Trainee Site Manager
GRAHAM · Scotland · G41 1HH
About the role
🚀 Trainee Site Manager with Modern Apprenticeship in Glasgow! 🚀
Are you ready to kickstart your career in construction? GRAHAM is looking for an energetic and motivated Trainee Site Manager to join our awesome Construction team! 🏗️
You'll be diving headfirst into delivering exciting building projects across various sectors – think commercial spaces, cool residential developments, state-of-the-art educational facilities, vital healthcare centres, and key public sector projects. 🏢🏫🏥
This isn't just a job; it's your chance to learn from the best! You'll work closely with experienced site professionals and study towards a fully funded Modern Apprenticeship in Glasgow, leading to an HNC qualification and SVQ Level 6. 📚✨
What you'll get your hands dirty with:
- Real-world experience: Gain hands-on skills in health & safety management, site coordination, programme delivery, supervising subcontractors, ensuring quality, and project management. 🛠️✅
- Project lifecycle mastery: Learn how we build high-quality structures from the ground up, ensuring everything is done safely, on time, within budget, and to top-notch standards. 💯
- Building relationships: Connect with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and your project team. 🤝
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Help bring construction projects to life, from the initial site setup to the final handover. 🗺️➡️🌟
- Be the right-hand person to the Site Management team, coordinating subcontractors, tracking progress, and hitting those programme targets. ⏱️📈
- Champion and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, environmental compliance, and quality on every site. 🛡️🌍
- Lend a hand with sourcing and managing materials, plant, and site logistics. 🚚📦
- Support the final stages of projects, including snagging, testing, commissioning, and client handover. 👋🎁
Ready to build your future with us? Apply now! 👇
Key responsibilities
- Support the delivery of construction projects from site set-up through to completion.
- Assist the Site Management team in coordinating subcontractors, monitoring progress, and maintaining programme targets.
- Promote and uphold the highest standards of health, safety, environmental compliance, and quality on site.
- Assist with the procurement and management of materials, plant, and site logistics.
- Build effective working relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and the wider project team.
Entry requirements
Essential qualifications (Requirements: Technical Competencies Essential · Intending to undertake, an HNC qualification in a construction-related discipline and able to meet, or have already met, the entry requirements of the relevant training provider. · Demonstrate strong communication skills. · Strong IT skills. · Right to work in the UK. · Full UK Driving Licence. · Willing to work throughout Scotland Desirable: · An appreciation of Health & Safety practices. · Ability to work independently or as part of a team. · Previous exposure to the construction industry, whether through a trade background, work experience, or site-based role, would be beneficial. · Intending to commit to progressing through to a graduate apprenticeship degree level programme. · Able to demonstrate problem solving. Personal Specification Behavioural Competencies · Commercial Awareness: Develops an understanding of project budgets, programme constraints, client requirements, and the commercial drivers behind successful fit-out delivery. · Leadership Skills: Communicates effectively and demonstrates commitment to working as part of an integrated project team. Effective Communication Skills Able to adapt communication to different audiences and produce clear written documentation under supervision. Maintains positive relationships with clients, consultants, suppliers, and colleagues while promoting the GRAHAM brand. · Customer Focus: Recognises the importance of understanding client needs and contributing to the delivery of high-quality interior environments that exceed expectations. Influencing: Builds positive working relationships with stakeholders and demonstrates an ability to collaborate effectively to achieve project objectives. · Initiative: Demonstrates a proactive approach to learning and problem-solving. Seeks opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste, and contribute positively to project success. · Team Player: Works collaboratively, supports colleagues, and contributes towards achieving project and business objectives. Demonstrates integrity, commitment, and professionalism. · Negotiation: Shows a willingness to learn how effective coordination and communication support successful collaboration across the supply chain and project teams.)