Company Description
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:
Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.
Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.
New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.
Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.
Job Description
- Accountable for all daily operational activity and the management of operatives and sub-contractors ensuring adherence to all Company policies, procedures and practices. •
- Manage activities on site, ensuring that the highest standards of Health and Safety are maintained at all times. Organising and co-ordinating site resources to optimise the effectiveness on site.
- Undertake the induction of all employees and sub-contractors on site and follow up with toolbox talks.
- Induct all employees in the United Way of working ensuring that the contract delivery processes are complied with and adopted into your daily disciplines.
- Ensure all project related filing / administration is in accordance with United Way IMS and Project Filing Guide.
- Responsible for identifying, reviewing and implementing the client’s critical success factors for the project and taking corrective action as necessary.
- Responsible for ensuring that the quality and programme standards are delivered (avoiding any defects later), undertaking regular reviews to monitor progress against programme addressing any shortcomings and issues as they arise.
- Review and coordinate contract drawings and specifications for all work sections.
- Ensure that records pertaining to requests for information, verbal instructions, delay and disruption are rigorously maintained in conjunction with the commercial team to ensure the company’s liabilities are protected.
- Identify and requisition site equipment / plant and materials to ensure completion of works.
- Regular communication with Line Manager on site progress, advising of issues which may impact / change the contract programme. Accurately record progress weekly on all activities.
- Produce short term programmes for all trades to achieve main programme dates.
- Chair/attend weekly sub-contractor progress/planning meeting and record minutes.
- Maintain to the highest quality daily records of site activities.
- Supervise the implementation of work safety plans, method statements, risk assessments and other works procedures ensuring they comply with the relevant documentation. Monitor and report on their effectiveness.
- Work collaboratively with external and internal departments to ensure smooth running of the site and tasks are undertaken in line with the programme requirements taking appropriate action to address any issues or concerns in a timely manner.
- Ensure all operatives and sub-contractors are wearing appropriate PPE at all times during site activities.
- Ensure all operatives and sub-contractors are suitably trained to use any relevant plant and equipment.
- Ability to understand and gain full working knowledge of the relevant contract terms and conditions and the associated obligations.
- Work closely with the commercial team to be aware of the financial position of the contract. Agree scopes of each sub contract package.
- Day work sheets should be reviewed with site QS before signing.
- Demonstrate a strong Customer focus and an ability to deliver initiatives within the local community and to support the Company’s corporate social responsibility.
- Ensure any quality control notices are issued to sub-contractors promptly.
- Any other duties assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications
Ideally you will have proven housing refurbishment background for a main contractor and prior trade background
- SMSTS / SSSTS / CSCS
- Ability to demonstrate programme management and development
- Ability to review, challenge and support contractors RAMS
- Valid driving license
- First Aid at Work certificate desirable
- Fire Marshall certificate desirable
Additional Information
What We Offer:
If you are a Senior Site Manager seeking a dynamic and diverse work environment, we're offering:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for career progression aligned with the company’s growth
- Immediate interview for qualified candidates
How to Apply:
If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success, apply today for immediate consideration. Join us on this exciting journey of growth and innovation!
As a business United Living prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if we require support. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.
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