Assistant Site Manager
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £250 to £300 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol, BH11dz |
| Company: | Fawkes & Reece |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | bpsn1_1771418742 |
Summary
Assistant Site Manager required for the main contractor on a new build £25 million commercial/Industrial scheme in Bristol till 2027
The role will start from an already demolished site and going on to do all the groundwork's, structures and fit out across the scheme over the next 13 months with the steel famed buildings and associated car parks and office space.
My client who works nationally on industrial, retail, education, and leisure schemes from £10 - £100 million and has number of ongoing schemes early stages,
The ideal candidate will be part of the team reporting to the Project Manager and looking after your own section / ware of works throughout the project responsible for the programming and planning of works alongside daily, weekly and monthly team meetings with both subcontractors and clients as required.
Running your particular subcontractor packages you will ensure the sub-contractors are working both to target and safely through your team to enable your project Manager to deal with the clients representative from programme changes to updates /issues / technical queries then resolving these to keep the project on track whilst you drive the site and the safety / quality throughout .
You will be supported by the established Project Manager and Contracts Manager and working together to deliver the scheme safely on time and to budget and be experienced in coordination and managing both construction and fit out teams across the project with updates to the short-term programme on a daily weekly and monthly basis
Requirements including certificates and qualifications:
Applicants will ideally have a either civil engineer or construction management / time served trades background and have delivered fast paced steel framed commercial projects in the past.
Requirements for this for role :
- SMSTS/CSCS Black card
- Be able to use ASTA and Plan/Schedule works
- Forward Planning and improving construction programme
- Complex Risk Management
- Contractual Awareness
- Assist with design development alongside the design manager
- Coordinate daily sub-contractors
- Quality Management
- Stakeholder liaison
- health and safety oversight
- supervision of the site management team/colleagues
- Driven and able to adapt to fast face project
- Highly effective at driving a project forward while maintaining a clear understanding of the design intent and client ambitions
This is an immediate start for the right suitably qualified candidate and with on gong work and the opportunity to work on after this project for the rest of the year knowing with current growth meaning security of work is very much likely
For more information on this contract please contact Bill Pugh by sending your CV to BPugh@fr-group.co.uk