Role Overview
The Finishing Supervisor will oversee and coordinate finishing activities across site operations, ensuring high-quality completion of internal and external finishes, adherence to programme milestones, and compliance with health, safety, and quality standards. This role will supervise finishing teams, manage subcontractor performance, and work closely with site management and trade operatives to deliver defect-free handovers that meet client expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate finishing trades, including plastering, joinery, painting, tiling, and other specialist finishing works, ensuring work is carried out to the required standard and sequence.
- Plan and programme finishing activities in conjunction with the site manager and subcontractors to achieve milestones and maintain flow to follow-on trades.
- Monitor quality standards on a daily basis, conduct inspections, identify defects, and enforce rectification to ensure completed areas meet specifications and client requirements.
- Supervise and mentor finishing operatives, promoting best practice, productivity, and a culture of continuous improvement on site.
- Manage subcontractor performance, review work scopes, issue instructions, and escalate non-conformance or programme risks to the site management team.
- Maintain accurate records of progress, labour, and materials; produce daily reports, update snagging registers, and support handover documentation.
- Coordinate with site management, clients, and other trades to resolve interface issues, minimise delays, and ensure safe access to areas requiring finishing works.
- Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality, and environmental procedures; conduct toolbox talks, monitor PPE use, and take appropriate action to address unsafe practices.
- Implement and maintain quality control checks, attend snagging inspections, and support the close-out of defects prior to practical completion.
- Contribute to materials procurement and stock control for finishing activities, reporting shortages or defects to the site team promptly.
- Provide input to site meetings, prepare minutes where required, and support continuous improvement initiatives related to finishing processes.
Requirements
- Proven experience supervising finishing trades on construction projects, ideally with a main contractor, developer, or fit-out specialist.
- Strong technical knowledge of finishing materials, application methods, and workmanship standards for plastering, painting, joinery, tiling, and related trades.
- Experience managing subcontractors and multi-trade interfaces, with the ability to prioritise work and drive programmes to completion.
- Good understanding of quality control procedures, snagging processes, and handover documentation requirements.
- Sound knowledge of health & safety legislation and site safety practices; CSCS or equivalent site qualification is desirable.
- Organised and methodical with effective record-keeping skills; competent user of mobile/site reporting tools and Microsoft Office.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead teams, liaise with clients, and collaborate with other site stakeholders.
- Attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work under pressure to meet programme and quality targets.
Rewards & Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package, including pension scheme and additional benefits.
- Opportunities for professional development, training, and career progression.
