Site Manager - Timber frame

Argee LTD

Job Description

Site Manager – Housing. Additional live requirement for an established construction company based near Croydon. The project is situated north of Croydon at Tulse Hill and is a new development of 19 flats with commercial outlets on the ground floor.

Requirement. We are looking for a Site Manager who would be totally responsible for the project from start to finish, overseeing the subcontractors that are appointed for all the construction elements from groundworks to carpentry and M&E.

The Project. 19 units in timber frame provides decent flats with associated infrastructure for a local housing association and commercial outlets on the ground floor. Ground floor basement car parking with accommodation on the upper floors. Traditional construction methods following on from the timber frames to incorporate masonry and pre-cast floor slabs. You will take the project through to completion and handover to the client.

Site Manager. You will ideally have a background in timber frame, residential developments, either working alone or as a number 2 on a larger scheme or as a foreman wishing to make the move into management. Coming from a trades or technical background you will probably have a minimum of 4 to 6 years site experience, have worked on a number of similar projects and be capable of taking full charge of the site, reporting to a visiting Contracts Manager.

Qualifications. Ideally tertiary or trade certificated, 5 day CITB Site Manager trained, CSCS carded and a current First Aid qualification.

The Company. Is involved in a mix of social and private housing, in new build and refurbishment sectors, specialise in finding and reclaiming sites, identifying their full potential, based on their size, shape, accessibility and immediate surroundings, always taking into account the local planning authority's housing policy.

They have Design & Build capability embracing a wide range of types and styles of development, including luxury executive homes, affordable housing and special housing for the disabled and put together complete site development packages with planning consent which maximise the site value and compliment the local environment.

Conditions. Your working hours would generally be 0800 to 1700 or 0730 to 1630 on a 5 day week, 20 days holiday per year of which 1 week is taken at Xmas. The proposed salary package would be £38 to £40,000, though this is negotiable, based on experience, plus travel and associated expenses with mileage paid at 40p per mile. The company work hard to retain their staff, and you will be joining a friendly company. Only applicants who are legally permitted to live and work in the UK will be considered.