*Assistant Site Manager

Avocet; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 33,210 - 42,435; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day rate CIS/PAYE

Job summary

Avocet Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Site Manager for a residential development in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The role reports to the Site Manager and Construction Manager, supporting safe, efficient, and cost-effective works to the highest standard of quality and customer service.

You will assist with health and safety implementation, manage site staff, and help deliver all production requirements in line with technical documentation and NHBC/LABC requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Assistant Site Manager with a high volume residential house builder.
• Experience in effectively managing teams.
• Up to date knowledge of health and safety and building legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager with the day-to-day running of the development and provide direction to the site team regarding responsibilities and targets.
• Assist with health and safety procedures and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Motivate and manage site staff, deliver toolbox talks, training and coaching.
• Maintain site presentation to required standards at all times.
• Assist in delivering production requirements in line with technical and planning docs.
• Conform to building regulations and warranty provider requirements (NHBC, LABC).
• Assist with producing production/progress returns and ensure timely submission to Construction Manager/Director.
• Maintain site records including site reports, labour, plant, materials, inductions and safety records.
• Inspect and ensure remedial work is completed ahead of NHBC key stage inspections.

Skills

Team management

Health & safety

Construction knowledge

Education

CSCS card

SSSTS or SMSTS

First Aid certificate

Microsoft Office (IT skills)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Assistant Site Manager

• Residential - Ongoing Contract
• High Quality Build - award winning developer
• CIS/PAYE Day Rate on offer

Avocet Recruitment is working alongside a well established housing developer who require an Assistant Site Manager on their development in Lichfield,Staffordshire.

The Role

The role of Assistant Site Manager, reports to the Site Manager and Construction Manager and assists with the responsibility for managing all aspects of a construction development site, ensuring the provision of safe, efficient and cost effective works at all times while maintaining the highest quality of work and customer service are delivered within the given timescales.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Support the Site Manager with the day to day running of the development and provide clear direction to those working on the construction site regarding their responsibilities and targets.
• Assist with management and implementation of health and safety procedures, working closely with the Health and Safety Managers and ensure that that all aspects of health and safety are followed and adhered too.
• Motivate, support and manage directly employed site staff, providing toolbox talks, training, coaching, and support as required to improve performance.
• Ensure site presentation is maintained at the correct standard at all times.
• Support the Site Manager to deliver all aspects of production requirements in strict accordance with relevant technical and planning documentation provided and any subsequent instructions that may be necessary from time to time.
• Fully conform to building regulations and warranty providers’ requirements (NHBC, LABC Services).
• Assist the Site Manager with producing accurate production/progress returns and ensure that they are updated and sent to the Construction Manager and/or Construction Director as requested.
• Ensure that adequate site records are maintained including but not limited to Site Managers reports, labour requirements, plant, materials, site inductions and health and safety records.
• Thoroughly inspect and ensure any remedial work is completed in advance of each NHBC key stage inspection.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills Experience

• Experience of working as an Assistant Site Manager with a high volume residential house builder.
• Experience of effectively managing teams
• Up to date knowledge of health and safety and building legislation.

Qualifications and Training

• Valid CSCS card (or equivalent).
• Valid SSSTS or SMSTS certificate
• Valid First Aid certificate
• Good administration skills
• Works effectively to deadlines and competently works on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
• Proficient IT skills along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Committed to diversity and inclusion

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Ability to travel to development sites, including the divisional office.

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive Day Rate (CIS or PAYE)