**Join Taylor Wimpey's Fast Track Program to become an Assistant Site Manager!**
No experience? No problem!
Dive into this 12-month program with Taylor Wimpey and kickstart your career in Site Management.
**This offer is exclusively open to members of the armed forces community through our partner FrontFoot**
What's on Offer:
- Training & Development
- Hands-on Experience
- Nationwide Job Openings
- Competitive Pay & Benefits
Taylor Wimpey Department Function:
The central Production team provides support, guidance, and best practices for the BU production teams to strive towards a consistent delivery of a high-quality product for our customers. The department works closely with internal and external stakeholders to continuously improve quality, efficiency, and the ongoing development of our production-based people.
Production has many touchpoints and influences with a range of functions throughout the business, from Technical and Design to Health and Safety, through to Finance, Sales, Customer Service and Human Resources. The department has a wide range of roles within the business, ranging from site-based apprentices, trades and management through to office-based administration, managers, and directors. Continuous professional development is encouraged via our Production Academy, working towards a fully qualified production management workforce.
Job summary/purpose:
As a participant in the Military Fast Track Programme, you'll embark on a journey of learning and development, utilising skills you developed in the military and tailoring them to a civilian construction site. You'll actively engage in organising and overseeing labour, materials, and subcontractors, gaining hands-on experience in ensuring quality standards. Throughout the programme, you'll focus on maintaining stringent health, safety, and quality standards on site, conducting thorough inductions and inspections, and ensuring full compliance with building regulations. By collaborating closely with Taylor Wimpey functions, you'll enhance your communication and problem-solving abilities, adeptly handling customer issues and coordinating their preferences. Furthermore, you'll actively participate in planning and arranging site inspections by regulatory bodies, learning to manage and accompany inspectors during visits. Your role will also entail maintaining impeccable site presentation and implementing efficient waste management disposal practices, all while fostering the growth and development of yourself and your peers within the Military Fast Track Programme to progress to an Assistant Site Manager within an accelerated period.
Primary responsibilities:
Organisation and Control of Sub-contractors and Suppliers
- Assist in completing weekly planning sheets to understand and contribute to the overall build programme.
- Shadow experienced staff to learn how to plan, direct, sequence and communicate to contractors and suppliers, to ensure quality standards are met are all times.
- Observe and learn conflict resolution techniques for resolving any conflicts that may occur.
- Assist in coordinating with the Site Manager to ensure materials are delivered and available in a timely fashion to meet the construction programme
- Learn to maintain a daily diary to record site events and requirements.
- Gain knowledge of waste management procedures and ensure they are followed by subcontractors and direct trades.
Health and Safety
- Attend training and ensure compliance with Construction Health and Safety Regulations and company procedures.
- Assist in completing statutory forms under supervision.
- Shadow experienced staff during inspections to understand safety protocols.
- Assist in the review of safe systems of work, method statements and risk assessments under guidance.
Sales
- Shadow interactions with Sales Executives regarding customer options and variations.
- Learn how to coordinate with various departments and subcontractors regarding customer choices.
Site Inspection
- Observe and assist in planning visits for stage inspections by relevant authorities.
- Accompany staff during inspections to understand the process and to gain knowledge and experience
- Gain knowledge of required standards and company protocols, procedures and guidance documents.
Customer Care
- Shadow completion of Home Quality Inspection (HQI) and assist in identifying defects.
- Observe and assist in ensuring properties are defect-free at each construction stage in a timely manner ahead of legal completion.
- Learn to resolve customer concerns and defects under supervision.
- Assist in regular visits to customers post-legal completion as per the customer journey.
- Learn to manage quality control during the customer journey.
Site Presentation
- Observe and assist in applying company operating framework rules for site presentation.
Overall Development
- Undergo training and mentorship to develop skills necessary for the role of Assistant Site Manager.
Key business relationships:
- Internal: Site Manager, Sales Executives, Site Operatives, Regional Office Staff, Members of the Management Team, Regional Customer Service Team
- External: Sub-Contractors, Customers, Local Community Members, NHBC, Utility Providers
What are the measures of success for this position?
- To reach all competencies within expected time scales with promotion to Assistant Site Manager within a year.
Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements, Education
- Must be a UK Service Leaver
- Have a full UK driver's license
- Willingness to travel to different sites across the division for the first year
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Key Competencies:
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Innovation
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Looks to continuously improve what is already underway
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Collaboration
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Benchmarks activities against best practice. Actively seeks out partners to drive consistency.
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Risk
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Encourages team and self to take risks and learn from mistakes
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Challenge
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Encourages challenge within team. Is open to challenge
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Curiosity
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Demonstrates natural curiosity for knowledge and improvement both within and outside of functional area
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Decision making
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Knows when to make a decision independently and supports the decisions and actions of the team
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Managing Poor Performance
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Manages performance of team effectively Encourages and supports the team to manage poor behaviour
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Role Model
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Consistently acts in a manner which is consistent with the company values and ethos
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Develops Talent
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Delegates work that provides substantial responsibility and visibility
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Leading Change
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Is an advocate of change and helps others respond to change.
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Resilience
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Demonstrates a high level of empathy and humility. Bounces back easily from obstacles
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Strategic Thinking
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Contributes to the company success beyond their divisional area
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Drives own development and career
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Actively seeks feedback on own performance and drives opportunities for cross functional learning
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Emotional Intelligence
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Understands own impact on situations and people
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Builds networks
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Seeks best practise from across the Group and supports TW overall goals. Encourages cross team/BU collaboration.
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Customer Centric Mindset
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Embeds the customer in everything they do. Has a sustainable approach to the customer
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Stakeholder management
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Communicates effectively to all stakeholders bringing everyone on the journey. Solicits feedback
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Dealing with ambiguity
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Provides a positive vision of the future to enable the team to buy into future plans.
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Financial and Business acumen
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Ensures the highest level of cost awareness and understanding in the team. Is fully committed to being part of the Business Unit and actively supports peers. Contributes to the BU's success beyond their functional area
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Inclusivity Statement
As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.
Interested in this program and opportunity? Please contact FrontFoot's team on info@frontfoot.jobs for more details or
call them on 0330 111 4282