Job Introduction
The role of the Group Construction Manager is to support the Group Construction Director and work collaboratively with Regional Managing Directors and construction leads in delivering key business objectives, whilst proposing new and improved construction related initiatives, processes, and procedures to the Senior Management Team. The role is also working closely with other discipline areas, such as H&S, HR, Customer Care, Learning & Development, Sales, Legal, Commercial, Technical etc. to provide support and involvement from the build discipline.
Main responsibilities
Measuring and leading the companywide drive for meeting build progress and rates across Gleeson in line with agreed business targets.
- Working collaboratively with the H&S department ensuring that the build discipline is fully aligned and in adherence to the Home Safe culture. Being the construction safety compliance ambassador in accordance with company health and safety policies and procedures.
- Overall responsibility for leading the Customer First culture across the construction discipline. Ensuring that our build teams are meeting our 5-star customer focus targets. Providing support with training and educating build teams across the business on best practice in accordance with Customer First.
- Assessing and managing initiatives and processes relating to our environmental obligations from a construction/build perspective, to meet and exceed environmental targets from our set Gleeson schemes.
- Auditing key build standards and metrics to drive business improvements – quality, delivery, cost and people.
- Have the responsibility for helping The Group Construction Director standardising quality standards across the business by preparing, updating, and cascading relevant information and updates relating to the Gleeson Quality/Construction Manual.
- Help and inform regional construction leads together to problem solve effectively and share “best practice” across the regions.
- Working collaboratively with the organisational development department to drive people development initiatives, both mandatory and skills development for building talent for the future.
- Help and inform the regions with the goal of improving their NHBC industry average is achieved or exceeded. Leading up on supporting regions in the reduction of reportable Items.
- Supporting regions with positive and effective defects management across active build sites.
- Responsible for supporting regions to meet CML dates to ensure we achieve 21 days between CML/ legal completion.
- Support improvement in buildability of product.
- Training and development support, including Gleeson Build Academy, Site Manager and Contracts Manager training and talent development.
Required skills and qualifications
- A wealth of experience working in the same or similar role.
- In depth understanding of Build Quality, Build Cost and Build Programmes.
- Strong team working skills.
- Proven track record with the NHBC – RI’s, PITJ awards.
- IT/Systems experience – COINS, Power BI, Excel.
- National knowledge/understanding of build markets.
- Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
Benefits:
- Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays
- Choice of company car/ car allowance
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- Holiday Buy Back Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance Scheme
- Healthshield membership
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Share Purchase Plan
- Highstreet/ Store Discounts