Site Manager – Residential & Commercial Projects

About the role

You will lead the delivery of high‑quality residential flats with a ground‑floor commercial unit on the outskirts of Cambridge. The role is ideal for a confident professional who can manage projects from groundworks through to handover, coordinating multiple trades while maintaining strict control over programme, quality and safety.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day site operations, ensuring the project is delivered safely, on time and to specification.
• Manage and coordinate subcontractors, trades and suppliers to achieve smooth sequencing of works.
• Oversee all scheme aspects: groundworks, structural works, M&E installation, internal fit‑out and external works.
• Maintain strict health and safety compliance, delivering site inductions, toolbox talks and regular inspections.
• Monitor workmanship and quality standards, resolving issues promptly and escalating when required.
• Track progress against the programme, identify delays or risks early and implement corrective actions.
• Control site logistics, deliveries, waste removal and material storage within a constrained environment.
• Keep accurate site records, including daily diaries, progress photos, permits and H&S documentation.

Required profile

• SMSTS/SSSTS certification (preferred but not essential).
• Valid CSCS card.

Required skills

• SMSTS/SSSTS
• CSCS