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Design Manager

Wates are looking for a Design Manager to join our Residential team in our Southern region and to support the design function for our Wokingham site delivering new affordable homes to the local community.If you are passionate about design, working within a team environment and with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.ABOUT THE ROLEOur Design Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. Design Managers work collaboratively with our customers and industry specialists to ensure that the design develops in accordance with the brief with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.As our Design Manager, you will be responsible for: Work with all relevant parties, to produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule to facilitate design, procurement and construction activities. Collaborating with a Senior Design Manager and wider technical team to ensure smooth coordination across all disciplines. Support the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and innovation. Ensure the design has been reviewed and verified and that it is coordinated, compliant and complete, whilst mitigating Health and Safety risks, design and buildability issues prior to construction. Working with internal and external stakeholders, consultants, and subcontractors to drive quality outcomes and innovative solutions at each stage of the design and delivery process.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & profit share scheme Flexible working Car Allowance / Company Car Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group) Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Site Manager

Wates Group are looking for a Site Manager to join our Wales region in Cardiff delivering new homes and leaving a lasting legacy for communities.Wates Residential is a developer contractor; we invest, develop, build and sell quality affordable housing, either contracting or in a form of partnership with Local Authorities, Registered Providers and public bodies, such as Homes England.If you are Site Manager with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.ABOUT THE ROLEOur Site Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes and achieving the highest standards of safety, health, and environmental controls. Site Manager work collaboratively with our Project Managers to ensure the completion of the project to the highest standard.As our Site Manager you will: Maintain accurate site record, daily diaries and weekly progress reports. Review design drawings for build-ability and co-ordination. Manage the flow of sub-contractors design information as delegated by the Project Manager to suit the programme of works on site. Assist the Project Manager and or Design Manager to produce and monitor the MIRS. Agree sub-contractors long term and short term programme and monitor performance against these programmes. Monitor and understand position against contract programme, discuss and agree recovery programmes with the Project ManagerWHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & profit share scheme Flexible working Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group) Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

FP&A Analyst

Wates Group is seeking a Finance Analyst (FP&A) to join our Financial Planning and Analysis team within Wates Residential. As a developer-contractor, Wates Residential invests, develops, builds, and sells quality affordable homes through contracting and partnerships with Local Authorities, Housing Associations, and public bodies such as Homes England.The Finance Analyst will support the FP&A Manager in the provision of financial modelling services within Wates Residential, liaising with internal stakeholders to source data, updating inputs to the models, reviewing financials, and presenting output.The financial models are created at the bid stage and be consistently maintained and updated throughout construction, through to completion and then through the sales phase until the final units are sold and profits distributed.As our Finance Analyst (FP&A), you will: Own & update the viability models of development projects in conjunction with the FP&A Manager and multiple stakeholders across Finance, Development, Operations and Commercial, with a view to improving models where necessary. Collate information from project teams to routinely update the viability models for ongoing projects. Monitor and track actual and forecast Joint Venture performance. Calculate and provide financial analysis internally and for clients/customers, including scenario and sensitivity analysis. Monitoring and tracking comparative performance of projects and identifying opportunities for efficiency. Support to wider WR finance team as required during year end close and during quarterly reforecasts.What we are looking for: Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, ICAS) with experience in financial modelling Strong IT skills, especially ExcelWhat we offer: Competitive salary & profit share scheme Flexible working Car Allowance Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical Insurance, Pension with 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the Wates Group) Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

HRIS Analyst

We are looking for an enthusiastic HRIS Analyst on a permanent basis, providing specialist HR system support to the HR Shared Services function and reporting support to Group HR and the wider business. This role reports into the HR Systems and Data Manager and will be a mixture of home and office working.ABOUT YOUTo be successful in this role you will have substantial experience of HCM systems (we use iTrent), ServiceNow HRSD and a good working knowledge of reporting tools (we use Business Objects and Power BI) with the ability to scope and develop reports needed by our business. A good theoretical knowledge of HR would be advantageous for this role, and you will have solid experience of project management principles and practices coupled with advanced knowledge of MS Office products, particularly Excel.We are looking for you to be an excellent communicator at all levels with the ability to positively influence and build effective relationships. You will have an eye for detail and be highly analytical and accurate. Proactive and able to self-manage workload, time, and priorities to achieve the outputs required. This role will require some presentations, so being comfortable in presenting and communicating using PowerPoint would be ideal.ABOUT THE ROLEHRIS Analyst Key Accountabilities: Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into ServiceNow HR solutions Configure and customise HR case management, employee workflows, and service portals Provide expertise in HR case management best practices Provide guidance and training to internal teams on ServiceNow HR functionality Configure, customise, and deploy HR workflows, case management, and knowledge management within ServiceNow Provide project management support, assisting i the coordination and organisation of broader project plans to help keep projects on track, on budget, meet deadlines and keep team members informed Ensure the integrity and security of the HR systems by managing access requests, carrying out regular access review checks and controlling security roles in accordance with Wates standards Manage the testing and delivery of complex change requests with due consideration for any downstream impacts Assists with the communication of system changes to employees and managers Manage the testing and delivery of complex structure requests with due consideration for any downstream impacts Manage and deliver monthly service packs and quarterly system upgrades ensuring they are end to end tested by key stakeholders Monitor and manage interfaces to ensure the integration of systems and flow of data operates in accordance with agreed standards Produce reliable and comprehensive reports and dashboards Work with business stakeholders to develop new reports and dashboards in line with their individual business needs Act as the first point of escalation when issues or defects are raised either internally or externally to our third-party suppliers and seeing the escalation through to resolution Work closely with the HR Systems and Data Manager on the continuous improvement of information systems, data and HR Shared Services related initiativesWHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & profit share Flexible working  Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) / car allowance. Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.  Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting