Finishing Supervisor

About the role

The Finishing Supervisor will lead and coordinate all finishing trades on site, ensuring high‑quality internal and external finishes are delivered on schedule and to client expectations. This role works closely with the site manager, subcontractors and other trades to achieve defect‑free handovers while maintaining health, safety and quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise plastering, joinery, painting, tiling and other specialist finishing works, ensuring correct sequencing and standards.
• Plan and programme finishing activities with the site manager and subcontractors to meet programme milestones.
• Conduct daily quality inspections, identify defects and enforce rectification.
• Mentor and coach finishing operatives, promoting productivity and continuous improvement.
• Manage subcontractor performance, issue instructions and escalate non‑conformance.
• Maintain accurate progress, labour and material records; produce daily reports and update snagging registers.
• Coordinate with site management, clients and other trades to resolve interface issues and ensure safe access.
• Enforce health & safety, quality and environmental procedures, including toolbox talks and PPE monitoring.
• Support material procurement, stock control and close‑out of defects prior to practical completion.

Required profile

• Proven experience supervising finishing trades on construction projects, preferably with a main contractor or developer.
• Strong technical knowledge of plastering, painting, joinery, tiling and related workmanship standards.
• Experience managing subcontractors and multi‑trade interfaces, with the ability to prioritise work and drive programmes.
• Good understanding of quality control, snagging processes and handover documentation.
• Sound knowledge of health & safety legislation; CSCS or equivalent qualification is desirable.
• Organised, methodical and competent with mobile/site reporting tools and Microsoft Office.

Required skills

• Plastering
• Painting
• Joinery
• Tiling
• Quality control inspections
• Health & safety compliance
• CSCS (site qualification)
• Microsoft Office
• Mobile/site reporting tools