Construction Director

Main purpose of the role

Due to growth and the opening of our South West region in Bristol, we have an exciting opportunity for a Construction Director to join the team in this pivotal role as they grow the team. This position will be based from the office in Bristol with regular travel to our developments in the South West. Reporting into the Regional Managing Director, the Construction Director will provide strategic leadership support in all construction matters within the region and work closely with all departments to ensure operational and financial delivery.

They will ensure that the region plans and builds in a safe manner the budgeted number of houses to a high standard in the most efficient and cost-effective way, maximising profit and delighting the customer, whilst challenging others to drive performance improvement without damaging confidence or output. The successful candidate will be responsible for site health and safety, ensuring high quality standards supporting our continuous aim to be a 5
* house builder whilst upholding safety standards.

The Construction Director will lead and build a motivated and engaged team, developing existing team members by enabling and motivating them to be the best they can, and recruiting the right talent into the business when required. They will also assist with completing Talent Mapping and Succession Planning to ensure we have secure upcoming levels of talent within the region.

For the position we are looking for an established Construction Director who has experience working for a large developer and has been involved in the regional growth strategy.

We are looking for someone who fits with our core values here at Keepmoat; they will be passionate about the house building industry and have previous experience gained through working in a senior Construction Management role. They will be collaborative and confident building relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to negotiate and influence. They will be creative and have the ability to problem solve to ensure the successful delivery of their developments.

They will be solutions focused and work in a straightforward way using their financial and commercial awareness to ensure a strong customer facing experience on the site.

Up to date relevant knowledge of building legislation, relevant local government understanding, along with experience of Partnership arrangements and up to date relevant knowledge of Health and Safety legislation are all key requirements for this role.

If this sounds like you, please apply now. As the above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, for more information including a full job description and person specification, please contact