Site Manager
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Scott Mitchell
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Site Manager
We're looking for a Site Manager to join our HMP Glasgow – WF2 – Roofs team based in Glasgow.
Location: Glasgow – on site, Royston
Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Join us on one of Scotland's most exciting construction projects. As Site Manager, you'll play a vital role in delivering complex roof structures across several buildings on HMP Glasgow's new £750M facility. This flagship project uses cutting-edge construction methods to create a modern, energy-efficient environment. You'll work collaboratively with our specialist teams, ensuring safe delivery whilst maintaining the highest quality standards. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a project that will make a real difference to the community.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Site Manager, you'll be working within the HMP Glasgow project team, supporting them in delivering large, roofing works across multiple buildings. You will oversee safe delivery of complex roofing structures and MEP services integration across houseblocks ensuring delivery through coordinating supply chain and sub contractors, Your day to day will include:
- Managing subcontractor partners to ensure safe, high-quality delivery of roofing packages covering structures, MEP integration and cladding systems.
- Coordinating site logistics, including plant and labour movement, whilst maintaining safety standards
- Reviewing risk assessments and method statements to ensure safe working practices
- Carrying out tool box talks and inductions
- Checking quality and ensuring progression of works in line with programme
- Facilitating collaboration between roofing contractors and MEP teams for services installation
- Maintaining accurate site records utilising relevant software
This role of Site Manager is great for you if:
- You have previous management experience within a large construction environment - either high value commercial roofing or main contracting
- You possess a strong understanding of commercial roofing installations and how roof based MEP services integrate
- You're confident communicating with diverse teams and stakeholders at all levels
- You're passionate about health and safety, with the confidence to ensure best practices are followed
- You have strong IT skills - able to use relevant software to ensure records and up to date and accurate
- You hold relevant construction qualifications (HND/Degree/SVQ or Technical Trade), SMSTS certification, CSCS card, and a driving licence
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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Location: Glasgow
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Vacancy ID: 10662
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Background check: DBS - Basic
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Closing Date: 24 Apr 2026
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Flexible Working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
