Assistant site manager (internal applications only)

Overview

Assistant Site Manager (Internal Applications only)
Location: Workington office, Site based around Cumbria, typically working Monday to Friday 39 hours per week

As Assistant Site Managers for Novus, you’ll see the impact and improvements your role delivers to customers and the team every day. This varied role offers the opportunity to work with and manage a skilled professional trade team in a secure environment with long-term contracts and potential for growth and learning.

You will utilise your Site Management skills in Social Housing and Planned refurbishment works, while looking for ways to add real social value to the communities and customers you work with. You will be supported by peers, team, and management to solve problems and trusted to make decisions to grow and develop relationships and revenue.

While ensuring the smooth running of multiple designated sites, you will ensure all site personnel carry out their tasks efficiently and effectively to enable contracts to be completed on time, with zero defects, within budget and with no risk to Health & Safety of the team, the Client or the general public.

What’s in it for you?

• Attractive salary & benefits to suit you
• 27 Days Holidays & Bank Holidays – option to buy or sell holidays
• Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%
• Car Allowance or Fleet Van/Fuel Card
• Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and more

Responsibilities

An outline of your responsibility as a Assistant Site Manager

With the support of the team

• Manage site teams, work activities and resources to meet the requirements of individual contracts.
• Manage the selection and formation of site personnel teams (including Sub Contractors).
• Collate all preconstruction information (packs, asbestos surveys etc).
• Ensure all necessary contract documentation / reports are accurate and produced on time in conjunction with the Contracts Manager.
• Identify site hazards and ensure risk assessments and control methods are implemented via the Construction Phase Health and Safety plan.
• Ensure all site work complies with legal and statutory requirements, including Health, Safety and Welfare.
• Assist in the preparation process for estimates, bids and tenders in partnership with the Contracts Manager.
• Create, manage and report on projects with multiple, live site locations through the use of a master programme.

About You

The successful Assistant Site Manager will have experience in Planned refurbishment works within Social Housing/tenanted properties and have a good working knowledge of internal and external refits, managing delivery through to completion/hand over. You will be able to manage a few sites at any given time with commercial awareness to ensure costs meet budget requirements. Strong communication skills to build relationships with Clients and Tenants alike. You will need a Full UK driving licence to travel to sites daily. You must hold SMSTS or associated NVQ, and be confident with IT and proficient in MS Office. The role will also require a DBS check.

A Little Bit About Us

Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.

At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand that many reasons may mean you do not meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this role or another.