Senior Site Manager

Location Greater London
Discipline: Principal Contractors, Interiors
Job type: Permanent
Salary: ££280 - £340 per day, Benefits: Temp / Perm position
Contact name: Spencer Wade

Contact email: spencer@borneltd.com
Job ref: V-73699
Published: 18 days ago
Startdate: 2026-05-18
Senior Site Manager needed for a £15m+ Cat A / Cat B office refurbishment in London. Definitely worth a read...     There are Senior Site Managers…and then there are future Project Managers who just haven’t had the title handed to them yet.   This role is very much aimed at the second group.   Because if your entire management style still revolves around: Walking the job with folded arms, asking where the materials are, having the same argument with the dryliner every Tuesday, and reacting to problems like they’ve appeared from nowhere…   …this probably isn’t the one.   I’m working with a highly respected commercial fit-out and refurbishment contractor with a £100m + turnover, long-standing repeat clients and the sort of reputation that people in the industry quietly rate very highly.   The project:
  • £17m Cat A / Cat B office refurbishment in London.
  • 5-storey commercial scheme involving:
  • Full internal refurbishment
  • New reception
  • Roof transformation with steel structure, terrace, plant and green roof
  • Waterproofing, demolition and external works
  • Programme runs through to Jan 2027.
  They’re looking for a proper Senior Site Manager who can genuinely take ownership and allow the PM to focus on actual PM responsibilities — not spend half their week untangling avoidable site issues.   Initially, you’ll lead roof package and ground floor works and would have several Construction Managers beneath you; they want someone who: • Thinks ahead • Understands sequencing • Drives subcontractors properly • Manages against programme • Runs meaningful lookaheads • Spots problems before they become a six-person meeting standing around a drawing covered in circles and sighing   This isn’t a “babysit the trades and shout about deliveries” role. They want someone commercially aware, organised, proactive and already starting to operate at PM level in the way they think and lead projects. Strong refurb / fit-out experience needed. Some externals / roofing knowledge would help.   Officially freelance until Jan 2027 — but realistically this has very strong long-term potential for someone who performs well.   Good company. Good people. 90% repeat clients. Plenty of negotiated work.   The sort of place where capable people tend to stay rather than mysteriously vanish after 11 months.   Worth a discreet conversation?   Spencer Wade 07920 489522 spencer@borneltd.com