Construction Apprentice

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 days per annum
• Private Healthcare
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
• Sharesave scheme
• Cycle to work scheme – up to £3000
• Support with a professional membership
• Denplan, GymFlex and many more…

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• 4 GCSE’s/O Level’s or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C or above (or projected)
• No experience necessary but must be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in the construction industry.
• Positive outlook
• Comfortable in taking instructions.
• Happy to work outdoors.
• Able to work with others.
• Able to demonstrate dedication and willingness to learn on site.
• A willingness to attend an off-site training centre and complete the necessary practical and theory units.
• A commitment to work as required to meet the needs of the business.
• A willingness to travel to different sites to aid development.

Desirable –

• Construction related course.
• Good listener
• Good communicator
• An eye for detail
• Capable of using own initiative
• Have a desire to progress and exceed own expectations.

• Ensure compliance with the Company’s health and safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain all statutory records on a daily/weekly basis as required.
• Ensure that all staff, sub-contractors and visitors to the site are appropriately inducted.
• Assist the Site Manager in ensuring traffic management and site strategy plans are in place and reviewed
• as required.
• Follow Company guidelines in relation to accident and incident reporting procedures.
• In the absence of the Site Manager assess the site prior to the start of the working day responding to any emergencies and addressing any areas of risk.
• Regularly walk all areas of the site to observe general standards of health and safety and take remedial action
• as appropriate.
• Ensure all trades are using the appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Attend health and safety and other training courses are required by the Company.
• In the absence of the Site Manager, ensure the site is secure at the end of each day.
• Ensure the forklift checklist is completed on a weekly basis and that all sub-contractor plant is roadworthy.
• Include health and safety and environment on the agenda for all site team meetings.
• Keep the health and safety compendium up to date at all times.
• In the absence of the Site Manager accompany health and safety advisors during site visits and undertake remedial action as appropriate.
• Assist the Site Manager in reviewing and actioning risk assessments and method statements for all operations.
• Ensure all site staff are trained in and comply with the Customer Journey and the Company’s customer service commitments.
• Ensure all plots have a customer care pass before obtaining CML prior to legal completion.
• Carry out service visits in accordance with the Customer Journey.
• Carry out pre-occupation checks on all properties prior to handover.
• Deliver home demonstrations to customers in their own home, ensuring that all instructions and warranties in relation to appliances and heating systems are available.
• Communicate customer satisfaction surveys to all site-based staff and ensure points raised are acted on.
• Arrange and attend effective site-based meetings with the Sales Team Leader and that the required information is available to enable the Sales Team Leader to update the customers.
• Action remedial items raised at home demonstrations.
• Ensure that all plots to be handed over have adequate and appropriate access, parking, street lighting and signage.
• Deliver quality inductions to all sub-contractors on site to ensure the required quality standards are met.
• Action items raised by the Area Build Director, Site Manager, Sales or Customer Care.
• Participate in daily talks with the team to prioritise workloads.
• Ensure that all materials are checked for damage and that they meet the required quality standards.
• Ensure sub-contractors adhere to the protection guidelines as stated in the trade specification.
• In conjunction with the Site Manager, complete PPQA checklists accurately and return to the regional office on a weekly basis.
• Thoroughly inspect and snag each plot prior to each key stage inspection carried out by the NHBC.
• In conjunction with the Area Build Director and Site Manager, assist with the preparation of the master build programme and review and revise in line with budget requirements.
• Conduct regular checks to ensure construction methods and timescales are correct and take corrective action if the site is not compliant.
• Liaise with the utility companies to ensure the build programme requirements are met.
• Ensure just in time material flow to trades.
• Manage all staff on site to ensure adherence to the waste policy.
• Arrange/attend meetings on site with the sub-contractors on a weekly basis.
• Agree and manage the equipment, plant, staffing and sub-contract requirements for the site.
• Conduct/attend fortnightly meetings with trades on site to promote communication, standards and objectives.
• Respond to all queries from trades and action accordingly.
• Discuss site presentation at sub-contractor adjudication and site meetings.
• Maintain the highest standard of site presentation at all times.