Assistant Site Manager

Skilled Careers; Abbots Langley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Performance-related bonus

Training and development

Job summary

Skilled Careers is assisting a leading PLC housebuilder in recruiting an Assistant Site Manager for a residential development. You will work with the Site Manager and team to deliver internal fit-out, manage programmes and ensure customer completions.

Applicants should have strong experience in residential site management, NHBC standards, and Building Regulations, with CSCS/SMSTS/SSSTS and First Aid qualifications. A competitive package is on offer.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Assistant Site Manager or similar residential role.
• Strong experience managing internal fit-out stages across multiple plots.
• Good knowledge of NHBC standards, inspections and Building Regulations.
• Experience creating and managing short-term construction programmes.
• Understanding of Part L requirements and BREL photo evidence.
• Timber frame construction experience.
• CSCS, SMSTS or SSSTS and First Aid qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple plots simultaneously and coordinate trades.
• Oversee internal fit-out works and progress to completion.
• Coordinate inspections and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Create and distribute build programmes and track deadlines.
• Support health and safety standards across the development.
• Assist Senior Site Manager and wider team.
• Maintain a professional customer-focused approach throughout the construction process.

Skills

Health & safety awareness

Organisational skills

Stakeholder communication

Internal fit-out management

Residential site management

Education

CSCS

SMSTS/SSSTS

First Aid

Tools

NA

Job description

Award-Winning PLC Housebuilder | Residential Development

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Site Manager to join one of the UK’s leading, award-winning PLC housebuilders.

Our client is a highly regarded residential developer, recognised for delivering exceptional homes and creating thriving communities. With a strong reputation for quality, customer satisfaction and employee development, this is an excellent opportunity to join an established and successful construction team.

The Role

Working alongside the Site Manager and wider construction team, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of a new-build residential development, with particular emphasis on internal fit-out, programme management, quality control and customer completions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple plots simultaneously, ideally 10–15 properties at varying stages of construction.
• Oversee internal fit-out works, coordinating subcontractors and ensuring plots progress efficiently towards completion.
• Prepare for and coordinate NHBC key stage inspections, ensuring compliance with current standards.
• Create, manage and distribute internal build programmes, monitoring progress against key deadlines.
• Coordinate trades, materials and resources to achieve build targets.
• Oversee plot progression, snagging, CML inspections and customer handovers.
• Ensure construction works comply with current Building Regulations and quality standards.
• Support Part L compliance, including photographic evidence required for BREL reporting.
• Maintain excellent health and safety standards across the development.
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Site Manager, Site Manager and wider commercial and technical teams.
• Maintain a professional, customer-focused approach throughout the construction process.

About You

We are seeking a motivated, technically competent Assistant Site Manager with a proven background in residential housebuilding.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Assistant Site Manager or in a comparable residential site management role.
• Strong experience managing internal fit-out stages across multiple residential plots.
• Good knowledge of NHBC standards, key stage inspections and Building Regulations.
• Experience creating and managing short-term construction programmes.
• Understanding of Part L requirements and associated photographic evidence for BREL reports.
• Experience working on traditional build residential developments.
• Strong health and safety awareness and excellent organisational skills.
• Confident communicating with subcontractors, management teams and customers.
• Relevant CSCS, SMSTS or SSSTS and First Aid qualifications.
• Previous experience working for a national PLC or volume housebuilder.
• Timber frame construction experience.
• Temporary Works, scaffold or mobile crane awareness/training.
• General understanding of superstructure construction.

What’s on Offer?

• Competitive basic salary and attractive benefits package.
• Company car or car allowance, subject to package.
• Performance-related bonus, subject to package.
• Opportunity to join a successful, award-winning PLC housebuilder.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Excellent opportunities for career progression into Site Management.
• Supportive and experienced construction management team.