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- Location:Glasgow
- Background check required:DBS - Basic
- Closing Date:31 July 2025
- Flexible working available:Yes

Kier Construction have been appointed to deliver one of Scotland's largest ever construction projects. HMP Glasgow will provide a safe, secure, energy efficient custodial facility to house 2000 inmates and staff located North East of Glasgow city. A £750 M project, HMP Glasgow will replace Glasgow's ageing Barlinnie prison with a rehabilitation focussed modern facility, utilising cutting edge Modern Methods of Construction making this a true flagship project for the Scottish Construction sector and Kier Construction.
Location: HMP Glasgow, Royston, Glasgow
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
What will you be responsible for?
The Site Manager will be involved in delivery of one of the 5 “houseblock” elements comprising 4 story's of secure accommodation delivered using off site manufactured modules. The Site Manager will ensure the safe on site delivery of work, managing sub contractors, labour, plant and materials adhering to stringent health & Safety
and quality standards.
Your day to day will include:
- Under the direction of the project manager, manage and direct sub contractor partners to safely deliver work packages that may cover groundworks, drainage, structural frame erection, roofing, cladding, interior fit out and finishings.
- Check work carried out by sub-contractors to assess delivery in line with programme, design drawings and quality standards.
- Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements from sub contractors to ensure working methods outlined are safe and appropriate to the work detailed.
- Carry out toolbox talks and site inductions to ensure full compliance with Kier standards.
- Co-ordinate site logistics, movement of plant & labour too, from and around site ensuring safety is maintained in doing so.
- Report any issues or programme slippages to the site / project manager.
- Create, log and file site reports and paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
- With the guidance of the wider project team (P.M, Designer, Engineer etc) find solutions to any challenges that emerge on site.
What are we looking for?
This role of Site Manager is great for you if you:
- Hold relevant construction qualification (Degree, HND, SVQ or equivalent)
- Have experience working on large scale buildings within a main contracting environment
- Hold SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid Certificates
- Are IT literate able to use relevant site software and tablets
- Have full UK Driving License
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
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