Site Manager

Taylor Wimpey plc; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension

Share plans

Discounted house purchase

Car leasing

Extra annual leave

Job summary

Taylor Wimpey plc is seeking a Site Manager to lead construction operations, ensuring on-time, defect-free delivery within cost parameters. The role includes acting as Designated Individual Principal Contractor under Building Safety Act and overseeing safety and quality across the site.

You will manage pre-planning, progress monitoring, and safety compliance, ensuring operatives hold required certifications and that sub-contractors submit method statements and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Extensive building and construction experience.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Cost controls and site budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Produce and monitor detailed construction plans and programmes.
• Oversee pre-planning, roads/sewers, show area build programmes.
• Ensure site safety, compliance, and proper certification of operatives.
• Review weekly progress reports and drive on-time delivery.

Skills

Site management

Health & Safety

Cost control

First Aid

CSCS Card

Education

NVQ Residential Construction Site Management L6

Job description

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.

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.

Internal Applicants

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.