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Site manager CV: example and template

This example is for site managers and works managers in residential, industrial, road and building services construction, and for site engineers preparing to run their first site.

A site manager is judged by the buildings delivered and the licences held. We show you how to describe both.

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Example CV: site manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Grzegorz Wiśniewski

Site manager

Poznan +48 123 456 789 grzegorz.wisniewski@example.com

Professional profile

Site manager with 14 years of experience, including 8 years running building sites. I have run 9 projects worth up to PLN 120 million: residential and office buildings and warehouses. I hold an unrestricted building licence to manage structural and building works. I am responsible for the programme, budget, quality and safety.

Work experience

Site manager

02.2018 - present

General contractor, Poznan

  • A 9-storey office building, 22,000 m², contract value PLN 120 million, handed over 3 weeks early.
  • A housing estate of 4 buildings, 240 flats, with phased handovers of the flats.
  • Team: 3 site engineers, 25 subcontractors, up to 180 people on site.
  • Cost control: site result 4% better than budget after renegotiating subcontracts.
  • No serious accidents on my sites from 2021 to 2024.

Works manager, site engineer

06.2011 – 01.2018

Construction company, industrial buildings, Swarzedz

  • Warehouses and production halls of up to 30,000 m².
  • Running reinforced concrete works and steel frame erection.
  • Partial and final inspections, as-built documentation.

Education

Master of Engineering, civil engineering

2006 – 2011

Poznan University of Technology

Skills

  • Running a site from start to handover
  • Schedules and cost control
  • Coordinating subcontractors
  • Inspections and administrative procedures
  • Health and safety and risk management
  • MS Project, AutoCAD, Norma

Licences

  • Unrestricted building licence to manage structural and building works
  • Member of the Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers

Languages

  • English: B2
  • German: B1

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence

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How to write a site manager CV

Professional summary

Give your years as a site manager, the number and type of sites, the largest contract value and the scope of your licence. The client and the general contractor want to see straight away whether you have run buildings like theirs.

Road works manager with 6 years of experience building municipal and district roads. I run earthworks, surfacing and drainage and hold an unrestricted road building licence. I meet deadlines and look after the handover documentation.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe each important site in one point: type of building, scale, value, role and result. The result is the deadline, budget, quality at handover or safety. If you cannot name the client, describe the building in general terms.

Weaker: Managing the construction of an office building.

Better: A 9-storey office building, 22,000 m², PLN 120 million, handed over 3 weeks early.

Weaker: Supervising subcontractors.

Better: Coordinating 25 subcontractors and up to 180 people on site.

Weaker: Cost control.

Better: Site result 4% better than budget after renegotiating subcontracts.

Skills worth listing

Combine technical and management skills. In this role, leading people, negotiating and documentation matter just as much.

Professional skills

  • Running works and quality control
  • Scheduling and cost control
  • Building law, inspections, the site diary
  • Valuations with the client and subcontractors
  • Health and safety and the safety plan
  • Reading drawings for all trades

Personal skills

  • Leadership on site
  • Negotiation
  • Decisions under time pressure
  • Resolving conflicts
  • Communication with the client and supervisors

Building licences

A site manager must hold a building licence in the right specialism and be a member of the chamber of engineers. On your CV, give the exact scope of your licence. You will show the decision number to the employer when you are hired.

Your first site as a manager

If you are taking over your first site, describe projects from your time as a site engineer or works manager and the scope you were responsible for on your own.

Say when you obtained your licence and highlight buildings similar to those the employer builds.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

Housing values phased handovers and work with individual buyers, industry fast pace and steel structures, and infrastructure specialist licences. Put the sites closest to the job ad at the top of your CV.

The most common mistakes on a site manager CV

Questions and answers

What should a site manager put on a CV?

Licences with their scope, chamber membership, a list of sites with scale, value and role, results on deadlines, budget and safety, and software and languages.

Should a site manager attach references to the CV?

References from clients are valuable. Mention on your CV that you have them and send them if the employer asks.

How many pages should a site manager CV have?

Two pages. With a long list of sites, choose the most important and describe older projects in one sentence.

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