Assistant Site Manager

Fawkes and Reece; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning builder is seeking a proactive Assistant Site Manager to join their team in Preston. This role involves supporting the Site Manager in overseeing construction operations, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and delivering exceptional customer care. You will play a key part in managing site activities, coordinating with subcontractors, and maintaining quality standards. The company offers a competitive salary, company car or allowance, private medical care, and opportunities for professional growth. If you're passionate about building quality homes and want to contribute to a successful team, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Company Car or Car Allowance

Mileage

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Care

Annual Bonus Scheme

26 Days Holidays Plus Bank Holidays

Continued Training and Development

Career Progression Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in new build housing developments and customer care defects.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist Site Manager in managing construction operations and safety standards.
• Conduct quality inspections and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Support effective communication with site teams and subcontractors.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Customer Care Management

Team Coordination

Construction Site Management

Quality Inspection

Education

CSCS Card

First Aid Certification

SSSTS/SMSTS Certification

Job description

Reference: VAC-349391_1744110633
Posted: April 8, 2025

An award-winning Five-star builder has a requirement for an experienced Assistant Site Manager to join their build team for new build development in Preston. The company delivers high-quality homes across the North of England and prides itself on its commitment to building quality, high specification homes.

Working closely with the Site Manager, you will assist with the full construction operation including the control and organisation of labour and sub-contractors, Health & Safety, preparing for site inspections, programming site activities, and dealing with customer care defects.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Help to ensure the site operates within safety, regulatory and legislative standards.
• Ensure that all inductions are carried out correctly (including RA/MS, are signed and understood), recorded on time in the absence of/or as directed by the Site Manager.
• Ensure that sub-contractors and suppliers are adhering to HSE regulations, site rules & policies.
• Support the Site Manager to ensure the site teams and subcontractors have a full understanding of programme dates and company standards.
• Assist the Site Manager to ensure that site teams and subcontractors are communicated to regularly including but not limited to: toolbox talks, site challenges and solutions, key build stages/plots for handover, review of handover documentation.
• Assist the Site Manager with the effective monitoring and management of build plans, meeting customers, quality and regulatory standards.
• Assist the Site Manager in the effective cost management of the site in line with CVR process.
• Regularly inspect the quality and condition of work, including internal/external presentation of show home.
• Support the Site Manager in achieving CML's on time in line with the build programme.
• Support the Site Manager to carry out key stage quality inspections prior to NHBC stage inspections and legal completion dates.
• Carry out the pre-completion inspection at CML to ensure effective snagging has been carried out with appropriate action taken prior to customer handover.
• Assist the Site Manager in programming, ordering, storing, managing and protecting materials.
• Ensure that all site documentation is processed and recorded accurately, in accordance with GDPR and in a timely manner.
• Deliver customer care excellence at all times, following the company Customer Journey and fulfilling your role and responsibilities throughout the whole experience.
• Work with the Site Sales Executive in a one-team approach to provide a quality handover and demonstrations to customers.
• Gather and distribute plot handover documentation and certificates to the relevant people.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, proactive, positive Assistant Site Manager to play a key part in the growth of an already successful business. In return, you will work with a team that strives to deliver a high-quality product and homes that they can be proud of.

Role requirements:

• Previous experience working on new build housing developments delivering quality homes.
• Experience dealing with customer care defects.
• Significant knowledge and experience in health and safety requirements and standards.
• Trade background and good eye for detail.
• CSCS Card, First Aid, SSSTS/SMSTS.

What's on offer?

The company is offering a competitive salary (dependent on experience), the option of a company car or car allowance, mileage, contributory pension scheme, private medical care, annual bonus scheme, 26 days holidays plus bank holidays, and continued training and development and career progression opportunities.

If you are interested in the role and would like to apply, please contact Deena at Fawkes & Reece on 01204 554 884 or apply via the link.