Site Managers

The Vacancy

Are you a motivated and hands-on Site Manager looking to lead impactful projects? Wates Smartspace is seeking driven individuals to manage projects across healthcare, education, commercial office fit-outs, and retail. Whether you’re leading your own projects up to £2m in value or working within a larger team on higher-value developments, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the delivery of exciting builds.

This role is a national role which may involve working away from home.

What You’ll Do:

As a Site Manager, you’ll take charge of delivering projects safely and to the highest standards. You’ll lead site teams to ensure that work meets quality, safety, and environmental goals, while working with commercial teams to meet financial targets. Whether leading your own projects or collaborating as part of a larger team, you’ll manage risks, identify potential challenges, and make sure everything is coordinated smoothly. Your leadership will ensure subcontractors and supervisors are aligned, delivering the project to the highest expectations and meeting the needs of our customers.

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for proactive Site Managers with a strong passion for delivering high-quality projects. You’ll have experience in healthcare, education, office, or retail sectors, and have a track record of managing new build, refurbishment, or fit-out projects. With the ability to lead site teams, manage risks, and coordinate complex tasks, you’ll ensure that projects run smoothly and efficiently while meeting customer expectations. Your commitment to safety, quality, and environmental compliance will help set the standard for success.

If you’re ready to take on responsibility, deliver great results, and be part of a forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you. Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join us at Wates Smartspace!

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car
• Travel covered to any of our sites (In line with HMRC guidelines)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.