Site manager

The Vacancy

Due to ongoing success here at Wates we have an opportunity for a Site Manager to join our planned maintenance team in the Leamington Spa area. As the Site Manager you will be working on this very exciting Decarbonisation project working with one of our social housing partners so ideally, we are looking for an experienced site manager in this field.

The primary focus of this role will be to ensure a project is built safely, economically to the agreed timescales and quality standards.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Responsible for input into and programming the works/short-term programming of works.

• Manage Operatives, Sub-Contractors and Suppliers to ensure quality control is always maintained along with Health and safety.

• Attend pre- and post-inspection works and advise on appropriate action and job requirements and assist with design solutions. This resulting in the successful delivery and handover of schemes.

• Carry out Weekly Site Progress reports per scheme that will be file electronically as well as submitting to Project Manager.

• Ensure that once works are completed, the full and completed job packs are sent to the Project Manager at the office along with completion details to guarantee a swift invoicing procedure to eliminate WIP (work In Progress) & certify cash flow.

We are looking for an experienced Site Manager with a successful track record of managing Decarbonisation projects within the social housing arena ideally within planned works.

To be successful in the role you will be an effective communicator with a positive and engaging approach to providing site leadership. You will have strong IT skills (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) with the ability to prioritise a wide range of tasks to set deadlines.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.