Senior Site Manager - Residential Construction

Location: Leeds
Start Date: ASAP (subject to references)
Salary: £75,000 - £80,000 + package/bonus

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established Developer and Construction Management business for an experienced Senior Site Manager to take a leading role on a large, high-quality multi-phase residential development in Leeds.

The scheme comprises nearly 300 residential units, including apartment blocks and townhouses, delivered under a Construction Management approach. Phase 1 is complete and occupied, with multiple further phases currently live. This is a complex, fast-paced project requiring a confident, organised, and solutions-driven Senior Site Manager who can lead from the front.

The Role

As Senior Site Manager, you will take responsibility for the onsite delivery of multiple residential blocks and housing plots, coordinating numerous subcontractors and site teams across overlapping phases. You will be a visible leader on site, driving programme, quality, safety, and culture, while maintaining excellent relationships with all stakeholders.

This role suits someone who combines robust leadership with a calm, professional approach, and who thrives in logistically challenging, live environments.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Site Management

• Provide strong, inclusive leadership across site teams, subcontractors, and consultants
• Set and maintain high standards for quality, safety, and programme
• Mentor and develop Site Managers, Assistant Site Managers, and Supervisors
• Foster a collaborative, non-confrontational but firm site culture

Construction Delivery

• Oversee daily site operations across multiple blocks and phases
• Plan, coordinate, and sequence works in line with the master programme
• Drive short-term planning (lookahead programmes) and programme recovery where required
• Identify opportunities for value engineering and programme optimisation
• Coordinate temporary works and complex trade interfaces

Health, Safety & Environmental

• Maintain a zero-compromise approach to health and safety
• Lead site audits and ensure logistics, welfare, and H&S plans are fit for each phase
• Work closely with the H&S team to implement RAMS and best practice
• Promote wellbeing and environmental responsibility on site

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure works meet specification, design intent, and client expectations
• Manage inspections, snagging, defect resolution, and phased completions
• Coordinate Building Control, warranty providers, utilities, highways, and statutory approvals
• Ensure compliance with planning conditions, S106 and third-party requirements

Logistics & Stakeholder Management

• Manage complex site logistics, deliveries, access, lifting operations, and storage
• Maintain excellent site presentation and welfare standards
• Act as the primary onsite interface with design teams, commercial teams, funders, and stakeholders
• Proactively manage relationships with neighbours, local authorities, and occupied phases
• Maintain accurate site records and report regularly to senior leadership

Experience & Skills Required

Essential

• Proven experience as a Senior Site Manager (or equivalent) on large residential or mixed-use projects
• Experience delivering multi-block and/or multi-phase developments
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
• Ability to manage multiple trades and priorities under programme pressure
• Solid understanding of UK Building Regulations, H&S legislation, and quality processes
• Confident, solutions-focused, and hands-on approach

Desirable

• Experience delivering high-quality or luxury residential schemes
• Background working in urban or logistically constrained sites
• SMSTS, CSCS (Black or Gold), First Aid

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to lead a flagship residential project through multiple live phases
• Long-term role with a respected developer/CM business
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• A professional, collaborative working environment with real autonomy

If you are a Senior Site Manager looking for a challenging, high-profile residential project where you can genuinely influence delivery and outcomes, we would like to hear from you.