Site Manager

Role overview

ID: 2025-7235
Entity: Vistry
Region: Vistry South East Midlands
Department: Build
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Job Location: Great Haddon, Cambridgeshire
Date Posted: 02.05.2025

We have a new opportunity for a Site Manager to join our team within Vistry South East Midlands, at our Great Haddon site in Peterborough. As our Site Manager you will be responsible for effectively motivating, supporting, and managing the site-based team to ensure that the required health, safety and environmental performance standards are achieved. The Site Manager, reporting to a site based Project Manager, will strive to achieve the programme and quality requirements and will hold responsibility to promote the importance of customer relationships to the site-based team to include directly employed and sub-contracted staff.

We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

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
Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
2 Volunteering days per annum
Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
Share save and share incentive schemes
Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…
In return, what we would like from you…
Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
CSCS card at Site Manager level
Valid SMSTS certificate
Full UK Driving License
BTEC diploma in Building Construction or NVQ Level 3 or 4 or similar
Proven experience as a Site Manager
Pride in the Job Winner highly desirable
Experience in working in large volume housebuilding
Ability to chair and run meetings
Proven track record of motivating staff and managing a site effectively
Up to date knowledge of health and safety obligations and building legislation
More about the Site Manager role…
Ensure compliance with the Company’s health and safety and environmental policies and procedures.
In conjunction with the Project Manager & Area Build Manager, prepare the master build programme and review and revise in line with budget requirements.
Monitor progress of the build programme to ensure construction methods and timescales are met and take corrective action to bring progress back in line with programme.
Agree and manage the equipment, plant, staffing and sub-contract requirements for the site.
Respond to all queries from trades and action accordingly.
Manage the recruitment and induction of new employees in line with Company best practice guide.
Conduct half yearly and annual appraisals with staff and liaise with Group HR to address development needs.
Monitor the performance and effectiveness of direct reports.

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos – doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.

Join us in making Vistry.

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Benefits

Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General

Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days

With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry

Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.