Assistant Site Manager Housing

Tower Staff Construction LTD; Durham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in construction is seeking an experienced Assistant Site Manager to support the Site Manager in new build housing projects. The role involves coordinating information for property completions, managing onsite construction activities, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-volume housing developments, hold relevant certifications such as SMSTS and First Aid, and demonstrate commercial awareness. Benefits include a generous holiday entitlement, company car allowance, and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Entitlement of 26 days per annum + Bank Holidays

Choice of company car / car allowance

Discretionary bonus scheme

Holiday Buy Back Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Share Plan Purchase

High Street / Store Discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience on high-volume, new-build housing developments.
• Extensive knowledge of managing labour-only groundworkers/subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager in the progression of housing developments.
• Manage onsite construction and customer care responsibilities.
• Maintain the site’s build programme in accordance with budgets.
• Comply with health & safety and environmental policies.

Skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Excellent knowledge of construction build programmes

Strong commercial awareness

Comprehensive knowledge of construction processes

Experience of successfully delivering customer service requirements

Awareness of codes of practice e.g. NHBC

Education

Relevant qualification or good experience in Construction Management

CSCS card

SMSTS Card

First Aid at Work certification

Scaffolding CISRS certification

Job description

Our client is seeking to recruit an experienced Assistant Site Manager (New Build Housing) to support the Site Manager in the progression, quality and innovation of our clients' new build housing developments. This requires the coordination of all information to allow the development to run through from initial conception to full completion, endeavouring to ensure that all properties are completed within the site programme and budget whilst adhering to safe construction processes of the NHBC and building regulations at all times.

Core Responsibilities

• Assisting the Site Manager in all areas of work and deputising for the Site Manager when they are absent from site.
• Managing staff such as Telehandler Operators, Labourers and Apprentices, despite no direct reports.
• Understanding the Health & Safety requirements and policies relating to the safety of all colleagues, customers, external partners and operations under your control and ensuring they are implemented in accordance with the appropriate risk assessments and method statements.
• Supporting the management of onsite construction and customer care responsibilities, ensuring effective compliance, control and deployment of activities as per company policies and processes.
• Assisting in managing working partnerships with Housing Associations, third‑party providers and subcontractors to ensure all contractual terms are met.
• Maintaining and delivering the site’s build programme in accordance with budgets and forecasts.
• Managing and supervising all onsite labour and subcontract activities, ensuring compliance with Health & Safety standards.
• Monitoring and assisting in the management of site waste in accordance with Group policies and processes and ensuring compliance with subcontractors.
• Complying with responsibilities under the company’s health & safety, environmental and corporate responsibilities policies and all other procedures and instructions.
• Promoting community engagement on the development.
• Carrying out any other duties as reasonably requested.
• Maintaining all company administration procedures as required.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working on high‑volume, new‑build housing developments with extensive knowledge and experience of managing labour‑only groundworkers/subcontractors. The following skills and attributes are also required:

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Excellent knowledge of construction build programmes
• Strong commercial awareness
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction processes
• Experience of successfully delivering customer service requirements
• Awareness of codes of practice e.g. NHBC, building regulations, etc.

Qualifications and Training

• Relevant qualification or good experience in Construction Management; CSCS card as a minimum
• SMSTS Card holder
• First Aid at Work certification
• Scaffolding CISRS certification

Benefits

• Generous Holiday Entitlement of 26 days per annum + Bank Holidays
• Choice of company car / car allowance
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Share Plan Purchase
• High Street / Store Discounts

If you would like to apply for this position, please call Tower Staff Construction on (phone number removed) (office hours 9:00 to 5:00) (phone number removed) out of office hours, or email us a copy of your CV.

Tower Staff Construction LTD welcomes job applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We regret, however, that we are unable to offer employment to anyone without documented proof of their right to live and work in the UK.