Assistant Site Manager
Riverside
A complete application in a minute
Tailored resume and cover letter, ready to send.
Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
Riverside is seeking an Assistant Site Manager to support the site manager in delivering housing projects to programme, budget and safety standards. You will oversee contractors, manage materials, and drive quality across the build whilst maintaining strong customer engagement.
The role emphasises HSE compliance, collaboration with commercial and technical teams, and post-handover checks to ensure a 5-star customer experience. Based at Burnley Prospect Site with a Monday–Friday pattern.
Qualifications
- Experience in a similar house building site management role.
- Experience with quality and health and safety standards.
- Experience in delivering open market sale developments.
- Degree level or equivalent in construction discipline.
- SMSTS and first aid qualifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ensure construction works are carried out and monitored in line with current health, safety and environmental legislation (HSE).
- Supervise and manage all contractors and labour to meet programme and handover dates.
- Manage materials and subcontractor call-offs for site efficiency and timely reporting.
- Deliver a high quality product with low snag rates and strong customer satisfaction.
- Conduct post-completion 10-day customer visits to identify and rectify defects.
- Attend weekly subcontractor coordination meetings and liaise with commercial and technical teams.
Skills
Education
Job description
£42885 per annum and includes £3600 car allowance
39 hours per week, full time
Monday to Friday
Burnley Prospect Site
To proactively support the site manager to manage the construction process ensuring efficient and effective delivery to programme, budget, and in line with health, safety and environmental requirements.
We are looking for someone with
- Experience in a similar house building site management position within an established house building organisation.
- Experience of managing quality and health and safety to high standards
- Experience of dealing with customers and delivering open market sale developments.
At Riverside, we're a housing association with a difference - enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we've been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
- Flexible working options available
- Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
- A wide range of benefits
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.
Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.
- Ensure construction works are carried out and monitored in accordance with current health, safety and environmental legislation (HSE) and in line with company policies. Undertake HSE inspections as required legally and by company policy. Ensure any HSE inspections are undertaken using the company's electronic compliance system (Zutec). Liaise with the appointed health and safety advisor and Riverside group health and safety team where applicable.
- Effectively support the supervision of, and management of, all contractors and labour force on site to consistently deliver to the highest standard of workmanship. Ensuring construction works are delivered in line with construction programme and agreed customer completion dates. Manage material and subcontractor call offs to ensure site operations are efficient and delays avoided. Ensure all reporting is accurate with any risks identified and mitigated accordingly.
- Ensure construction works are delivered in line with site start budget including prelim allowances. Minimise day works and variations proactively ensuring company process is followed. Liaise with the commercial department accordingly.
- Deliver a 5-star product, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and minimal snags at handover stage, promoting a Getting it Right First Time approach in everything you do. Aim to reduce RIs and BRIs as part of an ongoing continual quality improvement process. Ensure any QA inspections are undertaken using the company's electronic compliance system (Zutec). Liaise with the customer care department accordingly.
- Undertake 10-day customer visits post completion to identify defects ensuring these are rectified promptly prior to handover to customer care. Ensure customers are spoken to regularly post completion to ensure a positive HBF CCS survey response is received. Ensure your development has a minimum 60% survey response rate and achieves a 5-star HBF CSS rating. Liaise with the sales department and customer care department where required.
- Liaise with the technical department proactively on design queries. Aim to address matters in advance prior to works commencing to avoid reworking and variations. Provide feedback on buildability in house type designs.
- Attend, and chair where required, weekly subcontractor coordination meetings ensuring matters of programme, quality, HSE, and cost are discussed with actions agreed. Liaise with the commercial department and technical department where required.
- Attend sales build meetings with the site manager and sales executive where required. Ensure communication relating to customer matters is effective and actions affecting completion dates and customer satisfaction are addressed urgently.
- Attend development team meetings and contribute proactively to discussions on development performance. Ensure construction matters are discussed with cost and programme delivery being key considerations.
- Contribute to the collation of handover pack information where required.
- Ensure sites are properly secured with clear segregation between work areas and the public realm. Ensure sites are clean and tidy and well presented at all times.
- Ensure the company's procedures are followed at all times by yourself and others on site
- Provide ad hoc cover on other sites as and when required
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with subcontractors, material supply chains, NHBC inspectors, and consultants. Ensure communication is effective and prompt where needed. Ensure accurate records are maintained and available to the Head of Commercial in the event of legal action being taken.
- Undertake any other duties deemed required by the Managing Director, Head of Construction or Contracts Manager to ensure the effective operation of the business.
- Experience in a similar house building site management position within an established house building organisation.
- Experience of managing quality and health and safety to high standards
- Experience of dealing with customers and delivering open market sale developments
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and government regulations.
- Degree level or equivalent in a construction discipline.
- SMSTS and first aid qualification.
- High construction acumen with the ability to work at pace.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with a strong customer focus.
- Results driven with the ability to manage conflicting stakeholder priorities.
- Proactive approach with the capability to work flexibly and adapt to particular situations.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Membership of a relevant professional organisation.
- Generous annual leave, plus public holidays based on location.
- Extra annual leave for your birthday or an alternative celebration day.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Pension plan with contributions from Mauve Group (where applicable).
- Opportunities for professional growth via Mauve Academy - our learning portal.
- Annual training allowance for career development.
- Hybrid working environment, with home setup allowance (where applicable).
- Optical benefits (£155/€180 toward eye tests, glasses, and lenses).
- Exciting opportunities, including domestic/international travel, team meet-ups, and company-wide events.
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
