Director of Construction

ZipRecruiter; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilding company is seeking a Director of Construction in Norwich. The role involves overseeing construction projects, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in housebuilding and relevant qualifications, along with strong communication and management skills. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Car Allowance or Company Car

Hybrid Working

Healthcare

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within the housebuilding construction industry.
• Current CSCS Card required.
• SMST certification is required.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee construction projects to ensure compliance with standards.
• Monitor logistics and resources for budgetary targets.
• Contribute to contract negotiations with suppliers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team management

Budget management

Cost saving implementation

Education

NVQ Level 7 in Construction Site Supervision

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Director of Construction

Location: Norwich, NR7

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Director of Construction and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Director of Construction, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• Hybrid Working
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Healthcare
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Director of Construction to join the Construction Team. This role reports to the Managing Director.

The purpose of the role is to oversee the regional build programme, ensuring all aspects of construction projects are in conformity with the Persimmon Way, budgets, timelines and construction and quality standards. The role has overall responsibility for the management and performance of the construction function.

Responsibilities

• Oversee construction projects ensuring they are completed on time and to specification, while complying with company and construction build and quality standards.
• Report on and monitor the logistics and resources associated with developments, working to regulatory and quality standards and implementing cost saving solutions, to ensure compliance and budgetary targets are met.
• Contribute towards contract negotiations with third party suppliers and contractors to ensure achievement of the build programme and associated targets.
• Provide accurate and timely management information on a regular basis to enable the formulation of the appropriate strategy and aid decision making in line with the objectives of the Operating Company.
• Manage the team effectively, including setting clear objectives, conducting professional development reviews, coaching and training to ensure employees achieve both their full potential and company targets.
• Advocate the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy while ensuring compliance throughout the team to ensure health and safety standards are met.

Experience / Qualifications

• Extensive experience within the housebuilding construction industry
• Understanding of the NHBC or /LABC/Premier standards
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• A good understanding of Microsoft Package, including Outlook, Excel and Word
• Current CSCS Card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme)
• SMST (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) is required
• Full UK Driving Licence is required
• Qualified to minimum NVQ Level 7 in Construction Site Supervision is required