Area Manager (New Build Housing)

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Full time
Location: Derby
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Job offered by: GBR Recruitment Limited
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Category:
GBR Recruitment Ltd are working exclusively in partnership with a leading quality-focused East Midlands house builder / new build homes developer, recruiting for an experienced Area Manager / Regional Manager to manage the Site Management team across 5-10 sites at any one point in time across the East Midlands / Midlands, particularly Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire & Warwickshire.

You will be an SMSTS / NVQ level 5 qualified & time-served Area Manager / Regional Manager / Senior Site Manager or Contracts Manager for a company that produces high-quality 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom new build properties across the geographical areas listed above.

As the Area Manager, you will be leading the Site Managers to effectively lead their multi-skilled trades team, which equates to 90% of their own PAYE employed staff & 10% sub-contracting staff, to ensure the successful delivery of various sites scheduled build plans, ensuring the site / plots are completed & handed over on time, on budget & to the desired quality / specifications, in order to meet the end using customers' needs & to their full satisfaction.

This new build housing developer builds to sensible build plans, not unreachable targets, and builds them at a sensible pace unlike those that build high volume plots like a production line process, whereas this builder concentrates on quality finishes with minimal snagging, built to a steady build plan.

This key Area Manager role offers a highly competitive basic salary & a fantastic / extensive employee benefits package, detailed below.

This award-winning new build housing development company prides itself on being a people-centric business, producing high-quality well-built sustainable homes, as well as proactively supporting the local communities they are built in.

This is a great Area Manager opportunity to join a business that develops its employees, offering real L&D opportunities & real career growth, which you will play a key role in.

The client is open to applicants at varying levels from Area Managers, Regional Managers or Senior Site Managers with multi-site experience or similar roles with similar responsibilities, but you must be prepared to cover varying locations, moving from one site to another once build programmes have been completed.

Duties to include: Acting as the key link between the Regions sites & HQ, liaising with the wider SMT / Directors. Supporting, Managing & Developing the Site Managers across multiple New Build sites (5-10). Ensure build plan & customer handover targets are achieved OTIF to the set budgets / profit margins. Review all build plans with the Site Managers, working in close partnership with Scaffolders, Groundworkers, Civils & Utilities Crew, Plant Machinery Operators, Roads & Sewers Managers & Labour Coordinators. Successfully direct & instruct the necessary sub-contract trades labour, permanent staff, and plant equipment in order to achieve both plot and project completion on time, to specification and within budget constraints to the desired level or quality expected. Ensure on-site performance levels meet desired targets / KPI's to the relevant quality standards. Effectively liaise with all relevant department heads to ensure continuity. Manage all costings / forecasts to keep on track financially & operationally. Liaising with Sales to ensure build plans are matching customer demand levels / expectations. Managing employee ER & HR matters with the dedicated HR team (disciplinaries, grievances, absence etc.). Labour management / recruitment, ensuring there are no skill gaps & ensuring build plans aren't affected. Developing the skills and promoting positive attitudes of all staff & sub-contractors ensuring a vibrant upbeat working atmosphere across all regional new build housing sites. Cross train & develop staff to meet current / future requirements. Ensuring full compliance with current NHBC / CDM 2015 / HSE standards. Ensuring full compliance with the company's set standards, processes & procedures.

Desired Qualifications & Experience: New Build Housing Area Site Management / Regional Manager / Contract Manager professional. Multi-site management experience. Ideally possess a Black CSCS Card or other Professional level CSCS Card (Site Manager / Professional level). Valid SMSTS certificate / NVQ L5 qualification or equivalent. Experience of managing both sub-contractors & permanent trades staff. Small & Large new build homes site development experience. Ideally you will have a valid First Aid at Work certificate. New House Building Development Experience (NHBC / CDM 2015). Strong communicator at all levels required (trades, plus other SMT members up to Director level).

Vast Employee Benefits: Fully expensed company car or car allowance which is an additional £4K on top of basic (negotiable). 36 Days Holiday (includes Bank Holidays & Christmas). Annual Bonus Scheme (discretionary, not contractable). Healthcare Scheme. Income Protection Scheme. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10%).

This role could suit someone working as; Area Manager, Regional Manager, Contracts Manager or Senior Site Manager, or similar, within the new build housing developments sector.

Interviews are to take place immediately, with an ASAP start.

This Area Manager role would suit someone based in the East Midlands / Midlands, particularly in the areas listed above or close to these areas for commutable distances to be suitable.

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