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Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom
What you’ll be doing?
Within the construction environment, you will oversee the development of sites from land acquisition to completion, ensuring that safety, health and environmental standards are maintained and that programme, quality and cost targets are achieved within agreed budgets and timescales. You will manage site managers and subcontractors to deliver the divisional construction execution plan.
* Manage and monitor safety, health and environmental (SHE) performance to ensure compliance with legal obligations and the company’s SHE Management system.
* Support the provision of suitable tender requirements for subcontractors and suppliers, monitor their performance and provide feedback to the Commercial department.
* Ensure adequate and suitable resources are available for an effective site start.
* Monitor performance against the construction programme to ensure targets are met and completions are on time, including progress chasing as required.
* Control additional costs for non‑productive and preliminary expenditure to ensure group guidelines are followed and participate in cost‑control meetings.
* Liaise with all departments to support the Site Manager’s role and ensure information, materials and contractors are available.
* Monitor each construction stage to ensure a quality product.
* Liaise with purchasers to provide a suitable level of service after completion.
* Support the Site Manager in ensuring construction teams are fully resourced and well‑directed, with clear guidelines to their job responsibilities and the organisation of the site’s workload.
* Provide a professional interface with purchasers, external contacts and contractors.
* Assist the Construction Director in all matters relating to the efficient performance of the Construction Department.
* Set and achieve build programme targets, as advised by the Construction Director.
* Lead and develop the site management teams.
* Be a point of contact for recruitment of the site management team and support appropriate personnel through the interview process.
What you’ll need
* A strong team motivator with the drive and tenacity to achieve business goals.
* Proven experience in a senior construction role, including managerial experience.
* Self‑confident, decisive, resilient and able to thrive under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
* Membership of the Chartered Institute of Builders and/or qualification to NVQ level 5 in Construction Management with considerable experience of the full range of construction trades (desirable not essential).
* In‑depth knowledge of all aspects of the construction trade and relevant legislative requirements such as health and safety, NHBC requirements and building regulations.
* Good knowledge, understanding and experience of dealing with all issues relating to customer care.
Benefits
We offer competitive salary and bonus scheme, private medical cover, company car or cash allowance, annual medical health assessment, 26 days holiday (increases by 1 day for every 3 years of continuous service up to 29 days), choice of flexible benefits, enhanced family‑friendly policies, pension with up to 10 % employer contributions, cycle‑to‑work scheme, reduced hotel rates, discounts at major retailers and additional benefits such as paid volunteer and study leave.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Construction
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