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Construction Site Manager

Job Description - Construction Site Manager

Site Manager- 6 months - Salary negotiable - South Wales - Immediate start

Location: South Wales
Salary: £325-£375 per day inside IR35

We are recruiting for an experienced Site Manager to work for a leading Welsh organisation, you will play a critical role in ensuring projects are completed and stakeholders and colleagues are kept informed and on track.

This is a senior project delivery role with responsibility for taking projects from initial scoping and solution development through procurement, construction, delivery and commissioning. You will also lead and support a team of Project Coordinators, working closely with operational, design, commercial and supply chain teams.

The Role

You will be responsible for delivering projects within agreed timescales, target costs and regulatory requirements, whilst ensuring strong commercial, health and safety and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities will include:

Leading the delivery of capital projects, including projects up to £2m.
Managing and developing a team of Project Coordinators.
Defining project scope and developing effective engineering solutions.
Managing procurement, construction, delivery and commissioning.
Managing contractors and project costs under NEC conditions of contract.
Monitoring programmes and taking action where projects experience delays or cost pressures.
Ensuring compliance with CDM and Health & Safety legislation.
Identifying and managing project risks, including early warning and risk reduction processes.
Working with operational, design, commercial and supply chain teams to deliver successful outcomes.
Supporting sustainable and innovative solutions that improve efficiency and reduce carbon impact.
Managing project handover, final certification and post-project reviews.
Participating in a standby rota.

About You

We're looking for an experienced Project Manager with:

A degree or equivalent qualification.
Significant project management experience delivering high-value capital projects.
Experience leading large teams or similar project delivery functions.
Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and project delivery.
Experience working with CDM and Health & Safety legislation.
Strong commercial awareness across planning, design and construction.
Excellent analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
The ability to manage projects against demanding regulatory, financial and delivery deadlines.
Experience within the water, wastewater or utilities sector would be highly relevant.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Welsh language skills are desirable.What you will get in return:

37 hours a week
Hybrid working environment
An opportunity to work for a major Welsh organisation.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to take a senior role within a major infrastructure environment, leading significant capital investment projects and managing a team of Project Coordinators.

You'll have genuine responsibility across project strategy, engineering solutions, procurement, commercial management, construction, risk, contractors and commissioning, giving you ownership of projects from concept through to completion.

If you're an experienced Project Manager with a strong capital projects and NEC background, we'd like to hear from you, please contact: for more information
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
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