Site Manager

Persimmon Homes; Marston Green; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilder in the UK is looking to hire a Site Manager to oversee construction projects, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and quality standards. The successful candidate will have experience in the house building industry and possess essential qualifications including a current CSCS Card and a full UK driving licence. This role includes managing site activities, ensuring timely project completion, and maintaining records. Attractive benefits include a competitive salary and bonuses.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Car Allowance or Company Car

Healthcare

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform with discounts

Qualifications

• Must have experience within the house building industry.
• Need understanding of NHBC or LABC / Premier standards.
• Current CSCS Card is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction sites to ensure project completion on time and within budget.
• Conduct quality and safety inspections as per company guidelines.
• Facilitate communication with external third-parties to achieve build programme.

Skills

Experience in house building industry

Understanding of NHBC or LABC / Premier standards

Health, Safety and Environmental legislation knowledge

Current CSCS Card

SMSTS preferred

Full UK Driving Licence

NVQ Level 6 in Construction Management preferred

Education

NVQ Level 6 in Construction Management

Job description

Job Title: Site Manager

Location: Birmingham (Initial Assignment)

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity?

Join Persimmon Homes as a Site Manager

and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Site Manager, you'll benefit from :

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• 5* housebuilder
• Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Healthcare
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

Persimmon Homes are recruiting for an experienced Site Manager to join their Construction Team and report into the Construction Director.

The purpose of the role is to manage the construction site according to company guidelines and goals ensuring all aspects of the project are in conformity with proposed budgets, timelines and construction and quality standards.

What you'll do as a Site Manager :

• Manage a construction site, to ensure the development is completed on time, to specification and safety regulations, while complying with company and construction build and quality standards
• Ensure all quality and safety inspections are within quality control standards and carried out in accordance with Group guidelines
• Facilitate communication and coordinate activities with external third-parties, such as warranty provider, local authorities and utility companies to ensure achievement of the build programme
• Maintaining accurate records for the development including but not limited to, Staff Inductions, Health, Safety and Environment, timesheets, incident reports, quality control checklists
• Ensure materials are called off in a timely manner and checked and stored in accordance with Group guidelines
• Direct and supervise activity of the workforce, including all subcontractors, to ensure works are completed on time, to the desired quality standards and within budget
• Work cohesively with other departments across the Operating Company such as Sales and Customer Care to ensure achievement of targets, for example prompt resolution of customer care issues and timely updates relating to plot progress
• Ensure compliance of the site workforce and all visitors with the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy to minimise incidents and accidents
• This role will involve travel across various sites in the region as well as occasional trips to other Group offices

What experience do I need?

• Experience within the house building industry is essential
• Understanding of the NHBC or / LABC / Premier standards
• Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
• Current CSCS Card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme)
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) is preferred
• Full UK Driving Licence is required
• Qualified to minimum NVQ Level 6 in Construction Management preferred