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Assistant Site Manager

£45,000 - £50,000

Berkshire

Permanent

Our client is an award winning 5 star rated housebuilder who operate within the Thames Valley region and is part of a group with one of the largest and secure pipelines of high-quality private and affordable homes in the UK.

They are seeking a driven Assistant Site Manager who is passionate about being a part of award winning teams, reporting into a Senior Site Manager on a new development of 225 traditionally built houses, where 75% have been pre sold, offering unrivalled security. Responsible for effectively motivating, supporting and managing the site-based team to ensure that the required health, safety and environmental performance standards are achieved

About the Role:

In conjunction with the Area Build Director and Site Manager, assist with the preparation of the master build programme and review and revise in line with budget requirements.
Conduct regular checks to ensure construction methods and timescales are correct and take corrective action if the site is not compliant.
Liaise with the utility companies to ensure the build programme requirements are met.
Arrange/attend meetings on site with the sub-contractors on a weekly basis.
Agree and manage the equipment, plant, staffing and sub-contract requirements for the site.
Conduct/attend fortnightly meetings with trades on site to promote communication, standards and objectives.
Respond to all queries from trades and action accordingly.
Discuss site presentation at sub-contractor adjudication and site meetings.
Maintain the highest standard of site presentation at all times.
Meet with the Sales Team Leader weekly to discuss site presentation and progress and ensure that all actions are completed within agreed timescales.
Ensure compliance with the Company’s health and safety and environmental policies and procedures.
Ensure that all staff, sub-contractors and visitors to the site are appropriately inducted.
Assist the Site Manager in ensuring traffic management and site strategy plans are in place and reviewed
as required.
In the absence of the Site Manager assess the site prior to the start of the working day responding to any emergencies and addressing any areas of risk.
Regularly walk all areas of the site to observe general standards of health and safety and take remedial action as appropriate.
Ensure all trades are using the appropriate personal protective equipment.
Assist the Site Manager in reviewing and actioning risk assessments and method statements for all operations.
Deliver quality inductions to all sub-contractors on site to ensure the required quality standards are me
Ensure that all materials are checked for damage and that they meet the required quality standards.
Ensure sub-contractors adhere to the protection guidelines as stated in the trade specification.
In conjunction with the Site Manager, complete PPQA checklists accurately and return to the regional office on a weekly basis.