Assistant Site Manager

Role overview

• ID: 2024-5840
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry South East
• Department: Build
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Willingdon, Eastbourne
• Date Posted: 27.06.2024

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Site Manager to join our team within Vistry South East, at our Willingdon site. As our Assistant Site Manager, you will work as part of the site team under the guidance of the Site or Project Manager to deliver successful projects safely, on time, profitably and to high standards.  The Assistant Site Manager will primarily be involved with on-site supervision of all activities.

• 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
  • Valid First Aid at Work Certificate
  • NVQ Level 3-4 BTEC diploma in Building Construction or similar
  • Valid Scaffold Inspection certificate
  • Qualified to the required CIOB Grade applicable at the time in accordance with group policy
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Asta
  • Experience in a management or supervisory position
  • Knowledge of NHBC Standards
  • Knowledge of HBF ratings
• More about the Assistant Site Manager role...
  • Responsible for coordinating multi-disciplinary tasks, checking the operatives progress, and acting to ensure that the task is carried out safely, on time and to the required standard.
  • To ensure that the site operates in a safe manner at all times through promotion of our SHE standards, strong supervision.
  • To assist the Site Manager to chair and lead regular Subcontractor Coordination meetings to monitor progress against programme and ensure HSE and quality compliance, safety compliance. To regularly review all works that are in progress in advance of the meetings.
  • To ensure compliance with the company’s Business Management System.
  • Focus on reduction of NHBC RI rate to below 0.20.
  • Take off and requisition of materials in sufficient time to ensure that they are available when required on site; ensure the correct storage and protection of materials; check delivery of materials for contract compliance; to focus on minimising wastage.
  • Ensuring the safe working practices are adopted and followed throughout the project in accordance with the current Legislation and Group Policy and Procedures. Regularly review all works in progress to ensure that current legislation and safe working procedures are being followed.  Ensure works are carried out in accordance with approved Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
  • To ensure that the site operates in a safe and controlled manner at all times through strong and positive site supervision.
  • To be capable of supervising the site for short periods of time or covering sites to facilitate annual leave of colleagues.
  • To work with our customers and build informal working relationships to drive high levels of customer satisfaction levels exceeding 90% (HBF and Client feedback).
  • To carry out administrative tasks as set by the project lead to a high standard in a timely manner.
  • Develop and maintain customer, client and supply chain relationships and to manage expectations of all parties involved in the project.
  • To be commercially aware of the implications of decisions taken on site with a view to identifying potential savings throughout the build.
  • Establish and maintain line and level control on site.
  • Effective delivery of projects which complete on programme.
  • Delivery of a quality product with zero defects at handover.
  • Capable of managing the site for short periods of time.

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.

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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.