Assistant Site Manager

Gleeson; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to building affordable, quality homes. As an Assistant Site Manager, you'll lead a proactive construction team, ensuring safety and compliance while delivering exceptional customer satisfaction. Your role will involve collaborating with various stakeholders and managing onsite activities to maintain high standards. This is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about making a difference in the housing industry, where your leadership and communication skills will shine. Enjoy generous holiday entitlement and be part of a team that values collaboration and respect.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience as an Assistant Site Manager or Site Supervisor preferred.
• Knowledge of construction methods and processes required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe running of the site and compliance with procedures.
• Liaise with stakeholders and manage onsite Construction responsibilities.

Skills

Construction Methods

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Customer Care

Education

NVQ Level 4 Construction Site Supervision

CSCS Card

First Aid at Work

Tools

Zutec

Digital Plot Books

Job description

Are you passionate about joining a high performing, customer-focused on-site construction team and genuinely care about building affordable, quality homes where they are needed most?

If you are passionate about what we do here at Gleeson and are considering a new challenge, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Assistant Site Manager to join our Construction team. You will work with external partners and subcontractors while collaborating with our onsite Sales team.

To be considered for this role, you will share our Gleeson Values of being Passionate, Collaborative, and Respectful, along with having previous experience as an Assistant Site Manager working on high-volume new build housing developments.

Main Responsibilities:

We’re looking for proactive people who genuinely believe in what we’re doing—building homes, changing lives. We need collaborative leaders who positively influence teams and can communicate effectively across departments, both on and offsite. You’ll reinforce directions set out by the Site and Contracts Manager, helping deliver the development safely and on schedule. We need people who lead by example.

The role includes:

• Ensuring the safe running of the site is key. You’ll be responsible for reinforcing the Home Safe procedures, maintaining a keen eye for detail, and proactively ensuring compliance.
• Supporting the management of onsite Construction and Customer Care responsibilities.
• Ensuring effective compliance, control, and deployment of construction and onsite Customer Care activities as per company policies, including managing defects post-completion to deliver 5-star customer satisfaction results.
• Liaising with all stakeholders and suppliers, both internal and external.
• Maintaining and establishing relationships, including engaging with local communities and further promoting the Gleeson model.
• Using Zutec and Digital Plot Books.

The Ideal Candidate:

• CSCS card as a minimum.
• NVQ Level 4 Construction Site Supervision or similar construction-related NVQ—either working towards or achieved with Pass or Distinction.
• SMSTS card holder.
• First Aid at Work qualification.
• Scaffold - CISRS certification.
• Good knowledge of construction methods and processes.
• Good awareness of codes of practice impacting construction, e.g., NHBC, Building Regulations.
• Experience working within the housebuilding industry.
• Previous experience as an Assistant Site Manager or Site Supervisor is preferred.
• Full UK driving licence.

Please bring your qualifications to the interview stage—ensure you have evidence prepared.

• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum plus bank holidays.

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• Location: South & West Yorkshire, United Kingdom