Site Manager

Are you experienced within Internals & Externals?

Do you have planned maintenance and refurbishment experience?

JOB DESCRIPTION
Our business
• Established in 1922 and incorporated in 1940, Chas Berger Limited is a Main Contractor providing a
complete building service to companies and organisations throughout London and the South East of
England
• From general building works for public and private clients, refurbishment and building contracts in
excess of £1m through to multi million pound framework agreements, Chas Berger Limited prides
itself on its reputation for good quality service and excellent customer support
Role overview
• Working as part of a team on the company’s Planned Maintenance Social Housing and Refurbishment
projects
• Promote the company ethos of working in an open, honest and transparent manner at all times
• Responsible for ensuring that work is delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the agreed
quality whilst exceeding client expectations, minimising risk and maximising opportunity for Chas
Berger and its clients
• To understand, implement and adhere to the company SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental &
Quality) ethos and ensure all employees and subcontractors do the same, being responsible for
ensuring that SHEQ requirements are upheld to the highest of standards at all times
Working hours
• 8am to 5pm, M-F, 1hr lunch
• 25 days’ annual leave excluding public holidays
MAIN DUTIES
SHEQ
• Ensure that company SHEQ policy and strategy is followed by all project teams and supply chain
• Liaise with the line management, the Management Team and SHEQ Manager to ensure that SHEQ
initiatives are implemented successfully
• Support, promote and develop an open, honest and transparent SHEQ culture at all levels
• Responsible for supporting line management and the business in managing all aspects of SHEQ, from
initial Construction Phase Plan development to Practical Completion, issue of H&S Files and making
good of defects accordingly
• Establish the site office and compound in accordance with both the company and legislative
requirements, ensuring that good order is maintained throughout the life of the project
• Coordinate and gather all information required for client handover packs, O&M manuals and H&S
Files
Leadership
• Take full ownership for the leadership and management of site activities to minimise risks, maximise
opportunity, achieve the company’s targets and influencing the progression and growth of the
company
• Solution-focused and positive leadership of the site and supply chain teams endeavouring, wherever
possible, to resolve difficulties in non-adversarial manner
• Provide project direction, focus and consistency to site delivery and supply chain teams, including the
line management, training and development of all reporting staff
• Ensure the right quality and calibre of staff are recruited in accordance with company policies and
procedures, project requirements and in line with agreed budget
• Lead, motivate, communicate with, develop, appraise and performance manage staff to ensure they
are fully motivated to achieve the best performance levels and to meet the company’s needs
• Ensure that poor performance is not tolerated and is remedied via support, training or disciplinary
action
• Recognise and encourage excellent performance
Reporting
• Report to the Contracts Manager/Project Manager
• Provide honest, open and transparent reporting to line management, the Management Team and
Directors at all times, ensuring that the same is obtained from site and supply chain teams in a
consistent manner/format
• Attendance, preparation and reporting as required for all meetings in relation to the project
• Ensure that the required level and quality of information flows in a timely manner between the site
delivery teams, supply chain, senior management team and client team
Planning & Programming
• Provide a structured approach to project planning to include health and safety, execution methods
and quality
• Be familiar with any project KPIs and ensure that daily site activities support and underpin strong KPI
results, highlighting any exceptions or issues accordingly and immediately
• Resource allocation and control, including supply chain and directly-employed staff, in liaison with the
Quantity Surveying team
• Support line management as required with programme information, providing regular as required and
in the format requested, ensuring that updated programme information is available at all times
• Management and execution of material purchasing and supply for the project to ensure that the
associated quality and time constraints are met
• Support procurement activities as required and in line with the Quantity Surveying team to ensure the
timely appointment of suitable subcontractors and suppliers to provide adequate resources and
expertise to achieve required quality and timescales
• Schedule purchase, supply and delivery of materials and in line with the programme
• Liaise with subcontractors and site team to produce and manage detailed weekly work schedules
Client Liaison
• Liaison with the client and contract administrator on both a formal and informal basis
• Ensure high client satisfaction is being achieved and constantly look to improve our client relationship
• Monitor and inspect works daily/continuously to ensure that quality benchmarks are being adhered
to, key performance indicators are met and target timescales achieved
• Ensure that no work is submitted for client inspection/handover until verified as fully complete
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
• Confident oral and written communication skills
• Commercial awareness
• Communicate in a timely and effective manner with all those who have a stake in the work
• Ability to review detailed programmes (MS Project format or equivalent)
• Competent user of MS Excel
• Effectively manage time in order to meet deadlines
• Mentor and support others
• Ability to negotiate and influence
• Previous experience within site management
• Must have planned maintenance and refurbishment experience
• Up to date relevant knowledge of building legislation
• Up to date relevant knowledge of Health and Safety legislation