Site Manager

Gleeson Homes; Huthwaite; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeson Homes is seeking a proactive Site Manager to lead high-volume housing developments. You will oversee site staff and labour-only groundworkers, ensuring adherence to safety standards and build programmes across multiple sites.

You will liaise with NHBC, local authorities and head office, ordering materials to meet timelines. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and hands-on problem solving to deliver safe, quality homes on schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Site Manager on high volume new build housing developments.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of managing labour only groundworkers/contractors.
• Proven ability to manage programme, safety, quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development to deliver the build programme within budgets and forecasts to Gleeson Homes' standard.
• Take full control of site staff and sub-contractors, ensuring health and safety standards are followed.
• Coordinate with head office, NHBC and local authorities; order materials to keep the programme on track.
• Carry out NHBC inspections and hand over properties to customers following care procedures.
• Promote a safety-focused, quality-driven, and innovative working culture.

Skills

Site management

Team leadership

Health and safety

Communication

Education

SMSTS Qualification

CSCS Card

First Aid

Fire Marshall

Scaffolding

Tools

Zutec

Digital plot books

Job description

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
• 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:

• SMSTS Qualification
• CSCS Card
• First Aid
• Fire Marshall
• Scaffolding

Please note, we will ask you to bring your qualifications to the interview stage so please ensure you have evidence prepared.

• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays