Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
In a Nutshell…
We have a new opportunity for an Area Build Manager to join our team within Vistry Southern across sites in Basingstoke and surrounding locations.. As our Area Build Manager, you will be responsible for effectively motivate, support and manage the site based management teams to ensure that each development achieves the desired health, safety and environmental performance standards. To achieve the programme and quality requirements. To promote the importance of customer relationships to all site based teams to include directly employed and sub-contracted staff. To ensure that the approach and associated results are consistently high across all sites within the designated area.
Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
- Agile working possible (dependent on role)
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
- Share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…
In return, what we would like from you…
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
- ONC or HNC in Building Constructions or NVQ Level 4/5 or similar
- CSCS card at Contracts Manager Level
- Full UK Driving License
- 5 years’ experience as Project Manager or Senior Site Manager for a high volume house builder
- Ability to chair and run meetings
- Proven track record of motivating and managing a team effectively
- Up to date knowledge of health and safety obligations and building legislation
- Able to work with others to achieve the desired outcome
- Capable of implementing change and of using initiative
- Confident outlook combined with resilience and diplomacy
- Proven ability to work effectively with senior management
- Ability to take a big picture view of multiple sites and make decisions accordingly
- Able to work with a high degree of accuracy
- Decision maker with pragmatic approach to problem solving
- Discretion and integrity in attitude and approach
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to balance excellent customer service with the requirements of achieving Company targets
- A commitment to work as required to meet the needs of the business
- A willingness to attend site out of hours to deal with emergency situations
- Able to travel to different sites on a regular basis
Desirable –
- SMSTS
- Internal company development programmes may be considered appropriate dependent on details
- Demonstrable career progression within the construction industry
More about the Area Build Manager role…
- Prepare and review site strategy and traffic management plans with the Site Manager as required to ensure they are complete and reflect the current site conditions.
- Ensure compliance with the Company’s health, safety and environmental policy and procedures at all times.
- Ensure site management carry out health and safety inductions for all staff, sub-contractors and visitors arriving on site.
- Arrange and carry out induction training for all new Site Managers in accordance with the Company’s requirements.
- Attend health and safety and other related training courses as required by the Company.
- Include health, safety and environment on the agenda at all area and site team meetings. Resolve and promote solutions to all areas of concern raised.
- Chair all adjudication meetings for all sub-contractors on site to determine and approve their employment.
- Support and motivate site teams and sub-contract management teams to ensure that all health, safety and environmental targets are met.
- Ensure Site Management implement and review environmental, fire and waste management plans on a monthly basis.
- Ensure that Company guidelines are followed in relation to accident and incident reporting procedures.
- Work with site management teams, sub-contractors and operatives to promote and enhance health, safety and environmental best practice.
- Agree trade tenders list with the commercial department and assist with the vetting of sub-contractors prior to appointment to ensure the correct quality standards will be achieved.
- Ensure that quality inductions are carried out for all sub-contractors on site to ensure the required quality standards are met.
- Review outstanding issues at each site visit and ensure they have been actioned accordingly.
- Ensure that all NHBC key stage inspections are met.
- Ensure that all sub-contractor quality stage checklists are complete prior to payment being authorized.
- Ensure that protection to work in progress complies with the Company’s site protection requirements.
Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…
At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do.
We’re proud that our UK Green Building Council membership, 2021 Large Housebuilder of the Year award and status as a UK top-five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating allows us to transform land into thriving spaces. We’re also proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. From memories and communities to worthwhile careers, we’re making Vistry.
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