Job Description:

Senior Site Manager | Oxford
Circa £350 per day | CIS / Outside IR35
Freelance | Approx. 2-year contract | ASAP start
Hours: Flexible site hours, typically 7:00/7:30am to 4:30/5:00pm

The Role

A leading main contractor is looking for an experienced Senior Site Manager to join the delivery team on a major healthcare construction project in Oxford.

This is a long-term freelance opportunity offering around two years of work. You’ll work alongside the Construction Manager and wider project team, taking responsibility for day-to-day site delivery across multiple subcontract packages.

The role suits someone who is hands-on, visible on site and confident driving safety, programme, quality and subcontractor performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily site activities across multiple subcontract packages
• Drive short-term programmes, sequencing and look-ahead planning
• Coordinate subcontractors, Site Managers, supervisors and labour
• Review RAMS, permits, ITPs and construction information
• Monitor quality against drawings, specifications and programme
• Coordinate with M&E, design teams and specialist trades
• Manage logistics, access, deliveries and trade interfaces
• Identify buildability and sequencing issues before they impact programme
• Maintain high health, safety and environmental standards
• Act as Temporary Works Coordinator
• Support snagging, commissioning and handover

Requirements

• Strong Senior Site Manager or experienced Site Manager background on substantial building projects
• Current CITB Temporary Works Coordinator qualification – essential
• SMSTS
• CSCS Management card
• First Aid
• Strong subcontractor and package-management experience
• Confident reading drawings and managing construction sequencing
• Experience coordinating M&E and building-services interfaces
• Practical, proactive approach with the confidence to challenge subcontractors and make decisions on site

Experience within healthcare, hospitals, laboratories, major fit-out, life sciences, modular construction or other technically complex, heavily serviced buildings would be particularly relevant.

Why Join?

• Circa £350 per day
• CIS / Outside IR35
• Approx. 2 years of work
• Major healthcare construction project
• Established main contractor
• Long-term project pipeline
• Flexible site start and finish times
• Technically challenging project with substantial M&E and specialist trade coordination

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Senior Site Manager with a current CITB Temporary Works Coordinator qualification and are looking for a long-term freelance role in Oxford, apply via CV-Library today.