Senior Site Manager - Volume Housebuilding

untypical; Cringleford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Scheme

Car Allowance

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

26 days holiday with additional bank][

Holiday Buy Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

untypical is seeking a Senior Site Manager to lead a fast-paced housing site in Cringleford, Eastern Region, on a permanent basis. You will drive pre-construction and build phases, manage budgets, ensure NHBC and health & safety standards, and coordinate multiple trades to hit ambitious build programmes while maintaining quality and customer care.

You will lead the site team, liaise with internal departments and external partners, and ensure the on-site delivery aligns with contracted targets

Qualifications

• Proven ability to run and manage a fast-paced housing site.
• Experience delivering apartment blocks and traditional housing with multi-unit sequencing.
• Fully up to date with NHBC regulations and compliant builds.
• Strong Health & Safety knowledge with RAMS and site procedures.
• Experience managing subcontractors, groundworkers and trades.
• Maintain programme deadlines in high-volume residential environments.
• Excellent communication and coordination with site teams and management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a Site Team through pre-construction and construction phases.
• Ensure on-site service delivery meets budget targets.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards and quality.
• Rectify defects to avoid delays and additional costs.
• Coordinate labour/resources and schedule trades for timely delivery.
• Work with Contracts Manager to ensure on-site team is well-resourced.
• Deliver high standard of site presentation and customer demos.

Skills

Site management

Multi-unit housing

NHBC regulations

Health & Safety

Contractor management

Leadership

Communication

Programme delivery

Education

NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Manager

CSCS - Black Management/White Academic

SMSTS

First Aid at Work

BREGS or equivalent

Fire Safety for low-rise flats/housing

Environment Supervision in Construction Training - SSP

NHBC / LABC / Premier standards

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Office

Word

Excel

Job description

untypical are an ambitious housebuilder that put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.

We're looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals who will share this passion, to join our team.

Our benefits package includes:

• Bonus Scheme
• Car Allowance
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

We have an opportunity of Senior Site Manager to join our Eastern Region on a permanent contract and based at our site in Cringleford.

The Senior Site Manager will lead the construction of a development, including all associated pre and post housebuilding works, ensuring that targets are met regarding Health and Safety, delivery to build programme, quality, customer care, and cost.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and support a Site Team, both during the pre-construction and construction phases
• Ensure service delivery meets financial targets and operates within the agreed budget
• Ensuring compliance on site to the company Health and Safety standards and processes, NHBC standards, building regulations and overall quality standards
• Undertaking company directed quality control procedures to rectify any defects so as not to incur additional cost, time delays, or reduction in the final quality
• Monitoring and controlling the cost of production, and approving payment to contractors and trades where appropriateInitiating and attending plot inspections with the Local Building Inspector or NHBC, taking corrective action to ensure a minimum of RI's/BRI's
• Liaising proactively with other internal departments, externals suppliers and partners to ensure the build programme is achieved
• Co-ordinating labour and resources on site to deliver the build programme, and to proactively schedule in trades to optimum delivery
• With the support of the Contracts Manager, ensure the on-site construction team is fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these
• Carrying out toolbox talks or similar on-site briefings
• To deliver a high standard of site presentation at all times
• Carrying out New Home Demo with the Sales Advisor and customer(s) to give a good demonstration of the home, answering any questions, and rectifying any issues before Legal Completion
• Working with sales through regular meetings to ensure a smooth and controlled delivery of homes for customers
• Showing a good behavioural example in all aspects of health and safety, organisation, conduct, quality of work, and professionalism

We're particularly interested in the following experience:

• Proven ability to run and manage a fast-paced housing site, coordinating multiple trades and keeping programmes on track.
• Experience delivering apartment blocks as well as traditional housing, with a good understanding of multi-unit construction and sequencing.
• Fully up to date with current NHBC regulations and able to ensure all works are compliant throughout the build process.
• Strong Health & Safety knowledge, ensuring site operates to the highest standards and all RAMS, site procedures, and compliance requirements are followed.
• Experience managing subcontractors, groundworkers, and structural trades during early build stages through to superstructure.
• Ability to maintain program deadlines in a high-volume residential environment while maintaining build quality.
• Good communication and coordination skills when working with site teams, subcontractors, and management.

We're looking for the following skills and experience:

• NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Manager or equivalent
• CSCS - Black Management/White Academic
• SMSTS
• First Aid at Work
• BREGS or willingness to achieve in probation period
• Fire Safety for low-rise flats and housing or willingness to achieve during probationary period
• Environment Supervision in Construction Training - SSP (SEATS)
• Understanding of the NHBC or /LABC/Premier standards
• Proven record of overseeing a programme of residential development
• Managing Contractor agreements and liaising with Contractor Supervisors
• Proven experience of achieving PFI contractual requirements, KPIs and client/stakeholder requirements and contract deliverables
• Knowledge of managing Profit and Loss accounts in a PFI environment
• Experience of working to an established build programme and managing key priorities on a challenging site
• In depth knowledge of construction and housebuilding, and the relevant legislative requirements e.g. Health and Safety, NHBC requirements and Building Regulations
• Proven experience in the delivery of weekly targets through proactive organisation and management of Site staff
• Excellent communicator and influencer of people to gain commitment and compliance, and to drive delivery
• Leadership skills to ensure optimum delivery to the highest quality standards on site
• Proven history and well-rounded experience of dealing with customers and potential customers, giving information and advice or resolving any customer issues and confirming company procedures within residential housebuilding
• Proficient IT skills - Office, Word, Excel
• Hold a Full UK Drivers Licence

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.