Trainee Assistant Site Manager in Cardiff

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What you'll be doing?

Within the construction environment, you will have the opportunity to buy materials, manage large projects, ensure health and safety, and provide customer service. We are currently involved in some 400 developments across the UK, ranging from brownfield projects to adaptive reuse of existing buildings. We need people who can bring fresh ideas and imagination on one hand, and the commercial ability to manage people, budgets and costs on the other.

Reporting to the site manager, you will assist in the management of the site, supporting active learning about site management and construction. All activities must support the delivery of targets in health and safety, programme quality, customer care, and cost. Ensuring compliance on site at all times to the company health and safety standards and processes, NHBC standards, building regulations, and overall quality standards. Reporting any activities or actions to the site manager that could affect health and safety, quality, customer care, or cost. Liaising with other internal departments, external suppliers and partners to ensure the build programme is achieved. Helping to monitor material levels on site to ensure minimum stock while meeting the programme and employing all labour efficiently. Ensuring that all plots are built to the highest standard of quality while contributing to a high standard of overall site presentation. Reporting defects on IFix. Showing a good behavioural example in all aspects of health & safety, organisation, conduct, quality of work and professionalism.

What You’ll Need:

• Confident communicator with a positive attitude.
• Show signs of leadership and developing assertive skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, demonstrating good problem‑solving ability.
• Appetite for learning and gaining experience in all areas of site management and customer care.

Benefits:

We’ve been nationally recognised as a 5‑star housebuilder since 2010 for supplying high‑quality homes for all generations. We combine bright minds, the latest technology and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We offer tailored opportunities for apprentices, graduates, experienced professionals and ex‑Armed Forces personnel, building the homes Britain needs. Our hybrid working model allows our office‑based colleagues to divide their time between office, construction sites, sales offices and home when role allows. We recognise many benefits of hybrid culture for the company and our colleagues and strive for inclusive progress for all.

• Competitive salary.
• Competitive bonus scheme.
• Private medical cover – single cover.
• 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days).
• Choice of flexible benefits.
• Enhanced family‑friendly policies.

Private Medical Cover:

Private healthcare support is available for timely access to a virtual GP, diagnosis, treatment and more – including physio and talking therapies. You can even add family members.

Pension:

First‑class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.

Annual Health Assessment:

All colleagues can access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping to proactively manage health and wellbeing.

Financial Benefits:

We offer many ways to make life more affordable – from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.

Lifestyle Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers and other lifestyle benefits that improve the quality of life.

So Much More …

In addition to paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family‑friendly policies (including parents and carers leave) and a share‑buying scheme, we offer an incredible range of additional benefits.