Trainee Assistant Site Manager

Role overview

• ID: 2024-6602
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry East Anglia
• Department: Build
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
• Date Posted: 09.12.2024

We have a new opportunity for a Trainee Assistant Site Manager to join our team within Vistry East Anglia, at our site in Newmarket, Suffolk. As our Trainee Assistant Site Manager, you will help with the day to day delivery of site-based project or remedial work. You will assist in the control and delivery of construction projects to meet customer specifications (safety, quality, time, etc.) such that all risk, specification and project objectives are met in full.

• 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
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
  • 2 Volunteering days per annum
  • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
  • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
  • Share save and 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
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Some experience of working on a construction site
  • Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety obligations and building legislation
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • A strong interest in pursuing a career in Site Management

  Desirable...

  • Valid SMSTS / SSSTS Certificate
  • Valid First Aid at Work Certificate
  • Valid Scaffold Inspection certificate
  • CSCS Card
  • NEBOSH
  • Experience working on new build projects
• More about the Trainee Assistant Site Manager role...

  The trainee will participate in all activities listed below under the guidance of an experienced Site Manager, taking on more responsibility as they learn and become more experienced in the role.

  The trainee will complete a professional development qualification to level 4 Higher Apprenticeship standard.

  • Assist the Site Manager in the supervision of the day to day delivery of construction projects; quality, time, procurement, contractors including the supervision of sub-contractors and the monitoring of contractor attendance and progress providing direct instruction as necessary
  • Complete daily site physical and on-line paperwork including health and Safety forms and reports
  • Conduct site inductions for all visitors and contractors
  • Ensure contractors have the necessary cards and qualifications to perform their job safely on site
  • Ensure all site personnel are working safely, stopping work if unsafe and speaking up to address any safety concerns
  • Ensure that detailed plans are followed such that materials and resources are available in order to meet the overall project plan
  • Ensure all materials delivered to site in a timely manner to meet production needs
  • Ensure that all additional work is identified and that the site team are fully aware of all potential opportunities and risks
  • Communicate any project issues/risks to site team to ensure that they are fully aware of project progress and are notified of all financial, specification and time risks
  • Embrace learning and development opportunities
  • Help to identify opportunities for improvement

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

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. 

Join us in 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.