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