Site Manager

TAYLOR WIMPEY; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading homebuilder is seeking a Construction Manager in Dartford to oversee construction operations, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality homes within budget constraints. Applicants should have strong construction management experience and a NVQ Level 6 qualification. The position offers opportunities for career development and comprehensive benefits including health insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Excellent retail discounts

Company funded life insurance

Private healthcare

Quality pension scheme

Discounted house purchase scheme

Car leasing scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing construction operations to deliver homes on time and within budget.
• Ability to produce detailed method statements and health and safety plans.

Responsibilities

• Produce management reports to detail progress against objectives.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations on site.

Skills

Detailed building and construction experience

Knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation

Cost controls (working to site budgets)

Trade background

First Aid qualified

Education

NVQ Residential Construction Site Management L6

CSCS card – Site Management

Job description

Overview

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

To ensure that the construction operation is managed in order to deliver, build on time, defect-free homes, within cost parameters, safely and to our customer satisfaction by possessing the necessary skills, knowledge, experience and behaviors. They will also hold the role of Designated Individual Principal Contractor in the Building Safety Act.

Primary Responsibilities

Pre-Planning

• Produce a detailed method statement for the development, i.e. compound position, material storage areas, spoil heaps and highway constraints.
• Assist the Production Director in the production of the site programme to meet budgeted objectives.
• Produce detailed roads and sewers, show area and enabling works programme.
• Evaluate the accuracy of relevant information for development, technical and sales departments and external agencies if applicable.
• Determine plant, equipment, and personnel requirements in conjunction with the technical departments.
• Assess material delivery times in relation to the build programme requirements and pass them to the technical department.
• Develop a specific build programme for the show area complex to meet the accelerated build programme.

Monitoring and reporting

• Completion of weekly management reports detailing progress against planned objectives and action taken to recover lost time.
• Produce, in conjunction with the Production Director, and monitor progress against the site build programme.

Health and Safety

• Assist the development department in the production of the pre-start health and safety plan and update and develop as the site proceeds.
• Ensure all site personnel comply with the Construction Health & Safety Regulations 1974 as amended together with the Taylor Wimpey Health and Safety procedure manual.
• Ensure all operatives have the necessary certification/license to carry out the duties they are required to perform.
• Carry out frequent inspections of all operations to ensure they are carried out in a safe manner.
• Ensure all operatives are working to the method statements and risk assessments submitted by the relevant sub-contractor or Taylor Wimpey Management.
• Check and monitor all sub-contractors site-specific Method Statements, Risk Assessments and COSHH reports.

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Detailed building and construction experience
• NVQ Residential Construction Site Management L6
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
• Cost controls (working to site budgets)
• Trade background
• CSCS card – Site Management
• First Aid qualified

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it\'s about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.