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    Director of Building Services - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Watkin Jones PLC

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    Watkin Jones, the UK's leading developer and manager of residential for rent homes with a focus on the build to rent (BTR), co-living and student accommodation (PBSA) sectors, are looking to appoint an experienced,driven Construction Director to manage a growing area of the business.

    Joining the senior leadership team during this exciting period of development you'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of the business.

    Reporting directly to the OperationsDirector you'll be accountable for managing PBSA and BTR site-based activities ensuring developments are delivered on time, to the required standards andwithin budget, including the co-ordinating of site works and management of subcontractors resulting in a successful project completion.

    We can be flexible on your location as you'll haveaccountability for our UK wide construction sites - travel across the UK (specifically in and around London) will be a part of your role.

    Providing accurate and timely project performance reports, ensuring projects are on track and contract requirements are met.
    Lead on the construction aspects of projects in your portfolio
    Providing strategic and professional guidance to the ConstructionManagers, Project Managers and wider members of the team
    Working collaboratively with the project teams and sub-contractors, building strong and trusted working relationships

    You'll need to demonstratea real passion for construction and project delivery, and be an excellent communicator with the ability to build strong, trusting relationships and able to influence at all levels.

    Experienced in managing senior people and teams your leadership skills will be the key to success in this role. You'll be both quality and customer focused whilst still able to operate commercially.

    Through experience and strategic thinking, you'll be confident making high risk decisions whilst maintaining your commitment to excellence with the best interests of clients and the wider business.

    Previous experience of student accommodation and/or the BTR sector is essential.
    SMSTS certificate
    Scaffolding certificate
    CSCS Card

    In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you some extensive benefits which include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing after 2 years' service by 1 day up to a max of 29 days per annum), discretionary annual bonus, a range of benefits including life insurance,discounted gym memberships, exclusive shopping discounts, healthcare Cashback Scheme and a7% contributory pension scheme.

    Watkin Jones' success to date has been based on our emphasis on building relationships of trust, our customer focus, and our forward-thinking structure.

    Our intention is to create the future of living, which to us means high quality rental homes, community focus and sustainably driven development.

    Watkin Jones Group is the UK's leading developer, builder, and manager of residential for rent homes, with 52,000+ homes developed and in-build across 135 schemes.

    Our operating arm, Fresh, manages over 22,000 units across 64 schemes, reflecting approximately £1.7bn of assets under management, giving us unique and unrivalled insight into what tenants and investors desire.

    Our company was established in 1791 and has been building homes since 1927.


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