The Role
Manages secured construction projects, coordinating internal and subcontracted labor across fit-out, MEP, and civil works. Responsibilities include site mobilization, programming, procurement, safety compliance, subcontractor oversight, client meetings, progress reporting, quality control, handover, and resolving technical issues. The role also supports tendering, surveying, pricing, quotations, business development, and project management activities. Requires travel, overtime, and strong knowledge of construction regulations, HSEQ practices, and site documentation.
Summary Generated by Built In
The responsibilities of the Northern Department Site Manager will include supporting the Northern Department by providing site-based coordination and management of internal and sub-contracted multi-disciplined labour for secured construction projects.
When not site based, the role may involve the scoping, surveying and pricing of tenders across the UK, generating quotations, ordering materials and assisting the wider project team as required.
The role is client facing, requiring a presentable and professional approach at all times.
Job requirements
Desirable
Job responsibilities
Benefits
When not site based, the role may involve the scoping, surveying and pricing of tenders across the UK, generating quotations, ordering materials and assisting the wider project team as required.
The role is client facing, requiring a presentable and professional approach at all times.
Job requirements
- Demonstratable experience with a minimum 5 years’ experience as a site manager, ideally in a Main Contractor role.
- Reside within a 20 mile / 30 minute commute of Glasgow City Centre.
- Full Driving Licence.
- Valid CSCS Card.
- SMSTS Qualification / Equal Approved.
- First Aid Trained.
- Two references required.
- DBS Check – Basic or Enhanced (will be completed upon appointment if not current).
- Financial / Sanction Check (will be completed upon appointment if not current).
Desirable
- Mechanical or Electrical time served.
- Technical Author experience.
- Further education.
Job responsibilities
- Proven track record of delivering Fit-Out & MEP or Civil Projects to an extremely high standard.
- Possessing a professional demeanour, client facing and with a keen focus on customer care in all instances.
- Confident and effective communication, ability to support Project Managers in chairing site meetings, driving outcomes, ensuring the production of accurate records of discussions, actions and deadlines.
- Ability to fully understand the client requirement, technical specifications, drawings and project requirement holistically.
- Assist with the generation of project programming, scheduling of works and labour allocation.
- Support Project Managers with the delivery of regular progress reports including programme drop lines for issue to project stakeholders.
- Familiarity with producing onsite dilapidations and completion of validations.
- Understanding the importance of the development and submission of RFI’s, TQ’s and driving close out of items raised.
- Liaise with colleagues to gain a full understanding of the project requirements.
- Ability to make sound business decisions under pressure.
- A logical and lateral thinker with the ability to problem solve.
- Effective communicator, driven, focused, tenacious and conscientious.
- Excellent time management, ability to delegate, prioritise key tasks and workload when working to strict deadlines.
- Highly adept at the co-ordination of work packages, understanding the interaction of trades and the ability to foresee potential issues and H&S risks.
- Lead by example, promote the highest of standards with regards to HSEQ best practice, ensuring compliance with company standards, policies, ISO accreditations and legislative requirements in all instances.
- Sound knowledge of CDM Regulations, Principal Designer & Principal Contractor responsibilities under appointment.
- Assist the H&S Team and Project Managers with the generation of CDM PCI, CPP and site plans where relevant.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new ways of working.
- Drive the company’s vision, values and work ethic, contributing to the growth of the business.
- Generate new opportunities, upsell GML as a business, secure additional works where possible, act on opportunities to reduce cost, add value and maximise profit.
- Endeavour to spot and highlight value engineering opportunities.
- Oversee and coordinate the mobilisation of projects.
- Review sub-contractor RAMS and generate GML proforma documents for submission to the client.
- Ability to adhere to client and stakeholder policies and procedures.
- Deliver Toolbox talks, Pre-start briefings and CDM inductions where relevant.
- Promote Group Metropolitans’ Rules and establish safe working cultures and practices.
- Liaise with colleagues to highlight key risks or concerns.
- Issue permits to work to GML sub-contractors – Capability specific.
- Be willing to upskill where additional training is deemed a requirement to deliver the works successfully.
- Attend client progress meetings and support Project Managers with accurate information.
- Liaise with customers, build relationships and promote GML as a professional services business.
- Promote and comply with environmental compliance policies.
- Endeavour to ensure work is delivered defect/snag free.
- Ensure that records are accurate and comply with organisational and legal requirements.
- Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties or problems that may arise on site.
- Liaise with Project Managers and plan procurement activities to ensure adequate resources to complete the tasks in a safe and timely manner.
- Review and report on progress in conjunction with construction programmes.
- Provide technical support and guidance.
- Timely handover of works and supporting with O&M manual generation, providing information to support in the generation of the CDM H&S File.
- Liaising with Project Managers and wider team members.
- When not site based, progress customer enquiries, surveys sites, generate competitive quotations with support of GML management with larger tenders.
- Work away from home as the business requires.
- Work overtime during weekdays, at weekends or on nights as the business requires.
Benefits
- Salary – Dependent on Experience.
- Training & Development Opportunities.
- Provision of Company Laptop.
- Private Healthcare & Vitality Membership Benefits for you and your dependents.
- Dental Plan.
- Life Insurance.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- 25 Days Annual Leave (plus Bank Holidays).
- Become Part of the Business Employee Ownership Trust after 12 months employment.
Skills Required
- Minimum five years of experience as a Site Manager, ideally with a main contractor
- Residence within a 20-mile or 30-minute commute of Glasgow City Centre
- Full driving licence
- Valid CSCS Card
- SMSTS qualification or equivalent approved qualification
- First Aid training
- Two references
- Basic or Enhanced DBS check
- Financial and sanction check
- Mechanical or Electrical time-served experience
- Technical Author experience
- Further education
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The Company
What We Do
Group Metropolitan is a UK turnkey construction and engineering contractor that combines main-contractor management with in-house trades. The company delivers consultancy, main contracting, mechanical and electrical (M&E) services, fit-out, building-management systems, commissioning, critical-power, compliance and small-project work. It focuses particularly on complex projects in financial-services, commercial-office and data-centre environments, emphasizing safe delivery, reliability, continuity and minimal disruption in live buildings.
