Senior Site Manager

Company: O'Neill & Brennan – Taunton
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Senior Site Manager – Residential Development

£350 Per Day | Temporary to Permanent | £75,000 + Package Once Permanent

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Site Manager to join an established PLC residential developer, taking a leading role in the delivery of one of their flagship residential developments.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proven residential professional who takes pride in delivering a high-quality product, maintaining exceptional site standards and driving construction programmes through to successful completion.

The developer’s preference is to appoint somebody initially on a temporary-to-permanent basis, providing an opportunity for both parties to establish a successful working relationship before transitioning into a permanent position.

The Role

As Senior Site Manager, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day management and successful delivery of a significant residential development, ensuring that programme, quality, health & safety and customer expectations are consistently achieved.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Leading and coordinating site operations, subcontractors and directly employed personnel.
  • Driving construction programmes, maintaining progress against key milestones and proactively addressing potential delays.
  • Ensuring consistently high standards of workmanship, presentation and finished product across all stages of construction.
  • Managing quality control, inspections, snagging and the successful handover of completed homes.
  • Maintaining excellent health & safety standards and ensuring compliance with company procedures.
  • Working closely with the wider construction and commercial teams to ensure efficient project delivery.
  • Providing effective leadership to the site management team and maintaining a positive, accountable site culture.

About You

We are particularly interested in speaking with experienced Senior Site Managers who can demonstrate a strong, proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality residential developments, ideally within a recognised PLC housebuilder.

You will need to demonstrate:

  • Substantial experience managing volume residential developments.
  • A proven history of delivering successful projects, with particular emphasis on build quality and finished product.
  • Strong technical knowledge of traditional residential construction methods and sequencing.
  • The ability to effectively manage multiple trades, subcontractors and competing programme demands.
  • Excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills.
  • A proactive, hands-on management approach with a genuine commitment to quality.
  • Experience working within the standards, processes and reporting structures of a major residential developer.

Essential Qualifications:

  • Valid CSCS Card (appropriate management level).
  • SMSTS.
  • First Aid at Work.

Advantageous:

  • Scaffold Inspection / Scaffold Appreciation certification.

Remuneration & Opportunity

  • Initial freelance rate: £350 per day.
  • Permanent salary: Circa £75,000 per annum + comprehensive benefits package.
  • Engagement: Temporary to permanent preferred.
  • Opportunity to lead a flagship development for an established PLC residential developer.
  • Genuine long-term career prospects within a structured regional construction team.

O’Neill and Brennan values diversity and promotes equality, All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation

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Posted: October 6th, 2026