Henry Boot Construction is part of Henry Boot, one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses. Together, we are where great places start.
Henry Boot Construction is an award-winning contractor that’s committed to the highest possible standards. Known for building with integrity, authenticity and passion, we offer a full range of pre-construction and construction services in the industrial and logistics, residential and urban development sectors.
We have extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, including major projects such as the residential restoration of The Cocoa Works in York, the University of Sheffield AMRC’s aviation research and development facility and key schemes within Sheffield’s Heart of the City development.
We are seeking a dedicated Site Manager to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of high-quality commercial, industrial & logistics, and residential construction projects up to £5 million, ensuring excellence in health and safety, quality, and programme delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
* Pre-Construction: Provide technical input for PQQs and tender submissions, including construction methods, value engineering, and programming.
* Construction Stage: Efficiently manage site activities, ensuring compliance with company policies and sustainability strategies. Lead in health, safety, welfare, and environmental compliance.
* General: Identify issues proactively, maintain confidentiality, and represent Henry Boot Group’s best interests.
* Personnel & Development: Mentor reporting staff, ensuring their professional development and adherence to job roles.
Qualifications and Experience:
* Essential: Relevant Degree/HNC or trade background, previous experience in residential construction projects, and management experience.
* Desirable: SMSTS/SSTS, CSCS card, and other relevant certifications.
Skills and Abilities:
* Essential: Excellent communication, leadership, and teamwork skills. Strong technical ability, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.
* Desirable: Experience in client management, supplier relationship management, and commercial awareness.
Personal Attributes:
* Leadership: Inspire and motivate teams to achieve high performance and meet project goals.
* Integrity: Uphold strong ethical standards and act in the best interests of the company and stakeholders.
* Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing situations and challenges.
* Problem-Solving: Creative approach to solving problems and making informed decisions.
* Attention to Detail: Meticulous in ensuring accuracy and quality in all aspects of the project.
* Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants, and team members.
* Resilience: Ability to handle pressure and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.
Our offer:
We are passionate about our people, and we are committed to your career development with us. You will have full access to our People Development team, and we encourage you to consider your personal development desires. We pride ourselves on fully supporting you in undertaking development and education to achieve your goals and objectives.
We have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you inside and outside of work.
* We pay you a competitive salary we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity;
* We will provide you with car allowance and access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme;
* We share our financial success with our bonus scheme;
* We invest in your future with our pension plan provided by AVIVA;
* We protect your loved ones by giving a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary;
* We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our Digital GP app;
* We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events;
* We give you 24 days of annual leave, with the ability to buy additional leave;
* We support a complete business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement;
* We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent; however you become a parent;
* We support your career aspirations; we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development;
* We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e-bikes;
* We support you when you need external support with our Employee Assistance Programme.
We put our people first. As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to creating an environment in which we can all be our best and bring our authentic selves to work.
We ensure our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably, should you wish to discuss any adjustments please contact our people team (people@henryboot.co.uk )
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time in advance of the closing date.
We are unable to accept applications from agencies, this includes communications shared with hiring managers, for more information, see the recruitment agency disclaimer on our Careers home page .