Construction Director – Residential Developer

Reading

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a highly reputable residential developer who are looking for a Contracts Manager wanting a step up and who has experience of managing multiple traditional build developments across Berkshire and Surrey.

Typically, these developments will consist of low-rise apartments and traditionally built houses of 60-70 units. Sites will be a combination of refurbishment of pre-existing building to their new residential use, as well as the development of new build residential accommodation.

Your fundamental responsibility in this role is ensuring you drive equality, health and safety, production in line with build programme and performance.

Other responsibilities include:

• Helping to compile a suitable list of sub-contractors for tender, monitor performance and liaise with the Commercial department to ensure sites start on the agreed dates.
• Support and provide dates for build and sales meetings to ensure the programmes are developed accurately in accordance to legal completions and are achieved within the planned time frame
• Monitor site performance in line with the build programme and address any issues causing delays
• Ensure that NHBC and Building Regulation standards and guidelines and ensure plots achieve the highest standard of quality
• Help to compile a suitable list of sub-contractors for tender, monitor performance and liaise with the Commercial department to ensure sites start on the agreed dates.

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:

• Comprehensive knowledge across all aspects of construction and housebuilding and knowledge of current legislative requirements in regards to NHBC requirements, Building Regulations and Health and Safety
• Experience in managing Site Managers across multiple sites simultaneously, preferably with the majority being residential developments
• Experience in collating information from multiple departments to build construction programmes
• Excellent supervision in regards to ensuring build targets and budgets are met by the site management team, management of contractors and tradesmen in order to forecast and effective delivery of plots

Our client is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Hybrid working is available for a range of roles and flexible benefits and procedures are in place to support this commitment.

If this role is of interest please respond with a copy of your updated CV and we will contact you to discuss the role.