Construction Programmer

Role overview

• ID: 2024-6503
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry East Anglia
• Department: Build
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Ashurst, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Southgate Park, Orton, PE2 6YS
• Date Posted: 15.11.2024

We have a new exciting opportunity for a Construction Programmer to join our team within East Anglia, based out of our office in Peterborough. As our Construction Programmer you will be responsible for compiling the pre-development programme for all of Vistry East Anglia’s new projects.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, Car allowance or travel allowance
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
  • Share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• In return, what we would like from you...
  • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • Strong working knowledge of build sequences and development
  • Experience working with Asta Powerproject
  • Working knowledge of COINS would be desirable
  • CAD experience is also desirable
  • Strong project management skills with demonstrable experience in delivering various project priorities
• More about the Pre-programme Development Manager role...
  • You will work closely with the Operations Manager to ensure the completion of the Construction Phase Plan. This includes gathering, reviewing, and collating all necessary documents to finalize the project files before the start of service (SOS).
  • Responsible for the auditing and regular monitoring of waste management activities. You will attend meetings and collect relevant data from various construction sites to ensure compliance with environmental standards and efficient waste disposal practices.
  • Using CAD software, you will be responsible for producing key drawings such as traffic management plans, site logistics layouts, constraint mapping, compound layouts, and build sequences. These drawings will be essential for site planning and safety.
  • You will be involved in the creation and management of Asta programmes, including the drafting of bid programmes, client contract schedules, and detailed construction timelines. These will be reviewed with the team before finalization. You will also maintain daily updates on the Asta system alongside COINS updates, ensuring that weekly programme schedules are issued.
  • You will be responsible for a variety of compliance and regulatory reporting tasks, including fire recording, Part L compliance (energy efficiency), and issuing CML (Council of Mortgage Lenders) certificates. Additionally, you will manage waste and environmental reporting to ensure regulatory adherence.
  • Participate in all site gateway stages, up to and including Stage 4 (onsite delivery), ensuring the seamless progression of the project through its various phases.
  • You will oversee the loading, updating, and maintenance of the construction programme into the COINS system, ensuring that it remains up to date until the project is handed over to the Operations Team.
  • Management of the resources levels for land appraisals

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...

At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do.

We’re proud that our UK Green Building Council membership, 2021 Large Housebuilder of the Year award and status as a UK top-five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating allows us to transform land into thriving spaces. We’re also proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. From memories and communities to worthwhile careers, we’re making Vistry.

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Benefits

Agile Working

Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General

Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days

With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry

Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.