Our client is a highly respected, rapidly growing specialist roofing contractor delivering high-quality commercial, industrial, and residential roofing solutions across the region. Known for their technical expertise and commitment to safety, they specialise in a wide range of systems, including flat roofing (single ply, liquid plastics, hot melt), cladding, and traditional pitched roofing. Due to a strong pipeline of upcoming projects, they are seeking an experienced Roofing Site Manager to join their operational team.
As the Roofing Site Manager, you will take day-to-day operational responsibility for live roofing projects. You will oversee site delivery, manage specialist subcontractors, ensure strict adherence to health and safety regulations, and guarantee that works are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
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Roofing Site Manager
Location:
Greater London
Industry:
Building Envelopes
Salary:
$45,000.00 - $55,000.00 Annual
About the Client
About the Role
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Oversee day-to-day site operations, ensuring installation works progress strictly in line with agreed timelines and specs.
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Manage, coordinate, and push specialist roofing sub-contractors and direct labour to deliver high performance.
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Conduct rigorous, multi-stage quality assurance checks on installations (Flat roofing, single-ply, liquid systems, hot melt, or standing seam).
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Represent the business at site progress meetings with Main Contractors, Architects, and Project Managers.
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Maintain an exemplary safety culture on-site, ensuring 100% compliance with HSE regulations and Working at Height guidelines.
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Review, implement, and enforce strict Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
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Deliver daily briefings, tool-box talks, and manage site inductions.
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Monitor plant, material deliveries, and waste to keep the job profitable and lean.
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Maintain detailed daily site diaries, progress photos, and QA documentation.
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Identify and document variations on-site, feeding info back to the QS and Contracts Manager to protect commercial margins.
About the Candidate
- Must have a proven track record (3+ years) specifically managing roofing or external envelope packages, with deep technical knowledge of systems like Single Ply, Hot Melt, Liquid Applied, or Bituminous Membranes.
- Well-versed in operating on fast-paced, high-value sites under major Tier-1 Main Contractors, with the confidence to represent the business in high-pressure progress meetings.
- Holds valid and essential site certifications, specifically SMSTS , First Aid at Work , and a CSCS Black Card (or Gold/relevant management equivalent).
- Obsessive about installation quality and compliance, with a zero-compromise approach to enforcing Working at Height regulations and strict site RAMS.
- Able to spot site variations, manage materials and plant efficiently, and maintain flawless digital site diaries to protect project profitability.
- A proactive problem-solver who can command respect on-site, tightly manage specialist sub-contractors, and motivate a workforce to hit deadlines.
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