Site Manager

WATES; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Residential is seeking a Site Manager to oversee the construction of new homes in Cardiff. This role involves ensuring project completion to the highest standards and offers competitive salary and extensive corporate benefits. Join a supportive team dedicated to community development and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel covered to any of our sites

Private Medical

Pension 8% employers’ contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Customizable learning and development programmes

Industry leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Site Manager in the construction industry.
• Ability to maintain accurate site records and produce reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate site record, daily diaries and weekly progress reports.
• Review design drawings for build-ability and co-ordination.
• Manage the flow of sub-contractors design information.

Skills

Technical Skills

Collaboration

Project Management

Job description

The Vacancy

Wates Residential are looking for a Site Manager to build new homes and leaving a lasting legacy for communities.

Wates Residential is a developer contractor; we invest, develop, build and sell quality affordable housing, either contracting or in a form of partnership with Local Authorities, Registered Providers and public bodies, such as Homes England.

If you are Site Manager with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Site Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes and achieving the highest standards of safety, health, and environmental controls. Site Manager work collaboratively with our Project Managers to ensure the completion of the project to the highest standard.

As our Site Manager you will:

• Maintain accurate site record, daily diaries and weekly progress reports.
• Review design drawings for build-ability and co-ordination.
• Manage the flow of sub-contractors design information as delegated by the Project Manager to suit the programme of works on site. Assist the Project Manager and or Design Manager to produce and monitor the MIRS. Agree sub-contractors long term and short term programme and monitor performance against these programmes.
• Monitor and understand position against contract programme, discuss and agree recovery programmes with the Project Manager

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.