Senior Site Manager - Volume Housebuilding

Senior Site Manager - Volume House building, Northampton

• Senior Site Manager - Volume House building, Northampton

untypical are an ambitious, 5-star house builder that put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.

We’re looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals who will share this passion, to join our team.

Our benefits package includes:

• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

We have an opportunity of Senior Site Manager to join our Central Region on a permanent contract and based at Ransome Road, Northampton.

The Senior Site Manager will leadthe construction of a development, including all associated pre and post house building works, ensuring that targets are met regarding Health and Safety, delivery to build programme, quality, customer care, and cost.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and support a Site Team, both during the pre-construction and construction phases
• Ensure service delivery meets financial targets and operates within the agreed budget
• Ensuring compliance on site to the company Health and Safety standards and processes, NHBC standards, building regulations and overall quality standards
• Undertaking company directed quality control procedures to rectify any defects so as not to incur additional cost, time delays, or reduction in the final quality
• Monitoring and controlling the cost of production, and approving payment to contractors and trades where appropriate
• Initiating and attending plot inspections with the Local Building Inspector or NHBC, taking corrective action to ensure a minimum of RI’s/BRI’s
• Liaising proactively with other internal departments, externals suppliers and partners to ensure the build programme is achieved
• Co-ordinating labour and resources on site to deliver the build programme, and to proactively schedule in trades to optimum delivery
• With the support of the Contracts Manager, ensure the on-site construction team is fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these
• Carrying out toolbox talks or similar on-site briefings
• To deliver a high standard of site presentation at all times
• Carrying out New Home Demo with the Sales Advisor and customer(s) to give a good demonstration of the home, answering any questions, and rectifying any issues before Legal Completion
• Working with sales through regular meetings to ensure a smooth and controlled delivery of homes for customers
• Showing a good behavioural example in all aspects of health and safety, organisation, conduct, quality of work, and professionalism

• Strong groundworks background
  , including significant experience with piling operations and substructure works
  Proven ability to run and manage a fast-paced housing site
  , coordinating multiple trades and keeping programmes on track.
• Experience delivering apartment blocks as well as traditional housing, with a good understanding of multi-unit construction and sequencing.
• Fully up to date with current NHBC regulations and able to ensure all works are compliant throughout the build process.
• Strong Health & Safety knowledge
  , ensuring site operates to the highest standards and all RAMS, site procedures, and compliance requirements are followed.
• Experience managing subcontractors, ground workers, and structural trades during early build stages through to superstructure.
• Ability to maintain program deadlines in a high-volume residential environment while maintaining build quality.
• Good communication and coordination skills when working with site teams, subcontractors, and management.

• NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Manager or equivalent
• CSCS – Black Management/White Academic
• SMSTS
• First Aid at Work
• BREGS or willingness to achieve in probation period
• Fire Safety for low-rise flats and housing or willingness to achieve during probationary period
• Environment Supervision in Construction…