Assistant Site Manager

Fortem Cares; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car lease option

Private healthcare

Dental care

Gym discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

Fortem Cares is seeking an Assistant Site Manager for a permanent role in Birmingham. You will support the management and delivery of retrofit and external refurbishment programmes across tenanted properties, ensuring safety, quality and on-time performance.

You will report to the Site Manager and coordinate contractors while maintaining strong relationships with tenants, trades and clients. A full driving licence and prior supervisory experience are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in refurbishment or retrofit projects is essential.
• Ability to supervise subcontractors and trades.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of safety standards and BS7671 where applicable.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage site activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with safe delivery of social housing refurbishment works.
• Ensure timely, safe construction operations on site.
• Report to Site Manager; oversee contractors across tenanted properties.
• Ensure works comply with relevant standards and codes.
• Issue clear instructions to trades and maximise productivity.
• Carry out safety and quality inspections on site.

Skills

Site management

Construction safety

Subcontractor management

Communication

Problem solving

Driving licence

Team leadership

Planning

Customer service

Job description

Due to rapid growth and continuous success we are delighted to confirm that we are currently seeking an Assistant Site Manager to join our team in Birmingham.

This is a permanent full time position delivering Retrofit, Construction and external refurbishment programmes.

The Customer

This will be working within our successful West Midlands Projects division delivering Retrofit and Construction across the Birmingham regions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To Assist with the management and safe delivery of the social housing refurbishment works
• Ensure safe, effective and timely delivery of construction operations
• Reporting into the Site Manager you will have responsibility for all contractors and operational refurbishment/construction across tenanted properties
• To ensure all works carried out comply with BS7671 and any other relevant standards.
• To ensure that works instructions issued to trades or subcontractors are clear, unambiguous and represent a full and fair day's workload, at all times seeking to maximise productivity.
• Carry out Ad Hoc safety inspections on supply chain partners
• Carry out Quality Inspections on all works
• Organise work activity and prioritisation for the team
• Complete an accident form in the presence of an injury
• Managing the Welfare facilities on site
• Supporting tenants on a daily basis and achieving excellent customer satisfaction

What You Will Need

• Construction/refurbishment experience, ideally at Assistant Site Manager level
• Full driving licence
• Supervisory or Management experience (mainly sub-contractors).
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Problem solving skills, analytical capability
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to engage people and build strong working relations with trades, colleagues, client and managers
• Worked in a planned works environment/site
• Experience in social housing repairs and maintenance
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Option to opt into a salary sacrifice car lease
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total)
• Discretionary bonus of up to 10%
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail and mobile phone provider discounts

Who We Are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly.Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon.

Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live.

We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.