This role is 5 days a week at our New Homes Development site in Gillingham, applicants must live within a commutable distance to Gillingham.
More about your role
- Support the Site Manager with day‑to‑day site operations to deliver homes safely, on time and to agreed quality standards.
- Ensure safe working practices are always followed and maintain compliance with all SHE procedures and regulations.
- Oversee build activities across all stages, ensuring inspections are completed and plots are fully ready before presentation.
- Deliver site inductions for contractors and visitors and help maintain a positive, disciplined site culture.
- Liaise with the NHBC and other key stakeholders when required.
- Deputise for the Site Manager in their absence.
- Plan, programme and coordinate work packages to ensure deadlines are met.
- Manage site logistics and minimise health, safety and environmental risks.
- Support new homeowners by ensuring snagging items are resolved promptly and to a high standard.
More about you
- You bring a proactive, positive approach with a strong commitment to safety and quality.
- You’re confident working in a fast‑paced construction environment and able to coordinate multiple activities effectively.
- You communicate well with contractors, colleagues, stakeholders and customers, representing our People First approach at all times.
- You are organised, reliable and able to plan work, solve problems and maintain strong site discipline.
- You take pride in delivering high standards and supporting the smooth running of the site.
Essential criteria
- Full clean driving licence
- SMSTS
- First Aid certificate
- Scaffold Inspection certificate – Preferred criteria
- Good IT skills
- Knowledge of NHBC standards and basic building control
- Previous housebuilding experience
- NVQ Level 6 in Site Management
Benefits
- Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
- Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
- Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
- Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
- Car Allowance
- A bonus scheme for all colleagues
- Training and development
- Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know that there’s always more we can do to make you smile, that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.
If you are a Places for People customer and you’re looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team.
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
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We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.
Safeguarding – At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.
Armed Forces – We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran, cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident – We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.
Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.
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