Roles & Responsibilities
A site manager works on construction sites and takes responsibility for a construction project. This duty involves ensuring that the completion of projects to the client's specifications, on time and without going over budget. A site manager might also be responsible for the safety of construction workers and is usually in charge of allocating resources to specific tasks. A site manager's responsibilities might include:
- overseeing the direction of a project, ensuring that teams complete it according to the client's requirements
- reviewing progress and meeting with quantity surveyors to keep track of costs
- supervising and coordinating construction workers
- finding solutions to problems that occur throughout a project
- performing regular safety inspections
- liaising with other construction professionals, clients and members of the public
- selecting and ordering the right tools and materials for a job
- preparing and checking site diagrams, drawings and reports
- writing up progress reports and other documentation
- securing permits and licenses for construction projects
- negotiating contracts with clients
- hiring team members and subcontractors to work on the project
- preparing budgets and making sure the team uses them in the most economical way
