Assistant Site Manager

Barratt Redrow plc; Kingswells; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Company Car or Cash Allowance

Private Medical Cover - Single Cover

26 days' holiday

Flexible Benefits

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Job summary

Barratt Redrow PLC is seeking an on-site professional to support the Site Manager in delivering developments on time, within budget and to the required quality and safety standards. You will coordinate trades, labour and materials, ensuring the construction programme progresses smoothly.

You'll work in a collaborative team, attend regular site meetings with sales/build teams, and deputise for the Site Manager when required, while maintaining excellent customer service and compliance with health

Qualifications

• Experience in working within established build programs.
• Assertive approach to ensure on-site targets are met.
• Ability to prioritise tasks to meet changing business needs.
• Member of CIOB and/or NVQ in Construction Management or time-served tradesperson.
• Solid knowledge of health and safety, NHBC requirements and Building Regulations.
• Strong customer service focus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager in coordinating trades, direct labour and materials to meet the production programme.
• Attend Sales/Build meetings with the Sales Team and ensure procedures and inspections of show homes.
• Deputise for the Site Manager when required.
• Ensure on-site construction team is resourced, guided and supported in terms of communication, training and workload planning.
• Deliver excellent customer service to customers in line with company guidelines.

Skills

Experience with build programs

Assertive delivery mindset

Task prioritisation

CIOB member / NVQ in Construction Mgmt

H&S and Building Regs knowledge

Customer service orientation

Education

NVQ level in Construction Management

Job description

What you'll be doing?

Within the Construction environment, think about buying materials, managing big projects, ensuring health and safety and customer service. At any given time, you'll find us working on some circa 400 developments in both towns and rural areas across the UK, and every one poses unique challenges. Some are from scratch on brownfield sites; others see us adapting existing buildings, like old factories or disused hospitals.

What you'll be doing?

Within the Construction environment, think about buying materials, managing big projects, ensuring health and safety and customer service. At any given time, you'll find us working on some circa 400 developments in both towns and rural areas across the UK, and every one poses unique challenges. Some are from scratch on brownfield sites; others see us adapting existing buildings, like old factories or disused hospitals.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will assist the Site Manager in managing the development of the site through to completion, ensuring that Programme, Quality and Cost targets are achieved in accordance with the build programme, through the effective management of the Site team and subcontractors.

You will be expected to:

• Support the Site Manager in coordinating trades, direct labour and materials to meet the production programme
• Work in conjunction with the Sales Team, ensure that regular Sales/Build meetings are attended, all Sales/Build procedures are adhered to, and inspections of all show homes are carried out
• Accept responsibility for such duties and responsibilities as the Site Manager may determine; in particular, as and when required, deputise for the Site Manager
• Support the Site Manager, in ensuring that the on-site Construction team is fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, training and development, and the organisation of the site’s workload and resources
• Be responsible for delivering excellent customer service to customers in line with company guidelines

What You’ll Need

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:

• Experience of working within established build programs
• Assertive to ensure delivery of targets by the on-site team and trades/labour
• Ability to prioritise tasks to meet changing business needs
• A member of the Chartered Institute of Builders and/or qualified to NVQ level in Construction Management or a time served tradesman with considerable experience of the full range of construction trades
• In depth knowledge of all aspects of the construction trade and the relevant legislative requirements e.g. Health and Safety, NHBC requirements and Building Regulations
• Good knowledge, understanding and experience of dealing with all issues relating to Customer Service

Benefits

We've been nationally recognised as a 5 star housebuilder since 2010 for supplying high-quality homes for all generations. That's more than any other major housebuilder. It's because we combine the brightest minds, the latest technology, and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We want the best people in the industry to help us shape the future of building. We have tailored opportunities for apprentices, graduates, experienced professionals and ex-Armed Forces personnel to come and help us stay one step ahead, and build the homes that Britain needs.

Barratt adopts a hybrid way of working which assumes that where roles allow, our office-based colleagues divide their time between working in the office, on our construction sites and sales offices, and working from home, as the role dictates. We recognise the many benefits that an effective hybrid working culture brings to both the Company and our colleagues.

We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

As part of working for Barratt Redrow PLC and specifically for this role we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Company Car or Cash Allowance
• Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
• 26 days' holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years' continuous service up to 29 days)
• Choice of Flexible Benefits
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Our Benefits Are Fit To Measure

Today's housebuilding professional need tomorrow's benefits, so they're ready for whatever the future brings. When you join Barratt, you get the kind of support you would expect from a business built for a modern working world.

Private medical cover

Private healthcare support is available for timely access to a virtual GP, for diagnosis, treatment and more - including physio and talking therapies. You can even add family members.

Pension

First-class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.

Annual Health Assessment

All colleagues are able to access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping you to proactively manage your health and wellbeing.

Financial Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, we offer many ways to make life more affordable - from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.

Lifestyle Benefits

Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers... These make a massive difference to the quality of your lifestyle.

So much more...

From death in service, paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family friendly policies (including our Parents and Carers leave) to a share buying scheme, we have an incredible range of additional benefits.