Job Description:

Lead Site Manager – Cladding & Retrofit | Plymouth City Centre | £2m Project

Location: Plymouth city centre
Salary: £45,000–£55,000 + car allowance/company van
Contract type: Permanent | Project duration: 12 months (start to finish)

The Company
A friendly, client-focused, and growing privately owned main contractor across the South West is looking for an experienced Lead Site Manager to oversee a £2m cladding and retrofit project to private apartments in the heart of Plymouth. With an expanding project pipeline across the region, this is a great opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of growth.

The Role
As Lead Site Manager, you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the site, reporting to a visiting Contracts Manager. You'll oversee the project from start to finish over its 12-month duration, working largely autonomously on site while being supported by regular contracts manager visits. This is a logistically challenging city-centre scheme involving occupied private apartments, so strong client and public-facing skills are essential alongside technical site management ability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing all on-site operations from mobilisation through to practical completion
• Overseeing cladding and retrofit works to occupied residential apartments
• Managing site logistics in a constrained city-centre environment, including access, deliveries, and public interface
• Acting as the key point of contact for residents, clients, and stakeholders, handling queries and concerns professionally and proactively
• Coordinating subcontractors and trades to maintain programme and quality
• Ensuring compliance with health & safety, quality, and building regulations, including relevant cladding/fire safety standards
• Chairing site and progress meetings with the client and design team
• Reporting progress, issues, and programme updates to the visiting Contracts Manager
• Managing site records, RAMS, and progress reporting

About You

• Proven experience as a Site Manager or Lead Site Manager, ideally on cladding, retrofit, or refurbishment projects
• Experience working on occupied residential buildings, with strong public and client-facing skills
• Comfortable managing logistically challenging city-centre sites, working autonomously day-to-day
• Valid CSCS card and First Aid certification essential
• SMSTS essential; scaffold inspection qualification a plus
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Must live within an easy daily commute of Plymouth 
• Full UK driving licence

What's on Offer

• £45,000–£55,000 per annum, dependent on experience
• Car allowance or company van
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance
• Contributed pension
• Income protection
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Genuine opportunity to work for a friendly, client-focused, and growing main contractor with further pipeline across the South West

How to Apply
To apply or find out more, please contact Martin Randall at JHR Recruitment with an up-to-date CV or apply to the role below.