Site Manager (Residential)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Residential Site Manager to join our client’s growing house building business, initially on a site in North County Dublin. The principal purpose of the role is to have overall responsibility for all on site construction activities on our residential development sites, reporting on a regular and routine basis to the Project Manager.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the day-to-day operation from foundation to completion and the critical paths for labour, materials and plant, including material lead times.
• Take control of all works from house foundations through to 1st & 2nd fix including external finishes, paving, boundary walls and landscaping.
• Coordinating civil and groundworks sub-contractors and labour force activity.
• Assist in maintaining a safe working environment within Company workplaces and applying the Company’s Health & Safety Policy
• Agree and manage the equipment, plant, staffing and subcontract requirements for the site.
• Maintain site strategy and review with Project Manager as required.
• Check material and plant requirements and liaise with commercial prior to issuing any variations or instructions.
• Respond to all queries from trades and action accordingly.
• Check all materials for damage and meet the required quality standards.
• Taking responsibility for self-development and the development of others.
• Driving through safety & quality at every stage of the construction process.
• Ensuring the developments pass internal and external inspection processes.
• Providing clear direction to the on-site construction team regarding responsibilities and targets.
• Providing accurate and regular reports on productivity, progress and dates.
• Monitoring and controlling the quality of production and approve stage completions for payments to sub-contractors.
• Reporting additional costs for non-productive costs and prelim expenditure to ensure commercial impact is captured.
• Carrying out the schedule of works in line with budgetary and time constraints.
• Reporting directly to the Project Manager and liaising with the client when appropriate.
• Working in line with all regulations, building standards and codes of practice.
• Coordinating sub-contractors and labour force activity.
• Being the leading figure on site, responsible for safe work practices and quality of work.
• Working closely with the commercial and technical teams.
• Working with supply chain to ensure materials are on site when required and work is not delayed as a result.
• Ensure that all sub-contractor quality stage checklists are completed.
• Thoroughly inspect and snag each plot prior to each key stage inspection.

Requirements:

• Excellent communicator, with high detail orientation and attention to detail.
• Experience within a similar role where you have been managing significant steel and concrete construction operations.
• Have a detailed understanding of concrete and steel building processes from a technical and managerial perspective
• Strong communication skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Strong decision-making ability
• Ability to motivate others
• Good teamwork and people skills
• Significant experience managing work crews and trades.
• Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications.
• Basic computer skills i.e., e-mails and use of excel (Desirable).
• Safe Pass/Manual Handling/Working at Heights
• Construction Management Degree/Trade Qualified (Desirable).
• First-Aid (Desirable).

To apply please send your CV to cian.kavanagh@sonastechnical.com

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