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Are you a Site Manager looking to deliver high-quality homes while making a lasting impact on local communities?
Wates Residential is looking for a Site Manager to join our South Region team in Brighton. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering new homes while leaving a positive legacy for the communities we serve.
As a developer-contractor, Wates Residential invests in, develops, builds and sells quality affordable housing. We work independently and in partnership with Local Authorities, Registered Providers and public bodies, including Homes England, to create thriving communities across the UK.
If you are a Site Manager with proven technical expertise who is passionate about challenging the norm, bringing fresh ideas and progressing your career, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help reimagine places for people to thrive and leave a lasting legacy in the communities we serve.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career as part of a talented, diverse and supportive team.
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About The Role
Our Site Managers are a vital part of our business, driving quality outcomes while ensuring the highest standards of safety, health and environmental performance. Working closely with Project Managers, you will play a leading role in delivering projects safely, on time, to budget and to the highest standards of quality.
As Our Site Manager, You Will
- Maintain accurate site records, daily diaries and weekly progress reports.
- Review design drawings for buildability, coordination and efficient delivery.
- Manage the flow of subcontractor design information, as delegated by the Project Manager, to support the construction programme.
- Support the Project Manager and/or Design Manager in producing and monitoring the MIRS.
- Agree and monitor subcontractors' short- and long-term programmes, ensuring performance aligns with project requirements.
- Monitor progress against the contract programme and work with the Project Manager to agree and implement recovery plans where required.
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Our Commitments
Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.
We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at recruitment@wates.co.uk
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