Site Manager
Job Description
Job Responsibilities & Requirements
1. PURPOSE OF ROLE
To take full responsibility for the safe, compliant and commercially successful delivery of structural steel, mezzanine floor and associated steelwork installations from mobilisation through to practical completion and handover.
The Site Manager is the single point of accountability on site and must possess significant hands-on experience in structural steel erection, installation management and steelwork construction methodologies.
The role requires a strong technical understanding of steel erection sequencing, temporary stability requirements, lifting operations, temporary works, connection detailing, fabrication drawings, GA drawings and installation tolerances.
The successful candidate will provide leadership across all site activities, ensuring structural steel installations are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with engineering requirements, project specifications, programme milestones and commercial objectives.
This position is specifically suited to candidates from structural steel contractors, steelwork fabricators, mezzanine manufacturers, or specialist steel installation businesses who have a proven track record of delivering complex structural steel projects within industrial, warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution environments.
The role requires an experienced structural steel professional with extensive site management experience delivering structural steel frames, portal frames, mezzanine structures, warehouses, distribution centres, and industrial buildings. Applicants must demonstrate a proven background in managing steel erection activities, lifting operations, lifting plans, temporary works, installation sequencing, steelwork quality control, and technical site problem resolution.
2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead all structural steel erection and installation activities from first steel through to practical completion.
• Take ownership of programme performance, labour productivity, commercial delivery and client satisfaction.
• Manage steel erection subcontractors, plant providers, lifting teams and specialist installation contractors.
• Review fabrication drawings, GA drawings, connection details and steelwork packages to identify buildability, access and stability risks.
• Coordinate abnormal loads, steel deliveries, offloading operations and installation logistics.
• Ensure installation sequencing aligns with permanent works design assumptions and temporary stability requirements.
• Coordinate plant, lifting plans, MEWPs and heavy installation activities.
• Monitor bolt installation, bolt tensioning, steel frame alignment, plumbness and erection tolerances.
• Ensure compliance with BS EN 1090, project specifications and QA/QC requirements.
• Coordinate with structural engineers, steel designers & detailers, fabricators and principal contractors to resolve technical issues.
• Manage temporary works and ensure erection activities comply with approved methodologies.
• Develop look-ahead programmes and recovery plans focused on critical-path steel erection activities.
• Lead client meetings and progress reporting.
• Participate in pre-start meetings, constructability reviews and mobilisation planning.
3. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist with site surveys as required
- Support the preparation of variation quotations and technical input
- Contribute to continuous improvement of site processes and delivery
4. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)
- Programme adherence and milestone achievement
- Health & Safety performance (incidents / near misses)
- Quality and defect levels at handover
- Labour productivity vs planned targets
- Commercial performance and cost control
- Client satisfaction and feedback
5. QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
• Extensive structural steel erection, steel installation and/or steel fabrication experience (Essential).
• Minimum 5 years leading structural steel erection and installation projects.
• Proven delivery of steel frames, portal frames, mezzanines, warehouses, industrial buildings and distribution centres.
• SMSTS Certification.
• NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of temporary stability requirements during all stages of steel erection.
• Strong understanding of steel connections, fabrication detailing, bolt assemblies and site installation requirements.
• Experience managing lifting equipment FLT’s, Reach Trucks, Cranes, lifting operations and heavy steel components.
• Ability to interpret fabrication drawings, connection schedules and engineering documentation.
• Temporary Works Coordinator qualification desirable.
• Appointed Person for Lifting Operations desirable.
• Knowledge of BS EN 1090 compliance desirable.
6. SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
• Strong technical understanding of structural steel construction and erection best practice.
• Expert planning and coordination of lifting operations, steelwork logistics and installation sequencing.
• Excellent understanding of steelwork tolerances, QA/QC procedures and defect prevention.
• Ability to coordinate with structural engineers, steel designers/detailers, fabricators and principal contractors.
• Strong leadership capability managing steel erection teams and subcontractors.
• Ability to identify technical installation risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Commercial awareness and programme control expertise.
• Excellent communication, reporting and stakeholder management skills.
7. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Takes full ownership of project outcomes
- Proactive, self-motivated, and solutions-driven
- Resilient under pressure with strong decision-making ability
- Professional and confident when representing the business
- Ability to motivate teams and drive performance on site
- Willingness to travel and work flexibly, including weekends when required (potentially being away from home for periods of 2-3 weeks at a time)
8. AUTHORITY
The Site Manager has full authority & is expected to direct site labour, subcontractors, and all site activities in order to achieve project objectives across safety, programme, quality, commercial performance & customer retention.
MiTek is a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building solutions. In 1955, MiTek transformed residential construction with the invention of the Gang-Nail plate and a digital platform that provided an affordable and scalable way to manufacture wood trusses. Today, MiTek delivers software, services, engineered products, and automated solutions that enable the building industry to improve efficiencies by optimizing the balance between off-site and on-site. With nearly 5,600 team members worldwide, MiTek collaborates across the building industry to enable and accelerate transformational breakthroughs in design and construction to transform the way the industry designs, makes, and builds. As a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, NYSE: BRK-B) company since 2001, MiTek has a record of continuous growth and innovation.
We are an equal opportunity employer; and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or transgender status), age (40 and over), genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
