Assistant Site Manager

Fawkes & Reece Group; Burnley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

26 days holiday

Company bonus scheme

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece Group is seeking an Assistant Site Manager for a housing development in Burnley, delivering 200+ homes across 2–5 bed designs with landscaped public spaces. You will work closely with the Site Manager to ensure the build programme and budget are met, maintaining health, safety and environmental standards on site.

The role involves supervising contractors, coordinating materials, attending meetings, and ensuring high-quality workmanship with a focus on customer satisfaction and

Qualifications

• Experience on new build housing developments.
• Experience managing quality and health and safety to high standards.
• Experience dealing with customers on open market sale developments.
• SMSTS and first aid qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support Site Manager to ensure programme and budgets are met.
• Supervise contractors and labour on site to maintain high workmanship.
• Manage materials and subcontractor call-offs to ensure efficient operations.
• Deliver on budget, minimize variations and delays, supervise site operations.
• Attend subcontractor coordination meetings and development team meetings.
• Assist with handover packs and ensure site security and tidy presentation.
• Develop relationships with subcontractors, NHBC inspectors and consultants.

Skills

Site management

Health & safety

Customer focus

Communication

Job description

A regional house builder have a requirement for an Assistant Site Manager for a housing development in Burnley with plans for 200 plus units, a mix of 2, 3, 4 and 5 bed homes with landscaped public spaces.

The company create beautiful homes designed for modern living is desirable locations building lifestyles and communities in desirable locations.

Working closely with the Site Manager you will support the management of the construction phase ensuring the programme and budgets are met in line with health, safety and environmental requirements.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure construction works are carried out and monitored in accordance with current health, safety and environmental legislation
• Support the supervision of, and management of, all contractors and labour force on site to consistently deliver to the highest standard of workmanship.
• Manage material & subcontractor call offs ensuring efficient site operations and delays avoided.
• Ensure construction works are delivered in line with site start budget including prelim allowances and minimise day works and variations
• 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. Aim to reduce RIs and BRIs as part of an ongoing continual quality improvement process.
• Undertake 10-day customer visits post completion to identify defects ensuring these are rectified promptly prior to handover to customer care. Provide regular updates to customers to ensure a positive HBF CCS survey response is received
• Liaise with the technical department proactively on design queries and 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
• Attend sales build meetings with the Site Manager and Sales Executive where required.
• Attend development team meetings and contribute to discussions on development performance 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.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with subcontractors, material supply chains, NHBC inspectors, and consultants.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in a similar role working on new build housing developments
• 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.
• SMSTS and first aid qualification.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with a strong customer focus.
• Results driven with the ability to manage conflicting stakeholder priorities.

What's on offer?

The company are offering a competitive salary, (dependant on experience), car allowance, pension, healthcare, 26 days holiday, company bonus scheme and opportunities for career development for individuals who have the ambition to progress up the career ladder.