Site Manager - Nottingham

Fortem, part of the Willmott Dixon Group, were established in 2002. We specialise in capital and retrofit programmes within the social housing sector and are specialists in works to low/mid/high rise buildings.

This is a new contract win for Fortem, therefore we require an established Site Manager to join our team in January, working on a Housing Revenue Account within Nottingham.

Works will include fire risk assessment works, roofing works, Decent Neighbourhood works, window and door replacements and other planned projects. Works will incorporate pre-construction validation, resident engagement and survey works prior to overseeing the various of programmes of works starting from April.

Each Site Manager will be responsible for coordinating workstreams within occupied residential buildings, overseeing specialist subcontractors, maintaining programme, quality and health and safety standards and ensuring the works are delivered in accordance with Employer's Requirements, PAS 2030/2035 and all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.

This is a permanent, full time position 8:00-16:30 Monday to Friday.

The Customer

This will be working within our Midlands and Southern Projects division in Partnership with Nottingham City Council, delivering social housing refurbishment projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, effective and timely delivery of the Retrofit/Construction and external refurbishment projects.
• Lead and manage a team of direct and sub-contracted Construction and Trades staff.
• Reporting into the Project Manager you will have direct responsibility for operational Site Management
• To lead, assess and be responsible for all retrofit/construction works with the Projects division.
• Ensure that Company Health & Safety Policies and procedures are strictly adhered to and work closely with Health & Safety Managers and Advisor's
• Maintain and produce, on request, up-to-date Health & Safety records
• Ensure all Environmental and Waste Management Policies are adhered to
• Ensure that all staff, sub-contractors and visitors to the site are appropriately inducted
• Fully comply with the Company's Customer Satisfaction Policy and Procedures
• Ensure all directly employed personnel work within the required specification and adhere to general Company Policies
• Ensure that procedures and controls laid down by the Company are fully implemented by all site personnel
• Motivate, support and manage directly employed site staff. Provide training, coaching, appraisal and support as required to improve the performance of directly employed site staff
• Ensure site presentation is maintained at the correct standard at all times.
• Organise regular site meetings and pre-plan and ensure efficient usage of all resources

What You Will Need

Proven experience of managing refurbishment construction projects

• Experience of managing direct and sub contracted construction/refurbishment staff
• Minimum level 4 qualification (NVQ4 or HNC) or equivalent experience

Computer literate. Will need to use surveying and project management software

• Scaffold inspection
• CSCS card
• Full UK driving licence
• Experience of working on high/low rise properties
• Asbestos awareness (duty to manage would be desirable).
• Experience within the social housing sector

Competitive salary based on experience with profit related bonus

• Motor Expenditure Allowance (£4,000) or car.
• Option to opt into a salary sacrifice car lease
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total).
• Discretionary bonus of up to 10%
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• Annual pay reviews
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Cycle to work scheme

Who We Are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality Capital Works, Retrofit and Repairs and Maintenance services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon.

Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live.

We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.