Site Manager

Gleeson Homes

Bradford

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 64,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday per year plus bank hol

Company car or car allowance

Discretionary bonus scheme

Holiday buy back scheme

Company pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Healthshield membership

Life assurance

Share purchase plan

High street/store discounts

Job summary

Gleeson Homes is seeking a Site Manager to lead a high-performing, customer-focused on-site team across multiple high-volume housing developments. You will manage subcontractors, coordinate with the sales team, and ensure the build programme meets Gleeson’s quality standards.

Key requirements include SMSTS, CSCS, First Aid, and extensive experience in groundworks/contractors. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

Previous experience as a Site Manager on high-volume housing developments.
Experience managing labour-only groundworkers/contractors.
Strong knowledge of construction build programmes and processes.
Awareness of NHBC standards and Building Regulations.
Proficiency with Zutec and digital plot books.

Responsibilities

Manage development to deliver build programme within budgets and forecasts.
Oversee site staff and subcontractors ensuring safety standards are met.
Coordinate with head office, NHBC, and local authorities.
Timely ordering of materials to keep the programme on track.
Ensure NHBC inspections are completed as required.
Conduct handover inspections and address customer care defects.
Promote safety, quality, progress, and innovation on site.

Skills

Driving licence

Build programmes

Commercial awareness

Construction processes

Customer service experience

NHBC/Building regs knowledge

Zutec

Digital plot books

Education

SMSTS Qualifications

CSCS Card

First Aid

Fire Marshall

Scaffolding

Tools

Zutec

Digital plotting software

Job description

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Job Introduction

Are you passionate about managing a high performing, customer-focussed on site construction team and genuinely care about building affordable quality homes, where they are needed for the people who need them the most?

If you are Passionate about what we do here at Gleeson and are considering a new challenge, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Site Manager to join our Construction team, managing the onsite team, working with external partners and subcontractors whilst working collaboratively with our onsite Sales team.

To be considered for this role you will share our Gleeson Values of being Passionate, Collaborative and Respectful along with having previous experience as a Site Manager working on high volume new build housing developments.

Main Responsibilities

We're looking for proactive people who genuinely believe in what we're doing, building homes, changing lives. Collaborative leaders, who positively influence teams, who can strongly communicate across departments, on and offsite. You'd reinforce directions set out by the Contracts manager and Construction Director, helping deliver the development safely, and on schedule - we need people who lead by example.

The role includes

Managing the development to maintain and deliver the build programme in accordance with budgets and forecasts. Ensuring that the final product is to Gleeson Homes standard
Full responsibility and control of all site staff and sub-contractors including labour only groundworkers/contractors, ensuring that all employees comply with our Health and Safety standards
Liaison with head office, NHBC and local authority departments
Timely ordering of materials ensuring the build programme can be achieved
Ensure all NHBC inspections are carried out as required
Carry out hand over inspection of properties to the customers in accordance with our customer care procedures
Complete as soon as practicably possible any customer care defects raised in conjunction with our customer care team
Actively encourage a philosophy of safety, progress, quality and innovation

The Ideal Candidate

Previous experiences as a Site Manager working on high volume new build housing development. Must have extensive knowledge and experience of managing labour only groundworkers/contractors.

Full UK driving licence
Excellent knowledge of construction build programmes
Strong commercial awareness
Comprehensive knowledge of construction processes
Experience of successfully achieving customer service requirements
Awareness of codes of practice that impact on Construction matters e.g. NHBC, Building Regs, etc.
It is mandatory that you are able to use Zutec and Digital plot books

Qualifications & Training