Location: Cornwall & Devon, with regular travel to various sites across both counties
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits, depending on skills and experience
Deliver beautifully crafted projects with care, precision, and pride
At Moulding, we believe exceptional projects are founded on craftsmanship, collaboration, and attention to detail. Our English Heritage Team provides specialist conservation, restoration, and maintenance services for historic properties and ancient monuments, delivering every project with the same commitment to quality, care, and professionalism.
We are looking for an experienced Site Manager to join our established team, overseeing projects, responsive and planned maintenance works on English Heritage sites across Cornwall and Devon. This is a hands-on, client-facing role where communication, organisation, and pride in workmanship are just as important as technical knowledge.
Working closely with English Heritage representatives, design teams, subcontractors, and our own skilled craftspeople, you will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the exceptionally high standards for which Moulding is known.
The role
As the English Heritage Cornwall & Devon (English Heritage Lot 17) Site Manager within our team, you will oversee multiple projects and support maintenance works from initial site setup through to successful completion. You will ensure all works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, with exceptional attention to detail.
This role will involve managing projects and maintenance works across approximately 30 historic sites in Cornwall and Devon. Working closely with our English Heritage Lot 17 Contracts Managers and experienced trades teams, you will coordinate day-to-day site operations, monitor health and safety compliance, maintain project programmes, uphold quality standards, and ensure we deliver a professional and positive experience throughout every stage of the project.
The role is hands-on when required, and you will occasionally assist with trade tasks to support the wider team and project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Health & Safety Leadership:
- Promote and maintain a strong site safety culture across all projects
- Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, preparation and management of RAMS, and all relevant Safety, Health and Environment legislation
- Lead site inductions, toolbox talks, and safety briefings
- Ensure PPE and safety equipment are used correctly
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date health & safety documentation and records
Project Planning & Coordination:
- Organise and manage day-to-day site activities in line with project programmes
- Coordinate labour, plant, materials, tools, and subcontractors effectively
- Monitor progress to ensure milestones and programme requirements are achieved
Site Management & Supervision:
- Oversee daily site operations and maintain high standards across all works
- Manage subcontractors and ensure teams conduct themselves professionally at all times
- Work closely with our Contracts Manager to ensure appropriate skills and resources are available when needed
- Maintain clean, organised, and secure sites with appropriate welfare and safety arrangements in place
Quality & Workmanship:
- Carry out regular inspections to ensure work meets technical specifications, building regulations, and the high standards expected by Moulding
- Support and encourage excellent craftsmanship across all trades on site
Commercial Awareness:
- Manage labour, plant, tools, and materials efficiently to maximise value and minimise unnecessary costs
- Ensure projects are delivered professionally, safely, and cost-effectively
- Provide accurate and timely project information to support Contracts Managers with estimating, surveying, and project planning requirements
Communication & Reporting:
- Maintain clear and professional communication with Contracts Managers, clients, consultants, design teams, and members of the public
- Provide regular progress updates, identify risks, and help resolve onsite challenges proactively
What we are looking for
We are seeking someone who combines practical site management experience with a genuine passion for delivering high-quality project and maintenance works.
You will be organised, proactive, and confident managing a varied workload across both planned projects and reactive maintenance works, ensuring all tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. Experience working within heritage environments open to the public is highly desirable, where attention to detail, adaptability, and strong client communication are essential.
Qualifications & Experience
- Previous Site Management experience
- Strong knowledge of traditional and heritage building methods, techniques and materials, ideally within heritage construction and restoration/conservation
- Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) certification
- Current and valid CSCS Card
- Basic contractual knowledge
Core Skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Self-motivated with a proactive and practical mindset
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build strong working relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and colleagues
- Strong leadership and team management capability
- Calm under pressure with good decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Commercial awareness and understanding of project value
- Commitment to delivering a high-quality service and exceptional standards of workmanship
- Trade qualification
Full driving licence (endorsements to be disclosed) is essential as to travel to sites is required
About Moulding
Established in 1798, Moulding is an Employee Ownership Trust specialising in high-end residential construction, restoration, and maintenance.
Our Head Office is based near Salisbury in Wiltshire, and we have built a reputation across the South of England for delivering exceptional quality on some of the country’s finest homes and heritage properties. Our work ranges from country houses and listed buildings to bespoke new homes, restoration projects, landscaping, and specialist maintenance works.
With over 100 craftspeople, our own joinery workshop, and generations of expertise behind us, we are one of the few specialist contractors with the scale and capability to deliver such a diverse range of work to the highest standards.
We are proud to maintain and restore English Heritage properties across the South of England and to be regularly featured in the Country Life Top 100 building firms in the UK.
How to apply
For an informal conversation about this role please contact Jo, Head of HR, on 01722 742228.
We are actively interviewing for this position, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
If you are interested, please send a covering letter and your CV, including examples of relevant projects and site management experience, to:
[email protected].
This role requires having a Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, Moulding is unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We recruit directly and do not accept unsolicited speculative CVs from recruitment agencies associated fees.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Application question(s):
- Do you have a SMSTS Certificate?
- Do you hold a current & valid CSCS Card?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
