensuring safety is maintained in doing so.



What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Site Manager is great for you if:

-You hold a relevant construction qualification or accreditation (Degree/ HND/ Technical Trade etc)

-You can demonstrate significant experience managing within the construction main contractor environment

-You hold SMSTS 5 Day, CSCS card and First Aid as well as full UK driving license



We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.



Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.



Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.



We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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