Site Manager (Retrofit)

Novus Property Solutions Ltd; Workington; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property maintenance firm seeks a Site Manager to oversee various projects in the West Cumbria region. You will manage site teams, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and deliver retrofit and refurbishment works effectively. Candidates should have experience in social housing, strong communication skills, and hold relevant qualifications such as SMSTS. The role provides a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Attractive salary & benefits

27 Days Holidays & BH

Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%

Car Allowance or Fleet Van/Fuel Card

Discounted Healthcare Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in Retrofit & Planned refurbishment works within Social Housing.
• Good understanding of PAS2035, scaffold compliance, and complex documentation.
• Must hold a valid Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage site teams and resources to meet individual contract requirements.
• Ensure all site work complies with legal and statutory health and safety requirements.
• Create and manage reports on multiple live site locations.

Skills

Site Management

Communication Skills

Health & Safety Compliance

Commercial Awareness

Education

SMSTS or associated NVQ

3-day First Aid

Driving Licence

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Site Manager

Location: Workington office, Site based around West Cumbria and surrounding areas, Typically working Monday to Friday 39 hours per week

As Site Managers for Novus, you’ll get to see the impact and improvements your role delivers to your customers and team every day – taking your job satisfaction to whole new levels. This varied and challenging role offers you the opportunity to work with and manage a skilled professional trade team, in a secure environment with long‑term contracts and the opportunity to grow and learn.

Along with utilising your Site Management skills in live Social Housing environments delivering Retrofit and Planned refurbishment works you’ll also be looking for ways to add real social value to the communities and customers you work with. Supported by your peers, team, and management to solve problems and trusted to make decisions to grow and develop relationships and revenue.

Whilst ensuring the smooth running of multiple designated sites, ensuring all site personnel carry out their tasks efficiently and effectively to enable the contract to be completed on time, with zero defects, within budget and with no risk to the Health & Safety of their operational team, the Client or the general public, you will be responsible for delivering solar panels, roofing, insulation, ventilation, windows & doors to tenanted properties. You will have a good understanding of PAS2035 and SHDF related paperwork along with scaffold compliance and will have worked closely with both subcontractors and direct labour teams.

What’s in it for you?

• Attractive salary & benefits to suit you
• 27 Days Holidays & BH – option to buy or sell holidays
• Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%
• Car Allowance or Fleet Van/Fuel Card
• We also offer a Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and more…

Responsibilities

• Manage site teams, work activities and resources to meet the requirements of individual contracts.
• Manage the selection and formation of site personnel teams (including Sub Contractors).
• Collate all preconstruction information (packs, asbestos surveys, etc.).
• Ensure all necessary contract documentation / reports are accurate and produced on time in conjunction with the Contracts Manager.
• Identify site hazards and ensure risk assessments and control methods are implemented via the Construction Phase Health.
• Ensure all site work complies with legal and statutory requirements, including Health, Safety and Welfare.
• Assist in the preparation process for estimates, bids and tenders in partnership with the Contracts Manager.
• Create, manage and report on projects with multiple, live site locations through the use of a master programme.

About You

The successful Site Manager will ideally have strong experience in Retrofit & Planned refurbishment works, within Social Housing/tenanted properties and a good working knowledge of internal and external works, managing the delivery through to completion/handover, including understanding complex documentation and evidence collating to tight deadlines. Commercial awareness ensuring costs meet budget requirements. Great communication skills to build relationships with the Client and tenants alike. You will need to hold a Full UK driving licence to travel to sites daily. You will ideally hold SMSTS or associated NVQ, 3‑day First Aid, be confident with IT and proficient in MS Office. It would be beneficial to hold a Temporary Works coordinator qualification. The role will also require a DBS check.

A Little Bit About Us

Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award‑winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family‑owned business with a rich 128‑year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.

At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so we encourage you to apply for the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award‑winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.