Project Manager, EHS ​/ HSE Manager, Operations Manager

Location:
Northampton - (Harlestone Grange) (Initial Assignment)

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity?
Join Persimmon Homes as a Project Manager and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

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

• 5
  * house builder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• 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

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.

• 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.
• Manage, report and cost control the logistics and resources associated with developments, working to regulatory and quality standards and implementing cost saving solutions, to ensure compliance and budgetary targets are met.
• 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.
• Ensure all quality and safety inspections are within quality control standards and carried out in accordance with Group guidelines.
• Ensure materials are called off in a timely manner and checked and stored accordingly in accordance with Group guidelines.
• 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.

• Experience with in the house building industry is essential
• Thorough understanding of the NHBC/LABC/Premier standards
• Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
• A good understanding of Microsoft Package, including Outlook, Excel and Word
• Current CSCS Card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme)
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) is preferred
• Full UK Driving Licence is required
• Qualified to NVQ Level 7 in Construction Management is preferred

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