Senior Site Manager - Volume Housebuilding, Norwich, NR4 7WR

Tilia Homes; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Scheme

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

26 days holiday with additional bank-h

Holiday Buy Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Untypical Limited are seeking a Senior Site Manager for a permanent role in Cringleford, Norfolk. You will lead the site team through pre-construction and construction phases, ensuring health and safety, quality, and programme delivery while managing costs and customer satisfaction.

You will oversee compliance with NHBC standards and building regulations, coordinate labour and trades, and drive on-site performance to deliver a high-quality home for buyers.

Qualifications

• Evidence of leading site teams on residential developments.
• Strong knowledge of NHBC, Building Regulations and health & safety standards.
• Proven ability to manage costs, budgets and contractor payments.
• Experience delivering plots to programme and quality targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a Site Team through pre-construction and construction phases.
• Ensure work is within budget and targets are met.
• Comply with Health & Safety standards and NHBC/building regs.
• Coordinate labour/resources and schedule trades for efficient delivery.
• Conduct site inspections with inspectors/ NHBC and take corrective action.
• Deliver high standard of site presentation and customer handover.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Communication

Budget management

Team management

Education

NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Manager

CSCS – Black Management/White Academic

SMSTS

First Aid at Work

BREGS or willingness to achieve

NHBC standards knowledge

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

About Us

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.

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.

Our benefits package includes:

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

About The Role

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Site Manager to join our team, based at Cringleford, Norfolk,NR4 7WR on a permanent contract.

The Senior Site Manager will leadthe 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 appropriate
• Initiating 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

About You

• 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, givinginformation and advice or resolving any customer issues and confirming company procedures within residential housebuilding
• Hold a Full UK Drivers Licence

We operate across four regions in England and are committed to making a positive difference in the local areas where we build new homes. We create neighbourhoods with a real lasting impact, the kind of community that people can be proud of for generations to come. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and building careers, not just communities.

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