We are working alongside an ambitious, customer focused housebuilder that puts people and the planet at the heart of everything they do.

With a passion for placemaking and building high quality homes that help homeowners make a lifetime of memories, they're looking for talented, hardworking, and enthusiastic individuals who think like us and want to join our dedicated team.

They pride ourselves on being an inclusive and diverse employer of choice. From new starters and those looking to embrace a new challenge, to those who know the industry like the back of their hand, we take pride in building careers, not just communities. 

We are looking for people to join our team who have:

Customer focus where every decision made revolves around delighting our customers.

Passion for building making the approach to each project with unwavering enthusiasm.

An understanding our environmental footprint by incorporating eco-friendly practice and materials into our communities to support sustainability.

We create lasting communities with a sense of belonging and legacy for generations to come.

We believe in better we are committed to delivering homes that are the definition of excellence.

What can we offer you? 

26 days holiday with additional bank holidays;

Bonus Scheme;

Holiday Buy Scheme;

Green Car Scheme; 

Car Allowance;

Private Medical Insurance;

Company Pension Scheme;

Life Assurance;

Employee discount on a new home;

Retail discount portal;

Employee Assistance Programme;

24/7 GP.

Family friendly policies.

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Construction Director to join a friendly team working from the Western Region and based at an office in Exeter on a permanent basis.  The purpose of the role will include;

Prepare monthly Construction board reports and ensure Departmental awareness of the medium term business plan;

Understand and influence the financial status of the project focused on the site file, producing maximum return to the company of developments without compromising contract, legal, quality or safety and customer service;

Work in conjunction with the Contracts Managers to plan and allocate appropriate people to each contract, and ensure construction is consistently carried out to the highest quality;

Review site progress on a regular basis and oversee/co-ordinate the production and monitoring of programmes, recording and tracking any delays;

Provide advice, guidance and support to the Project Team, both during the pre-construction and construction phases;

Review and manage working progress in line with QR programmes and sales status;

Encourage multi-disciplinary project teams and teamwork ethos;

Ensure that all matters within the Construction Department are in accordance with current Standing Orders;

Ensure that any delays or disruption to the project with the Site Team against programme are recorded and monitored;

Ensure efficient filing and recording systems are in place, and that records are retained for the appropriate time period;

Ensure labour, materials, relevant information and drawings are available in good time, with regular monitoring and control meetings to review;

Ensure Customer Journey procedure is followed by the project teams, and quality and delivery times are in line with current QR forecast;

Review individuals progress against their Action Plan on a regular basis and ensure the 1:1 process is implemented through your teams to support departmental development;

Encourage a culture within the business of improving upon targets, developing contingency plans, whilst maintaining open and honest feedback on performance of individual site strategies;

Assess and recommend the learning and development needs of production employees, and create individual targets for the department to promote meeting business objectives;

Remain visible and approachable, and ensure communication to all team members is clear, regular and consistent;

Conduct regular site visits and ensure regular site meetings are held;

If requested, assist in the selection, interview and make recommendations for candidates for employment;

Liaise with internal legal and external legal companies where required;

Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and ensure they are communicated throughout the team;

Ensure that all audits both internal and external are complied with and that the relevant support is available during the audit process;

Support in managing sub-contractors in line with company procedures;

Promote possibilities of repeat work with customer and clients;

Represent the business at external and internal functions.

About You

• Have excellent management and strong leadership skills;
• A team player with proven experience of managing and motivating staff;
• An analytical, methodical approach to problem solving is required as are excellent negotiating skills and ability to; work within and motivate a team environment whilst recognising the needs of other departments and individuals;
• Have sound commercial awareness and able to accept accountability as well as responsibility;
• Able to create good working relationships by maintaining a respectful and professional manner.

Should this be of Interest to you, please contact us ASAP