Site Manager - Selby

Site Manager - Selby

Our privately owned housing developer client is looking for an experienced site manager to manage a site in the Selby area. Previous housing experience is essential.

Key purpose of the role:

• To establish and manage a site workforce capable of constructing the company’s product in a safe and diligent manner, to the highest possible standard, on time and in line with predetermined cost.
• Responsible for: Assistant Site Manager, Labourers, Forklift Driver, Apprentices, Subcontractors, and utility providers.
• The construction department is responsible for the company’s developments which will vary from time to time including, any of the company’s product range; ensuring construction of a quality product, safely, within agreed budgets and timescales, working closely with the Sales department to ensure customer satisfaction.
• The construction department ensures adherence to the company’s policies on Health and Safety, ensuring requirements of Health and Safety legislation are met and safe working practices are actively encouraged.
• The Site Manager is responsible for effectively managing and controlling all aspects of the build process on a development, as specified.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• To comply with the company’s build policy and procedures.
• Supervise and coordinate staff, subcontractors, material suppliers and utility providers to ensure an efficient method of build, to the required build quality and build programme.
• Scheduling works to be carried out, to ensure production targets are achieved and a high quality of product is maintained.
• To ensure production targets are met, whilst producing the highest quality of product and costs are kept within budget.
• Effective daily use of appropriate company Information systems and databases.
• Comply with the Site Managers responsibilities, as laid down in the company’s Health, Safety and Environment Policy and complete the relevant documentation on a weekly/monthly basis.
• At all times comply with the company policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Liaise with the sales department and customers to ensure the highest possible customer care performance/satisfaction and complete all relevant inspections and documentation.
• Direct liaison with sales, technical and commercial departments, ensuring that up to date records of all site activities are retained, thereby achieving cost/quality control; and report on the same to the Contract Manager/Construction Director.
• Lead, motivate, communicate with, develop, appraise and performance manage staff to ensure staff are motivated to achieve the best performance to meet the company’s objectives.
• Contribute to improving the company, protecting, and enhancing the reputation of the company; propose new ideas and, when requested to do so, implement change.

Working Relationships:

Effective working relationships are an essential part of daily working life. The focus in this role is both: Internal: Colleagues within operating division; and Health & Safety department; and External: Subcontractors, suppliers, utility providers, NHBC, Local Authority building control, HSE and customers.

Decision making authority:

To manage the construction process of all new homes in an efficient manner, thus ensuring that costs are kept within budget.

Assist in recruiting site staff.

Skills/Personal Specification:

• HNC/HND
• Experience of effectively managing projects, teams and contractors within the house building industry.
• Up to date knowledge of health & safety and building legislation. Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Delivers on time and to target.
• Highly motivated and resilient.