Freelance Finishing Manager - Sunderland

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Freelance Finishing Manager - Sunderland

Location: Sunderland, Cumbria Salary: £275 - £300 per day

We are currently seeking an experienced Finishing Site Manager to join our team on a contract basis for a high-profile pharmaceutical project. This is a key role in delivering the final stages of a complex clean room build, ensuring exceptional quality, compliance, and attention to detail during the fit-out and handover phases.
This position is ideally suited to a candidate with a strong main contracting background and prior experience working on GMP-regulated environments, pharmaceutical, or clean room projects.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Oversee all internal finishing works to completion, ensuring the highest standards of quality and cleanliness expected on pharma/clean room projects.
•    Coordinate with subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure timely delivery of finishing activities.
•    Manage snagging, de-snagging, and handover processes in line with client expectations and industry standards.
•    Maintain strict adherence to health, safety, and cleanliness protocols specific to pharma environments.
•    Report progress to the Project Manager and contribute to short-term planning and issue resolution.
•    Ensure works are completed to specification, within programme and budget constraints.
•    Liaise with QA/QC teams to ensure all finishes meet GMP or equivalent standards.

Ideal Candidate Will Have:
•    Proven experience as a Finishing Site Manager on large-scale construction projects, ideally in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or clean room sector.
•    Background with tier 1/main contractors.
•    Strong knowledge of construction finishing standards and expectations within controlled environments.
•    Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills.
•    CSCS card, SMSTS, and relevant H&S certifications.

Contract Details:
•    Duration: Approx. 6 months
•    Location: Sunderland 
•    Rate: circa £275 - £300 per day (DOE) 
•    Start: ASAP 


 

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Reference: Freelance Finishing Manager - Sunderland - AK

Sector: Construction

Type: Temporary

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