Senior Site Manager

We're looking for a Senior Site Manager to join our HMP Glasgow team based in Glasgow.

Location: HMP Glasgow - FOH, Glasgow
Hours: 45 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Kier Construction have been appointed to deliver one of Scotland's largest ever construction projects. HMP Glasgow will provide a safe, secure, energy efficient custodial facility to house 2,000 inmates and staff located northeast of Glasgow city. This £750 million project will replace Glasgow's ageing Barlinnie prison with a rehabilitation-focused modern facility, utilising cutting-edge Modern Methods of Construction, making this a true flagship project for the Scottish Construction sector and Kier Construction.

As Senior Site Manager, you'll be involved in the delivery of one of the major buildings on campus - a two-storey, steel frame structure valued at over £45 million. You'll ensure safe on-site delivery of work, managing subcontractors, labour, plant and materials whilst adhering to stringent health and safety and quality standards.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Site Manager, you'll be working within the HMP Glasgow team, supporting them in the safe delivery of this landmark construction project. Your day to day will include:

Managing and directing subcontractor partners to safely deliver work packages covering groundworks, drainage, structural frame erection, roofing, cladding, interior fit out and finishings

Ensuring quality is maintained to Kier standards through effective supervision of subcontractors and Kier staff on site

Coordinating site logistics, movement of plant and labour to, from and around site whilst maintaining safety

Reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements from subcontractors to ensure working methods are safe and appropriate

Creating, logging and filing site reports and paperwork in an accurate and timely manner

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Site Manager is great for you if:

You have prior experience in a management role within a large construction environment with a main contractor

You have a strong technical understanding of building construction and can offer practical solutions to emerging challenges

You possess excellent communication skills and can work collaboratively across a wide cross section of supply chain and stakeholders

You have a genuine focus on health and safety with the confidence to speak up and ensure protocols are followed

You hold relevant construction qualifications (HND/Degree/SVQ or Technical Trade), SMSTS 5 Day Certification, CSCS Card, First Aid Certificate and Full driving licence

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits .

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan .

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier