Tilia Homes are an ambitious, customer focused housebuilder that put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.
We’re looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals who will share this passion, to join our team.
Our benefits package includes:
* Bonus Scheme
* Enhanced Pension Scheme
* Life Assurance
* 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
* Holiday Buy Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Site Manager to join a friendly team working from our Eastern region and based at our site in Cottenham, CB24 on a permanent basis. The purpose of the role will include:
* Ensuring compliance on site at all times to the company Health and Safety standards and processes, NHBC standards, building regulations, and overall quality standards.
* Co-ordinating labour and resources on site to deliver the build programme on larger developments, and proactively scheduling in trades to ensure optimum delivery.
* Undertaking company directed quality control procedures and inspections at the correct timings and rectifying any defects to avoid additional costs, time delays, or reduction in final quality.
* Monitoring and controlling the cost of production, and approving payment to contractors and trades where appropriate.
* Initiating and attending plot inspections with the Local Building Inspector or NHBC, taking corrective action to ensure a minimum of RI’s/BRI’s.
* Carrying out toolbox talks or similar on-site briefings to influence, gain commitment, and drive best practice.
* Displaying a proactive approach to mitigating risk, build sequencing, and overall quality on site.
* Liaising proactively with other internal departments, external suppliers, and partners to ensure the build programme is achieved.
* Working with Sales through regular build/sales meetings to ensure smooth and controlled delivery of homes for customers.
* Delivering a high standard of site presentation at all times.
* Carrying out New Home Demos with the Sales Advisor and customer(s) to give a good demonstration of the home, answering any questions, and rectifying any issues before Legal Completion.
* With the support of the Contracts Manager, ensuring the on-site construction team is fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their job responsibilities, and provided with full support in achieving these in terms of communication, training and development, and the organisation of the site’s workload and resources.
* Promoting health and safety good practice.
About You
* Proven experience of leading a build programme of residential housing.
* A member of the Chartered Institute of Builders and/or qualified to NVQ level 5 in Construction Management, or a time-served tradesman with considerable experience of the full range of construction trades.
* In-depth knowledge of all aspects of construction and housebuilding, and the relevant legislative requirements e.g. Health and Safety, NHBC requirements, and Building Regulations.
* Ability to deliver weekly targets through proactive organisation of the labour force, and promoting a team working ethic.
* Excellent communicator and influencer of people to gain commitment and compliance, and to drive delivery.
* Leading a Site construction team to deliver to the highest quality standards on a residential new build.
* Ability to prioritise tasks, anticipate, and meet changing business needs.
* Ability to demonstrate a strong problem-solving ethic, and the ability to get to the root cause of a problem.
* Experience of dealing with customers and potential customers including giving information and advice, resolving any customer issues, and confirming company procedures.
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