Site Manager

The Vacancy

🏗️ Site Manager Opportunity

Wates has an exciting opportunity for a Site Manager to join our team within Planned Works, based out of our Crawley office. You’ll be working on one of our existing social housing contracts, helping us deliver high-quality projects that make a real difference. 💼🏡

🌱 Project Focus: Net Zero Carbon Retrofit

This role centres around achieving Net Zero Carbon Retrofit on properties in the Crawley area. Ideally, we’re looking for candidates with experience in retrofit projects, but if you’re a motivated Supervisor ready to step up, we’d love to hear from you too!

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• 📅 Programme Management: Input into and manage short-term programming of works.
• 👷‍♂️ Team Leadership: Oversee operatives, subcontractors, and suppliers to maintain quality and safety standards.
• 📝 Site Inspections: Attend pre- and post-inspections, advise on job requirements, and assist with design solutions.
• 📊 Reporting: Produce weekly site progress reports and submit them electronically to the Project Manager.
• 💼 Project Handover: Ensure completed job packs and details are submitted for swift invoicing and cash flow management.

✅ What We’re Looking For

• 🚗 Full UK Driving Licence required.
• 🧠 SMSTS certification is essential.
• 🏘️ Experience in social housing projects and ideally retrofit works.
• 💪 Strong leadership and communication skills.
• 💻 Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• ⏱️ Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.

🌟 Why Join Wates?

At Wates, we’re committed to building better communities and supporting our teams to grow. This is your chance to be part of a forward-thinking company making a real impact in sustainable housing.

📩 Ready to apply or want to learn more? We’d love to hear from you!

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.