Site Manager in Ringwood

The role of Site Manager reports to the Construction Manager and is responsible for managing all aspects of a construction development site, ensuring the provision of safe, efficient and cost-effective works at all times, while maintaining the highest quality of work and customer service within the given timescales.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Manage the day-to-day running of the development and provide clear direction to those working on the construction site regarding their responsibilities and targets.
• Manage and implement health and safety procedures, working closely with Bellway Health and Safety Managers and ensure that all aspects of health and safety are followed and adhered to.
• Ensure site presentation is maintained at the correct standard at all times.
• Attend external Health and Safety inspections taking corrective action to ensure any items are effectively closed out in a timely manner.
• Co-ordinate labour and resources on site to deliver the build programme on larger developments, and proactively schedule trades to ensure optimum delivery.
• Manage material levels on larger sites to ensure the minimum amount of stock, but enough to ensure the site programme is met and all labour is efficiently employed.
• Liaise proactively with other internal departments, external suppliers and partners to ensure the build programme is achieved.
• Motivate, support and manage directly employed site staff, providing toolbox talks, training, coaching, and support as required to improve performance.
• Deliver all aspects of production requirements in strict accordance with relevant technical and planning documentation provided and any subsequent instructions that may be necessary from time to time.
• Fully conform to building regulations and warranty providers’ requirements (NHBC, LABC Services).
• Ensure that all plots are built to the highest standard of quality, complying with the NHBC Standards, Building Regulations, range specifications, and best practice.
• Undertake company directed quality control procedures and inspections at the correct timings, and rectify any defects to avoid additional costs, time delays to the programme, or reduction in final quality.
• Thoroughly inspect and ensure any remedial work is completed in advance of each NHBC key stage inspection.
• Ensure that the Bellway Fire policy is adhered to on site.
• Ensure that the Bellway Part L policy is adhered to on site.
• Initiate and attend plot inspections with the Local Building Inspector or NHBC, taking corrective action to ensure a minimum of RI’s/BRI’s.
• Monitor and control the cost of production, and approve payment to contractors and trades where appropriate.
• Understand and work to site overhead model/site budgets.
• Ensure accurate production/progress returns are updated and sent to the Construction Manager and/or Construction Director as requested.
• Ensure that adequate site records are maintained including but not limited to Site Managers reports, labour requirements, plant, materials, site inductions and health and safety records.
• Work with sales through regular sales/build meetings to ensure a smooth and controlled delivery of homes for customers.
• Carry out New Home demonstration Tour and other customer tours in line with the company’s customer first procedures to give a good demonstration of the home, answering any questions, and rectifying any issues before Legal Completion.
• Ensure that the site is compliant with Bellway customer care procedures.
• Support and mentor Site Managers and Assistant Site Managers to encourage career development and progression where applicable.
• Show a good behavioural example in all aspects of health and safety, organisation, conduct, quality of work, and professionalism.

Experience:

• Experience of working as an Assistant Site Manager or Site Manager with a high-volume residential house builder.
• Experience of effectively managing teams.
• Up-to-date knowledge of health and safety, building legislation and current NHBC standards.

Qualifications and Training:

• GCSE Maths and English – Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent).
• Valid CSCS card at Site Manager level (or equivalent).
• Valid SMSTS certificate.
• Valid First Aid certificate.
• Construction Management – HNC Level 4, HND Level 5 or NVQ Level 6 is desirable.
• Valid Scaffold Appreciation certificate is desirable.
• Valid LOLER certificate is desirable.