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I need a site manager in BerwickshireEstimator for a timber-frame builder, BordersContracts manager, Duns, up to £55k
Scout's read · sample reasoning
Here's what I think
Will it fill?
Yes — ~3 wks
read at £45k, on-site
Local pool
Thin
few exact-match locals
The move
Adjacent
widen the trade, train the timber
The call — tick what you agree with
This is what decides who I go and find. You steer it.
✔Find a great manager and teach them timber
The exact-match pool is tiny; adjacent trades are far bigger.
✔Keep it local where we can
On the patch means fast starts and lower churn.
✔Open to someone stepping up
A strong second ready for their first full role — better value.
Your shortlists
Three ways to fill it
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Tune the search
0 people match right now
This industryAny background
Stepping upEstablished
On the patchCast wide
On-siteRemote-friendly
£35k£60k
Adjacent0
Teach them timber
From neighbouring trades.
Local0
On the patch
Fast, low churn.
Stepping up0
Ready for the jump
Strong seconds.
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Outreach
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