Construction Director in Stirling

Some see construction. We see an opportunity to bring places to life.

At Robertson, we build much more than just quality homes. We build brilliant communities, we build forward-thinking businesses, and we build the kind of amazing, career-transforming futures that our people look forward to every day. This is a superb opportunity for a highly-organised, proactive Construction Director to join a business that thrives on achieving results that benefit people and communities, and offers fantastic opportunities for career development.

Your new role:

• Provide leadership and clear direction to the operational teams within the business across all regions with the support of the construction managers.
• Manage the construction operations of the Robertson Homes projects from initial concept of the opportunities at Land Bid stage to commencement of the development on site through to the completion of the works as a snag free product.
• Carry out responsibilities in a manner to meet all the demands of health & safety, production, profitability and quality as required by the Company through its various procedures.
• Contribute to future projects, ensuring that all strategic building decisions are made timeously, e.g. build sequence, traffic management and location of site set ups etc.
• Agree pre-construction programme and establish key dates and obligations to ensure they are carried forward into design, procurement and construction programmes.
• Agree and monitor the proposed build programme and direction of build etc. with Construction Manager and Contract/Project Manager.
• Review Construction Manager and Contract/Project Manager weekly progress reports and liaise with other Robertson Homes Employees to resolve any delays or issues identified.
• Establish optimum preliminary allowances for projects in conjunction with the commercial team.
• Liaise with subcontractors and suppliers in conjunction with the design team and commercial team to reduce costs whilst maintaining quality and client satisfaction levels.
• Establish "best practices" and ensure these are consistently applied across all Partnership Homes projects.
• Ensure NHBC / Premier Guarantee, Building Control, Employers Agents and COW expectations are managed and met accordingly.
• Ensure all Robertson Group health & safety policies and procedures are implemented and complied with at all times.
• Promote good standards of health & safety on site; set aside a reasonable amount of time for meaningful safety inspections as part of routine site visits.
• Monitor client satisfaction levels and summary reports to ensure that trends are recognised and appropriate action is taken to improve performance where necessary.
• Monitor the application of customer care policies and procedures to ensure client satisfaction.

About you:

• You’ll ideally have previous Construction Director experience in the Private House Building/Construction industry.
• You’ll already hold a range of qualifications and certificates, such as a degree in Construction or QBE, a valid CSCS card and be a member of RICS, CIOB or CEng and ideally be ILM qualified as well.
• You’ll also need to be comfortable with IT, including BIM 360, Power Asta and Asite software amongst others.
• Most importantly, be able to demonstrate people leadership, effective communication with all internal teams and externally with architects, engineers, clients, sub-contractors at all levels, and have a full driving license.

What's in it for me:

Our Principles - The Robertson Way:

• Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation and high performance.
• We listen: Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.
• We are professional: Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.
• We take responsibility: Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.
• We are determined to succeed: Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.
• We are one team: We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted.

For more information on our principles and culture, please visit: Robertson Culture.

Benefits of working with Robertson:

• 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App
• Annual Flu Vaccine
• Access to E-Learning
• Health & Wellbeing Support
• Life Management & Financial Support

Diversity & Inclusion:

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.