How much do construction managers in Edinburgh get paid?

Construction managers in Edinburgh earn

£14.32-24.76 per hour

Based on 16 employee reviews

Construction manager salaries can range between £14.32-24.76 per hour in the Edinburgh area. This data is based on quiz results from 16 employees who live in and around Edinburgh.

What do top employers pay construction managers?

Who are the top construction manager employers?

  1. Isg
    8.1
  2. Network Rail
    7.9
  3. Kier
    7.8

Who are the worst construction manager employers?

  1. Advance Construction Scotland
    5.9
  2. Persimmon
    6.5
  3. Bellway
    6.7

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How are people paid?

44%
by the hour
56%
an annual salary

Based on 16 employees

What do construction managers do?

Construction managers have the job of running and organising construction projects.

These types of projects can be:

  • Building homes
  • Building offices, corporate buildings, shops and venues
  • Building factories, plants and industrial sites
  • Building roads or transport lines

Other names for construction managers are:

  • Site managers
  • Team leaders
  • Contracts managers

This type of job might involve:

  • Checking plans
  • Organising budgets and costs
  • Planning how long a project will take
  • Hiring construction workers
  • Buying construction materials
  • Running a construction site day-to-day
  • Assessing construction site risks
  • Making sure everyone working on a site works safely
  • Checking the progress and quality of a build
  • Giving clients updates and reports

You may have to work late into the evenings and over weekends.

Some construction sites will be high up and you’ll have to work in all types of weather.

If you want to apply for a construction manager job, you might need the following:

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