The Vacancy
🌱 Site Manager – Lead the Net Zero Revolution with WPS!
📍 Location: WPS Business, Redditch
🏢 Division: Planned Works
🌍 Focus: SHDF Energy Projects ¦ Net Zero Carbon Works
Are you ready to build a greener future? Wates is seeking a passionate Site Manager to join our forward-thinking team in the Planned Works division, delivering transformative SHDF energy upgrades across our planned properties.
You’ll be at the heart of our mission to create sustainable homes and communities. This isn’t just a job—it’s a chance to make a lasting impact.
🔧 Your Mission
1. 🗓️ Programme the Works: Shape short-term schedules and keep progress on track.
2. 🛠️ Lead the Team: Manage operatives, sub-contractors, and suppliers with a sharp focus on quality and safety.
3. 🕵️ Inspect & Advise: Attend pre/post inspections and help craft smart design solutions.
4. 📊 Report Progress: Submit weekly site updates and ensure smooth handovers.
5. 💼 Drive Efficiency: Finalise job packs and completion details to keep invoicing swift and WIP low.
👷 Who You Are
A seasoned Site Manager with a strong track record in internal and external planned maintenance works. You’re a confident communicator, a proactive leader, and a multitasking maestro.
💻 Tech-savvy? You’ll need solid skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
🧠 Organised? Prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines is second nature to you.
🛡️ Committed to Safety? A Basic DBS check will be required at offer stage.
🌟 Why WPS?
6. Be part of a team driving real change in energy efficiency.
7. Work on high-impact SHDF projects that support the UK’s net zero goals.
8. Collaborate with passionate professionals in a supportive environment.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
Awards
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Inside Housing Development Awards
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2022 Construction News Awards Winner
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Investors in People 2022
GOLD AWARD
Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
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2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
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2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards