Senior Site Manager/Project Manager - Northeast Cambridge and West Norfolk - Barnes Construction
The Company
Barnes Construction is the largest division of The Barnes Group Limited and offers a comprehensive professional construction service. Since the Company was formed in 1978, we have established ourselves as a client-focused building contractor, completing various projects for blue chip and repeat business clients. Whilst our Head Office is based in Ipswich, we operate throughout the UK on a wide range of projects.
A typical project value of new build and refurbishment projects that we undertake ranges from £0.5m to £15m in the major sectors including commercial, educational, industrial, leisure, health and social housing.
We are currently looking to strengthen our Senior Site Management/Project Management Team to undertake projects in and around Northeast Cambridge and West Norfolk. If you are ready to take on a rewarding role in a successful family business, we want to hear from you.
Reporting to: Divisional Director
Location: The successful candidate will be ideally located on the Northwestern edge of our primary operating region of Suffolk, Essex & Cambridgeshire and easy reach of the A14 (Cambridge- Ipswich) or M11 (Cambridge-M25) to give easy access to our projects.
Contract type: Full time, permanent
Immediate colleagues: Site Team
Interfaces with other departments: Design, Surveying, Buying Departments, Document Control Team, Joint Divisional Managing Director
Personal attributes/skills required:
* Well-presented and distinguishable team leader, who demonstrates the ability to act as our key customer interface.
* A strong commitment to the business and its personal approach to contracting.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills with our clients and supply-chain alike.
* Highly self-motivated with a positive can-do approach to drive the project to a successful completion.
* Ability to assist a Contracts Manager and manage junior managers.
* Good team management and leadership skills.
* Take responsibility for the day-to-day running and organisation of the site.
* Ability to anticipate and solve problems as they present themselves on site.
* Maintain ordered and accurate information and records on the project.
* Ability to travel within our operating area and lodge away when required.
Job role specific knowledge/experience required:
Time
* Ability to control the progression of the works by organising trades in accordance with the programme.
* Ability to develop short term programmes, considering risk management issues, ideally using ASTA software.
Cost
* Ability to understand and work within budgets.
* Control site costs through the careful review of supply-chain variation requests.
* Organise and control direct labour and sub-contractors in a timely and efficient manner.
Quality
* Ability to understand and follow drawings and specifications for the works and maintain good quality records of the works, ensuring that excellent quality/good craftsmanship is maintained.
Health & Safety
* Good knowledge of current Health & Safety law and practices.
* Ability to work to the site Health and Safety Plan and manage all onsite Health & Safety aspects.
* All relevant training, qualifications and permits such as CSCS card, SMSTS, First Aid, Temporary Works Coordinator, asbestos awareness to manage the works are desirable.
Benefits:
The Company actively encourages continued training and offers realistic long-term career opportunities throughout the Group. The position reflects this ethos and offers the usual fringe benefits of a competitive salary, contributory pension, profit based discretionary bonus, life assurance, annual leave, car allowance and private healthcare, together with generous allowances for travelling and working away from home. All staff have access to internal First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are interested in the above position, applications should, in the first instance, be made in writing enclosing current CV marked “For the attention of Mr M Bailey, Divisional Director” to the address below or by e-mail to: recruitment@barnesconstruction.co.uk.
Mr M Bailey
Barnes Construction
6 Bermuda Road
Ransomes Europark
Ipswich
Suffolk IP3 9RU
All applicants will be treated in the strictest confidence. The Barnes Group Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and safer recruitment practices. We undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate.
Note: Only applications made in writing or sent direct to recruitment@barnesconstruction.co.uk will be accepted.
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