Site Manager

Role overview

• ID:
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry Kent
• Department: Build
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Canterbury, Kent
• Date Posted: 19.04.2024

We have a new opportunity for a Site Manager to join our team within Vistry Kent, at our site in Lower Herne Road, Herne CT6 7NA. As our Site Manager you will be responsible for effectively motivating, supporting, and managing the site-based team to ensure that the required health, safety and environmental performance standards are achieved. To achieve the programme and quality requirements. To promote the importance of customer relationships to the site-based team to include directly employed and sub-contracted staff.

• 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
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • 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
  • CSCS card at Site Manager level
  • Valid SMSTS certificate
  • Full UK Driving License
  • BTEC diploma in Building Construction or NVQ Level 3 or 4 or similar
  • 10 years as a Site Manager
  • Pride in the Job Winners
  • Work alongside another Site Manager
  • Experience in working in large volume housebuilding
  • Ability to chair and run meetings
  • Proven track record of motivating staff and managing a site effectively
  • Up to date knowledge of health and safety obligations and building legislation
  • Able to work with a high degree of accuracy

  Desirable -

  • Valid Scaffold Appreciation Certificate
  • Valid LOLER certificate
  • A trade background
• More about the Site Manager role
  • Ensure compliance with the Company's health and safety and environmental policies and procedures.
  • In conjunction with the Project Manager & Area Build Manager, prepare the master build programme and review and revise in line with budget requirements.
  • Monitor progress of the build programme to ensure construction methods and timescales are met and take corrective action to bring progress back in line with programme.
  • Agree and manage the equipment, plant, staffing and sub-contract requirements for the site.
  • Respond to all queries from trades and action accordingly.
  • Manage the recruitment and induction of new employees in line with Company best practice guide.
  • Conduct half yearly and annual appraisals with staff and liaise with Group HR to address development needs.
  • Monitor the performance and effectiveness of direct reports.

Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us

We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.

You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're 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. Join us in making Vistry.

Benefits

Agile Working

Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General

Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days

With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry

Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.