Site Manager – Premium House Builder – Halstead, Essex Full Time

Site Manager – Premium House Builder – Halstead, Essex

Position: Site Manager – Housing – New Build

Location: Halstead, Essex

Salary: £65,000 + Package

Site Manager required by a leading privately owned developer to work on new build development of 71 new homes in Halstead, Essex, reporting to a visiting Contracts Manager.

Company Overview: Our client is a leading privately owned developer with an enviable reputation and 50 years’ experience of building homes in the South East.

Project: Our client is due to start 71 traditional build houses on a greenfield site in Halstead. It is a technical project sloping down to a river and has a 74 week programme.

Position: We require a Site Manager to manage the project from inception through to final handover and be fully responsible for all day to day site activities.

This is a no.1 position reporting to a Contracts Manager and managing an Assistant Site Manager, you will have full autonomy for the project.

Duties will include:

·Day to day management of construction activities in order to maximise profitability and customer satisfaction whilst ensuring programme, Health and Safety and Quality Control are upheld to the highest of standards at all times.

·Implementing and maintaining SHE procedures

·Co-ordination of Subcontractors H&S ensuring RAM’s are in place prior to setting to work.

·Awareness of the Procurement Strategy, supporting the QS.

·Attendance as required at Pre-contract meetings with Subcontractors.

·Regular monitoring of progress assisting the Contracts Manager in reporting progress and managing works to the contract and target programmes.

·Short term programming.

·Review drawings for build ability and compliance ensuring flow of all latest information to the supply chain.

·Support and assist in negotiations and orders with Utility Companies to ensure timely installation of all incoming services

·Sub-contractor pre-commencement meetings, progress meetings and recording including minutes

·Works quality inspections & checks

·Complete necessary take offs for ordering of materials as required

·Commercial awareness – understand the commercial situation and strategy.

·Awareness of the Project Profit Plan and your role in implementing this. Know the prelims budget and manage expenditure on the likes of site set up and consumables accordingly.

·Good communication skills with a particular focus on Customer Service.

Individual: You will have a good track record of delivering new build housing schemes, preferably with some experience in reinforced concrete.

Our client is seeking a confident and driven candidate who is able to self-motivate and take pride in their project.

In return, an excellent salary is on offer and long term future work is guaranteed!