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Construction Site Manager Employment Contract UK

Define responsibility for running a construction site, coordinating subcontractors and maintaining programme, quality and safety controls through to handover.

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This contract includes Coordinate site access, inductions, daily briefings, sequencing and subcontractor activity. Implement authorised RAMS, permits, inspections and site rules. Maintain site diaries, programme updates, quality records and handover evidence. Preview before payment PDF and editable DOCX files after checkoutBuilt for UK employers

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Role-specific duties

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Working hours

Standard and flexible working arrangements.

Holiday entitlement

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Confidentiality

Client and company confidentiality.

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Notice periods

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When to use this contract

Coordinate safe, orderly and quality-controlled delivery of construction work on assigned sites within the agreed programme and delegated project authority.

Workplace context: Active construction sites, site offices and other agreed project locations.

What makes this role different

Apply the approved construction programme, site logistics arrangements and escalation routes.

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: Do not vary commercial commitments, design requirements, programme milestones or safety controls without the required approval.

What to prepare before you issue it

  • the project sites and geographical working area
  • the reporting line and site-team structure
  • the authority over subcontractors, labour and temporary works
  • the spending, hire, variation and instruction limits
  • the working hours, weekend coverage and site-opening duties
  • the vehicle, phone, laptop, PPE and accommodation arrangements

Day-to-day operating brief

What Site Manager work looks like in practice

A construction site manager controls daily site delivery, coordinating subcontractors, programme, inductions, access, quality and safety. The contract should set clear authority over site teams and temporary decisions while reserving contract, design and major commercial commitments.

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

  • Coordinate site access, inductions, daily briefings, sequencing and subcontractor activity.
  • Implement authorised RAMS, permits, inspections and site rules.
  • Maintain site diaries, programme updates, quality records and handover evidence.
  • Monitor defects, resources, access constraints and delivery risks and escalate them promptly.
  • Communicate site requirements to the project team, subcontractors and client representatives.
  • Check that work areas are left safe and ready for following trades or handover.

A realistic working scenario

A subcontractor proposes resequencing work around an incomplete temporary-works handover. The manager holds the affected area, coordinates a safe alternative and obtains technical and programme approval before authorising restart.

Outputs to agree

  • safe and coordinated site operations
  • planned subcontractor and logistics activity
  • complete quality, progress and handover records

Records and evidence

  • Site diary, inductions, inspections, RAMS, permits, progress records, snagging and handover evidence.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Project Manager, Contracts Manager or Construction Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

  • Do not vary commercial commitments, design requirements, programme milestones or safety controls without the required approval.

Supervision

  • Direct assigned site teams and coordinate subcontractors within delegated project authority.

Tools and systems

  • Site-management, programme, inspection and document-control systems and authorised site equipment.

Workplace context

  • Active construction sites, site offices and other agreed project locations.

Training and certification

  • Complete site induction and employer-required role and safety training; provide competence evidence where requested.

Contract priorities

  • site hours and mobility
  • subcontractor coordination
  • RAMS, induction and permit control
  • programme, quality and incident authority

Information the employer should prepare

  • the project sites and geographical working area
  • the reporting line and site-team structure
  • the authority over subcontractors, labour and temporary works
  • the spending, hire, variation and instruction limits
  • the working hours, weekend coverage and site-opening duties
  • the vehicle, phone, laptop, PPE and accommodation arrangements

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The facts this Site Manager contract is built around

These role-pack details give an employer something concrete to check before using the contract for construction work.

Work setting

Active construction sites, site offices and other agreed project locations.

Primary duties

  • Coordinate site access, inductions, daily briefings, sequencing and subcontractor activity.
  • Implement authorised RAMS, permits, inspections and site rules.
  • Maintain site diaries, programme updates, quality records and handover evidence.
  • Monitor defects, resources, access constraints and delivery risks and escalate them promptly.

Tools and training to confirm

  • Site-management, programme, inspection and document-control systems and authorised site equipment.
  • Complete site induction and employer-required role and safety training; provide competence evidence where requested.

Governance focus

HSE context where applicable. Apply the approved construction programme, site logistics arrangements and escalation routes. Site access, PPE, RAMS, permits, work-at-height interfaces, plant movements and incident escalation.

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Role wording

Site Manager duties

Coordinate safe, orderly and quality-controlled delivery of construction work on assigned sites within the agreed programme and delegated project authority.

Coordinate site access, inductions, daily briefings, sequencing and subcontractor activity. Implement authorised RAMS, permits, inspections and site rules. Maintain site diaries, programme updates, quality records and handover evidence. Monitor defects, resources, access constraints and delivery risks and escalate them promptly. Communicate site requirements to the project team, subcontractors and client representatives.

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What is added to the finished contract

Do not vary commercial commitments, design requirements, programme milestones or safety controls without the required approval.

Apply the approved construction programme, site logistics arrangements and escalation routes.

Drawings, programmes, tender or commercial information, client information and site-security arrangements.

Site access, PPE, RAMS, permits, work-at-height interfaces, plant movements and incident escalation.

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Frequently asked questions

Can a site manager change the construction sequence?

Routine coordination may be delegated, but changes affecting design, temporary works, safety, contract or critical programme require the relevant approvals.

Should multi-site work be included?

Yes where genuine. State the normal base, travel area, vehicle or expenses and how substantial relocation is handled.

Can the contract cover work on changing construction sites?

Yes. Define the normal region, travel and accommodation arrangements, notice of reassignment and the process for a substantial change in location.

Should responsibility for RAMS be included?

The role can coordinate review, briefing and site use of approved RAMS while technical authorship and specialist approval remain with the competent people identified by the project.

Can the Site Manager instruct subcontractor variations?

Only within delegated contractual and value limits. Scope, price and programme consequences should be documented through the authorised change process.

What site records should the manager maintain?

Typical evidence includes the site diary, labour, weather, deliveries, briefings, inspections, permits, incidents, progress photographs, queries and handover actions.

Can weekend or extended site hours be required?

Yes where the project needs them, with rota or notice, additional-hours arrangements, site cover and working-time considerations stated clearly.

Who decides whether defective work is accepted?

The manager may identify and control defects, while acceptance, concession or design change must follow the project's specified technical and client authority.

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