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Site/Senior Site Manager - Homes by Esh - (Closing date - 17/05/2024)

Vacancy Location Icon Durham


Overall Objective:

To lead and manage projects from their initial concept through to completion – including close liaison through preconstruction phase with design consultants.

Key Accountabilities:

  • To ensure schemes are completed within timescales, budgetary requirements and to the highest standards
  • Motivate and lead others to successfully deliver construction projects to completion
  • Plan and schedule workforce requirements for internal resources and subcontractors, ensuring adequate resources for holidays/peaks in workload
  • Monitor and manage project programme to ensure progress to plan
  • Monitor and control preliminary costs, working closely with the Commercial department to ensure maximum efficiency of delivery
  • Monitor and manage work to ensure quality of overall products
  • Ensure site workforce is always complaint with Health and Safety regulations
  • Anticipate potential problems and take responsibility to move the schemes forward
  • Establish good working relations with clients and staff, ensuring communication is clear, appropriate and effective at all levels
  • Conduct day to day line management duties effectively following Esh Group policies and procedures (including recruitment, selection, induction, training, appraisals, absence management, disciplinary and grievances)
  • Prepare and submit site timely and accurate reports
  • Liaise with Aftercare to ensure customer concerns are dealt with

It is not possible for this document to totally encompass or define all tasks that may be required of the post holder.  The outlined duties may therefore vary from time to time without materially changing either the character or level of responsibility.

General Responsibilities:

  • The Group is committed to achieving a high standard of Health and Safety in all its activities and the post holder will be expected to contribute to maintaining standards to ensure compliance with all appropriate legislation
  • To take a full role in the implementation of personal development through appraisals and to participate in any identified training or development opportunities
  • To recognise the importance of fairness and equality in the workplace, to treat everyone with dignity and respect

Key Measurements:

  • Esh Health and Safety Audits
  • Delivery of projects on time and in budget
  • NHBC reportable items

Experience and Qualifications:

  • House Building experience essential
  • Good financial awareness
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety
  • In-depth knowledge of NHBC requirements
  • Experience working in public arena with good customer communication skills
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
  • SMSTS

Personal Skills:

  • Encourages and supports colleagues and others
  • Remains focussed when faced with competing demands
  • Acknowledges and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm
  • Adapts their communication style to suit their customer/colleague responding to their feedback or queries
  • Works productively in a high pressure environment
  • Assists others with support and direction to enable them to carry out their work
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Gather customer feedback for their service, and use this to improve the customer experience
  • Builds rapport with all customers and service users
  • Professional behaviour at all times, setting an example to others
  • Effective listening skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer focussed
  • Full valid UK driving licence

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, everyone is encouraged to apply again when a suitable role becomes available.

Yes, anyone applying to work at Esh will be treated equally in line with our policy. We strive to recruit from the widest and most diverse talent pool available.

In line with GDPR legislation, we treat your information with the strictest confidence. It will not be shared with third parties.

Our interview process is based on individual role requirements. We use competency-based questions and may also use other selection tools such as presentations or psychometric testing. It may sound daunting, but it isn’t – you will be given sufficient guidance prior to your interview.

Sorry, unfortunately not.

Sorry, unfortunately not. Please check our current vacancies on our website or sign up to receive vacancy alerts.

Yes, if one of our team recommends you and you’re successful, they could earn up to £500 as long as they are not part of the selection process.

Yes, you can email us direct at HR@esh.uk.com or complete the enquiry form at the foot of our Careers page.

Contact our HR Team

Lisa Burton

Group HR Administrator

Sarah Berriman

Group HR Administrator