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Business Development Manager - South East

Posted 1 day ago by Actionstep


The Business Development Manager role at Actionstep UK focuses on generating a substantial outbound pipeline to drive gr...

  • Rate £70,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Regional Sales Manager - South East

Posted 1 day ago by Orderyoyo Ltd


The Regional Sales Manager (RSM) will lead the growth and development of OrderYOYO within their designated region, actin...

  • Rate £52,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior Project Manager

Posted 1 day ago by SymphonyAI


The Senior Project Manager role at SymphonyAI Financial Services involves leading high-impact programs in Customer Succe...

  • Rate £88,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Regional Contract Manager - South East

Posted 1 day ago by Kudos Services


The Regional Contract Manager role at Kudos Services involves overseeing the delivery of operational Facilities Manageme...

  • Rate £60,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Transfer Agency Project Manager

Posted 1 day ago by Huxley (UK) Limited


The Transfer Agency Project Manager role involves managing projects related to the Transfer Agency Operating Model for a...

  • Rate £172,500 per year
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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DV Platform Engineer

Posted 1 day ago by Intec Select


The role of DV Cleared Platform Engineer involves supporting and enhancing a large-scale hybrid infrastructure across Az...

  • Rate £90 per hour
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Senior Casework Manager - South East

Posted 3 days ago by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)


The Senior Casework Manager role within the Public Protection Casework Section (PPCS) at HMPPS involves overseeing the m...

  • Rate £50,000 per year
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Band 8a Finance Manager - Efficiency & Recovery - South East

Posted 3 days ago by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust


The Finance Manager role at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust involves leading financial reporting and supporti...

  • Rate £70,887 per year
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Training Manager

Posted 3 days ago by ECOLAB LTD


The Training Manager position within the European Training Team at Global Water Solutions focuses on delivering and enha...

  • Rate £89,200 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Posted 3 days ago by Alexander Mann Solutions - Public Sector...


The role of Senior Infrastructure Engineer at FCDO involves supporting enterprise infrastructure platforms in both on-pr...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Senior Bid Manager (Public Tender Exp) - FTC PERM Role

Posted 3 days ago by Endeavour Recruitment


The Senior Bid Manager will lead the end-to-end bid process for a complex UK government programme, ensuring high-quality...

  • Rate £80,000 per year
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Senior Capital Projects Manager - South East

Posted 4 days ago by Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust


As the Band 8a Project Manager for the UTC project, you will lead the strategic planning and delivery of a complex initi...

  • Rate £64,750 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Capital Projects Manager - South East

Posted 4 days ago by Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust


As the Project Manager for the B46 project, you will oversee the delivery of the project from initiation to completion w...

  • Rate £56,515 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior Network Engineer - DV On-site

Posted 4 days ago by Adecco


The Senior Network Engineer role is a full-time, on-site position based in Milton Keynes, requiring individuals with cur...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Business Change Manager

Posted 4 days ago by Lorien


The Business Change Manager role in Milton Keynes focuses on leading and embedding change initiatives within the organiz...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Senior Network Engineer - DV On-site

Posted 5 days ago by Adecco


The Senior Network Engineer role is a full-time, on-site position based in Milton Keynes, requiring individuals with cur...

  • Rate £650 per day
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Lifecycle Marketing Manager

Posted 7 days ago by Zinc


The Lifecycle Marketing Manager at Zinc will be responsible for managing CRM systems and customer journeys, focusing on...

  • Rate £88,800 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Engagement and Stakeholder Manager

Posted 7 days ago by The Open University


The Engagement and Stakeholder Manager role at The Open University is a two-year fixed-term position focused on managing...

  • Rate £46,049 per year
  • Category Fixed-Term
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Senior Problem Manager

Posted 7 days ago by Henderson Scott


The role of Senior Problem Manager involves joining a central government client's Service Management Teams, focusing on...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Network Project Manager

Posted 7 days ago by The Sales Recruitment Network


The role of Network Project Manager involves leading a significant infrastructure project within a retail setting, focus...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

About Our Site Manager Contract Roles in Milton Keynes

What does a site manager contractor do?

Site Manager contractors are engaged to manage the day-to-day delivery of construction works on site, coordinating trades, subcontractors, materials, plant, and the overall site programme to ensure that the project is built safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standard. The Site Manager holds operational responsibility for the site, managing the workforce and subcontractor relationships directly, ensuring compliance with the construction phase health and safety plan, monitoring progress against programme, managing the site logistics and welfare facilities, and reporting site performance to the main contractor's project management team. Site Manager contractors are brought in to cover vacancies within site management teams, to provide additional site management capacity on large or complex projects, or to manage specific phases of a project where dedicated site management resource is required.

The skills expected of Site Manager contractors are built on extensive practical construction delivery experience, supplemented by the formal safety and management qualifications expected across the industry. SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) certification is effectively mandatory for Site Manager roles, alongside a relevant CSCS card. Experience managing the construction phase of comparable projects, with the ability to programme and sequence work across multiple trades and subcontractors, manage the inspection and test plan process, and maintain site records to the standard required for handover is the core competency. For roles on regulated projects including healthcare, education, or housing, familiarity with the specific quality and regulatory requirements of those sectors is expected. First Aid certification, experience with site inductions and toolbox talks, and the ability to manage the behavioural aspects of site safety, including challenging unsafe behaviours across a multi-contractor site workforce, are consistently expected.

What is the market like for site manager contractors?

Site Manager contracting is a large and reliably busy market across the building and civil engineering sectors, with demand driven by the volume of construction activity and the structural shortage of experienced site management personnel relative to the pipeline of work. Residential development, commercial construction, healthcare and education capital programmes, and infrastructure delivery all generate consistent Site Manager contract demand. The shortage of experienced site managers, combined with the non-delegable nature of site safety responsibility that makes quality site management commercially critical, supports solid day rates across most Site Manager contracting roles. Rates reflect the seniority of the role, the size and complexity of the project, and the specific sector experience of the contractor.

What is the contracting market like in Milton Keynes?

Corporate operations, technology, and professional services define Milton Keynes as a contracting location. A number of major national and international companies have chosen the city for their UK headquarters or significant operational centres, attracted by connectivity, space, and lower costs than the capital. This presence supports steady hiring across IT, ERP, finance transformation, and programme delivery. SAP and enterprise systems contracting runs particularly deep here, driven by the concentration of organisations running large-scale ERP implementations and upgrades. Network Rail's headquarters and other transport and infrastructure bodies add engineering, project controls, and safety roles. The city sits in the South East rate band for most disciplines, though SAP and enterprise systems engagements often command rates that close the gap with London entirely.

How much do site manager contractors usually earn in Milton Keynes?

Contract rates for site manager roles in Milton Keynes typically range from £420 to £735 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.

How many site manager vacancies in Milton Keynes are there on Quality Contracts?

Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 600 site manager contract roles across the site, with Milton Keynes showing steady growth. Data reviewed up to June 2026.