Construction Manager (Contracts Manager)

Bellway Homes Ltd; Brighton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction company in the UK is seeking a Construction Manager to oversee site teams, ensuring high-quality outputs in a safe environment. This role requires strong leadership, effective communication, and project management skills. The ideal candidate will have experience in high volume house building and relevant certifications. The position comes with a competitive salary, benefits, and potential for professional growth in a dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive car allowance

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Site Manager or Construction Manager in high volume house building.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and building legislation.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and manage Site Managers with training and support.
• Plan and control work methods and budgeting on sites.
• Inspect construction quality and ensure health and safety compliance.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to plan and programme work methods

Proficient IT skills including Microsoft Office

Education

Relevant CSCS card

SMSTS certificate

Construction Management Level 4+ apprenticeship

Job description

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

The Role

The role of Construction Manager plays a crucial role to ensure the total performance of the Construction team’s role in producing a quality product in a safe environment for the customer and the Construction team, with on time delivery, to budget along with excellent customer service.

This role of Construction Manager reports to the Head of Construction or Construction Director.

• Motivate, support and manage Site Managers by providing training, coaching and support as required to improve performance.
• Control preliminary costs in accordance with budget.
• Plan and programme work methods and build sequence on sites of responsibility.
• Regularly visit sites and attend weekly sub-contract meetings with Site Manager and Housing Association representatives ensuring that all necessary resources and information are made available to achieve programme dates or any target dates that may be set from time to time.
• Inspect quality of work during the construction process and give advice and support to Site Managers as required.
• Inspect record books on site relating to health and safety, NHBC, Customer Plot Files, Building Control records, plant and machinery records and scaffold records.
• Ensure that costs are controlled efficiently and that all resources are being used effectively.
• Keep up to date with customer care issues on sites to enable discussion with a view getting any issues resolved in a timely manner.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• Experience of working as a Senior Site Manager, Construction Manager within the high volume house builder.
• Experience of health and safety obligations, building legislation and NHBC standards.
• Relevant CSCS card.
• SMSTS certificate.
• Construction Management Level 4+ apprenticeship is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people.
• Ability to liaise with internal and external personnel.
• Able to plan and programme work methods and build sequence for sites.
• Control preliminary costs in accordance with budget.
• Good administration skills.
• Able to work to deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work on own initiative, with excellent attention to detail.
• 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.

Daily travel to development sites and Divisional Head Office.

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive salary.
• Competitive car allowance.
• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Competitive annual bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Access to discounts and benefits portal.
• ShareSave Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme.
• Earn and Learn Opportunities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.