Job Description

About the role

Lionbuild Contractors LLP is a renovation contractor seeking a Renovation Site Manager to oversee renovation works and manage day-to-day workforce arrangements.

This combined role involves supervising site activities, providing hands-on technical guidance, organising manpower and work schedules, and supporting effective communication between Bangladeshi workers and company management. The successful candidate will also carry out on-site renovation work when required.

Key responsibilities

Site supervision and hands-on renovation work

Supervise daily renovation activities to meet project specifications, workmanship standards and schedules.
Demonstrate proper work methods and guide workers in using tools, materials and equipment safely.
Carry out hands-on renovation work when required, within the employee's skills, competence and applicable safety requirements.
Read basic renovation drawings, take site measurements and check work against approved layouts.
Coordinate work sequences and site arrangements with management, workers and subcontractors.
Monitor work progress, identify workmanship defects and carry out or supervise rectification.
Coordinate material and tool requirements to support planned work.
Reinforce site safety and housekeeping requirements, and promptly report unsafe conditions and incidents.

Workforce management and communication

Plan work rosters, daily assignments and manpower deployment across renovation projects.
Track attendance, leave arrangements and manpower needs, maintaining accurate records.
Communicate work instructions, schedule changes, company procedures and employment-related information clearly, checking workers understanding.
Serve as a point of contact for workers questions, concerns and grievances, resolving routine matters and escalating issues where necessary.
Support worker onboarding and explain workplace expectations, reporting channels and site arrangements.
Coordinate employment-related documentation, including explaining relevant information and obtaining and recording workers written consent where required.
Address routine workforce coordination issues and support respectful working relationships.
Keep management informed of manpower shortages, scheduling conflicts, worker welfare concerns and unresolved matters.

Requirements

Speaks Bengali language and English to communicate effectively with Bangladeshi workers.

Relevant experience in renovation works and supervising or managing a construction workforce.
Practical competence in one or more of the following renovation trades:
- Tiling: Surface preparation, laying floor and wall tiles, grouting and repairs.
- Plastering: Wall patching, skim coating and surface finishing.
- Painting: Surface preparation, primer application, painting and touch-ups.
- Drywall partitions and ceilings: Framing, plasterboard installation and joint finishing.
- Carpentry installation: Installing cabinets, doors, shelving, skirting and fittings.
- Waterproofing: Wet-area surface preparation and waterproofing application.
Ability to demonstrate practical work techniques and guide workers to achieve the required workmanship.
Ability to interpret basic renovation drawings, take accurate measurements and plan site activities.
Ability to prepare work schedules, coordinate manpower and maintain accurate workforce records.
Good communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
Ability to handle workers concerns professionally and confidentially.
Familiarity with construction site safety practices and the safe use of relevant tools and equipment.
Basic ability to use spreadsheets and messaging tools for scheduling, record-keeping and progress updates.