Construction Director - Warrington, United Kingdom - Vistry Group PLC

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Role Overview:

In a Nutshell

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
  • Agile working arrangements possible for this role
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 days per annum
  • Private Healthcare
  • Company contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance 4 x your annual salary
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme up to £3000
  • Support with a professional membership
  • Denplan, GymFlex and many more

In return, what we would like from you

  • Behave in line with our company values
  • Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • A team player with the personality and intellect to make an effective contribution to the success and development of the business, as a member of the business unit board.
  • An innovative thinker with the ability to identify and drive through positive changes.
  • Focus on the importance of achievement of programme on business success.
  • A wealth of experience working as an Operations/Construction Director or Head of Construction/Operations or equivalent.
  • A strong operations and commercial leader with a proven track record of success working on new build housing contracts and multi storey residential apartment schemes ranging from £5m£60m
  • Strong technical knowledge of construction methodologies from inception to project completion.
  • Understanding and competence of programme approach and software.
  • Sufficiently competent in the use of IT to ensure processes, programmes and customer care initiatives are effectively followed.
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and policies.
  • Experience of PLC policies and procedures relating to BMS / Quality / Employment

More about the Construction Director role

  • Provide advice and support in the securing of new work opportunities to ensure construction input is provided for all new housebuilding and contracting schemes.
  • Work with the Technical Director to identify and minimise design, technical and production risk on new schemes during the precommencement process.
  • Work closely with the new business and development team in order to ensure the business procures sufficient new work to meet the business plan.
  • Work with new business/development team to bring sites into production in a timely and efficient way to meet business plan requirements
  • Work positively with the Technical Director to ensure schemes are designed and have the necessary approvals prior to start on site
  • Provide direction and leadership to a team of operations/contracts managers, project managers/directors, site managers and operatives on residential and housebuilding developments.
  • Regularly monitor programmes to ensure delivery on time to budget and to highlight any risks at an early stage.
  • Run an operational/production team of high achieving staff with focus on both production and commercial delivery of projects. Set aspirational targets and standards for the department to drive continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to the value engineering and buildability of all projects.
  • Commit to the highest standards of design, quality, safety and client satisfaction.
  • Manage resources effectively and efficiently on site including directly employed operatives and plant.
  • Drive programme and deliver to timescales by ensuring all interfacing departments work collaboratively.
  • Work to make the operational side of the business as efficient as possible by establishing an initiative to reduce programme durations across our sites.
  • Work with the Commercial team to engage with our supply chain in a proactive and commercial way to ensure business sustainability.
  • Work closely with the Customer Service Manager to ensure our customer service levels are meeting or exceeding any targets set by the West and Partnerships Board.
  • Board responsibility for quality of homes that we build.
  • Member of the board with responsibility for health and safety, design and preconstruction, production and customer service.
  • Contribute as board member to formulation and delivery of 3year strategy.
  • Produce board reports and papers as required
  • Attend key meetings with clients and Joint Venture partners
  • Work on business initiatives as required including representing the business at group forums.

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