Willmott Dixon are currently looking to recruit a Senior Building Manager, ideally with residential experience, to work on a large residential scheme in Barking. Candidates will be expected to lead the site management team and to deliver projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding our customers' expectations.

This role is with our London & East business who deliver projects across multiple sectors within north London, the northern home counties and East Anglia.

The Senior Building Manger will be working on the Gascoigne regeneration scheme, which is a multi-million pound phased estate regeneration project to replace the existing housing stock with 11 new blocks comprised of up to 14 storey buildings.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Implement project strategies in order to achieve the company's sustainability objectives.
• Establish standards of quality on site and ensure the delivery of a quality build in accordance with the project specifications and project requirements.
• Manage the client expectations and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
• Implement the supply chain policy.
• Adopt the principles of the Considerate Constructor's Scheme and manage community relations. Ensure appropriate site image is maintained to encourage repeat business.
• Produce and develop project programmes and control operations to achieve delivery of the project on time. Organise the works and supply chain to provide the right working environment to avoid disruption between trades.
• Undertake the works in the most economic manner to eliminate waste and avoid non recoverable costs and preliminaries losses. Monitor and work to agreed preliminaries budget.
• Lead and motivate the site team and the supply chain to deliver the project.
• Maintain continuous professional development to ensure appropriate technical awareness.
• Implement standard procedures.
• Manage project handover and ensure defect/snag free completion.
• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during defects period and obtain certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set.
• Implement best practice and drive continuous improvement.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

You will need proven experience of:

Essential

• A track record of successfully delivery of projects.
• A variety of construction operations.
• Using Microsoft suite of Office programmes; inc. Excel, Word, Outlook and Project.
• Controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets.
• Efficient use of all staff and resources.
• Reading and accurately interpreting programmes, drawings and technical specifications.
• Ensuring project team(s) understanding of drawings and technical specifications.
• Understanding and appropriately sharing build programmes.
• Managing teams including the supply chain, direct employees and consultants.
• Playing a leading role which positively contributes to the project team(s).
• Proactively liaising with customers and the supply chain.
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC / NVQ4 etc).
• Appropriate CSCS card.
• SMSTS & First Aid at Work certificate.
• Valid driving licence.

Desirable

• Relevant degree
• Working towards a MCIOB

Personal Qualities

At Willmott Dixon we look for a balance of skills and experience but just as important to us are your values and behaviours. This role would be suitable to a person who:

• Is a team player
• Is able to influence and inspire
• Has a growth mindset
• Has excellent listening skills
• Is able to Problem solve
• Is positive & proactive
• Has excellent presentations skills both written and verbal
• Is innovative/creative/open minded
• Displays model behaviour that shows respect, helpfulness and co-operation
• Reflects regularly on experiences and performances and constantly seeks to improve
• Is personable, friendly, approachable, motivated and flexible
• Has the ability to communicate with all levels of staff
• Is people focused
• Is driven/motivated
• Is organised/detailed

Additional Information

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

Benefits:

In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business: our values are at the centre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent, coupled with the right culture and values, ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.

Willmott Dixon has recently been awarded 5^th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 to work for and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development. We have also been recognised for outstanding investment in communities with a CommunityMark from Business in the Community and have recently achieved the Platinum Investors in People accreditation.