Trainee Assistant Site Manager

Our mission is to create great places to live for our customers, led by our three core principles of design and innovation, quality and customer care. These principles define us and are what we believe make Crest Nicholson different. Strengthening the connection between people and the places they share is at the heart of what we do.
We're currently looking for a Trainee Assistant Site Manager to join our South division. This is a fabulous opportunity to launch your career in construction with one of the country's leading residential developers. You will have a clear development programme with training opportunities to support you in progressing your career here with us.
What does it take to be a successful Assistant Site Manager at Crest?
To carve yourself a career as a quality Assistant Site Manager with Crest, you’ll be proactive and supportive to your manager and the subcontractors who supply you. It is paramount that you are a strong relationship builder to ensure quality workmanship and collaborative problem-solving when faced with challenges and preventing reoccurrences.
You will work closely with other departments in the region as part of the development and construction phases, this is not an isolated role but a key central point in the delivery of quality homes. Your subcontractors will need guidance and direction so that you can work together to reach your targets and deliver an outstanding final product.
The role requires a level of resilience and drive to deliver to the build programme both on budget and to deadlines. You will be naturally motivated to do so and will never compromise on finishing of the product.
Working for Crest means delivering house types where each plot may present new challenges, requiring innovative thinking and flexibility. We build more than 'good' homes, we build exceptional ones.
As a Health and Safety Ambassador, you will ensure your site set up and operations are consistently in line with both Crest and industry standards and practices, from the moment you step onto site, through to the final handover of keys to a property.
We believe communication and good leadership get the job done - we encourage you to develop your leadership skills in the role of Trainee Assistant Site Manager while you work your way up to the role of Site Manager.
Duties Include -
Assisting in overseeing site activity in the absence of the Site Manager.
Working with the site team and sub-contractors to help deliver the budgeted number of plots in line with the Crest quality standards and on time.
Assisting the Site Manager to ensure that all activities on site are carried out in accordance with Health, Safety & Environmental standards in line with our legal requirements.
Assisting the delivery of high standards of quality to be achieved throughout all build stages, assisting the Build Stage Inspection regime is strictly adhered to and that plots are fully completed before presentation.
Assisting the site management team to ensure high standards of site and plot presentation and housekeeping, in line with our Customer Service Guidelines.
Ensuring site management information and data is recorded fully, accurately and in a timely fashion.
Liaising with customers in a professional manner and holding Home Demonstrations in accordance with Crest standards when required.
As an employer of choice, we offer an extensive range of benefits, to include:
Competitive salary
Company bonus scheme
Private pension up to 12.5%
Private healthcare and cash plan options
28 days' annual leave
Cycle to work scheme
Share save scheme
Gym membership discounts
We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer. If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.