Trainee Site Manager: Start Your Construction Leadership Path

Bloor Homes; Newport; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Company Phone and Laptop

Scottish Widows Pension Scheme

25 days holiday entitlement (plus bank

Group Staff Discount at Triumph Motorb

Competitive discount on our homes

Job summary

Bloor Homes is seeking a Trainee Site Manager for our Midlands Region based in Newport. You will shadow on-site trades and other departments to understand the full housebuilding process and gain hands-on experience in quality control, health and safety, and staff recruitment on-site.

You will need strong communication skills, time management, and a desire to progress to managing your own site. This role offers a structured training programme with real responsibilities and career progression.

Qualifications

• Interest in construction and site activities.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to identify and solve problems on site.
• Attention to detail and quality orientation.

Responsibilities

• Shadow other site workers to understand on-site activities.
• Complete an secondment to other departments to learn the full housebuilding process.
• Ensure houses/flats are built to high quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate and address customer questions and issues during production.
• Co-ordinate resources (men and materials) to meet production targets.
• Recruit operational staff as needed to achieve site objectives.
• Assist in selecting subcontractors and liaising with them on site.
• Check setting out and levels align with drawings and resolve variances with engineers/planners.
• Coordinate materials to maintain production programme and staffing levels.
• Monitor on-site output and sign off completed work to required standards.
• Assist inspections by regulators and NHBC at appropriate times.
• Supervise road and sewer construction on the site.
• Organise service connections to avoid delays in occupation.
• Carry out pre-completion inspections with purchasers and document outstanding work.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety and other legislation.
• Attend internal site meetings and show homes support meetings.
• Assist Customer Care Manager with post-handover maintenance.
• Attend necessary meetings related to duties.
• Comply with company policies and undertake additional tasks as required.
• Comply with Covid-19 health and safety requirements.

Skills

Construction interest

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Job description

Bloor Homes is seeking a Trainee Site Manager for our Midlands Region based in Newport. You will shadow on-site trades and other departments to understand the full housebuilding process and gain hands-on experience in quality control, health and safety, and staff recruitment on-site.

You will need strong communication skills, time management, and a desire to progress to managing your own site. This role offers a structured training programme with real responsibilities and career progression.