Working at Hopkins Homes is rewarding, engaging and offers you plenty of opportunity for progression. While the work is often challenging, you will always feel part of a team that’s pulling together to deliver something truly special.
At Hopkins Homes, we recognise that a diverse business will attract the best talent, which in turn ensures we are able to offer exceptional quality to our customers. We wish to ensure that not only do we attract talent from a diverse talent pool, but that Hopkins Homes is a place where all talented individuals enjoy working and can develop.
As a business we are committed to fostering an equal, diverse and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make the best use of their skills, free from discrimination, harassment or limitations, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
If you would like to speak to us about making a reasonable adjustment or alternative formats in relation to any application, please contact our HR team on hr@hopkinshomes.co.uk.
About the role
The Trainee Assistant Site Manager role forms part of the Construction project team, working alongside a mentoring Site Manager, Assistant Site Manager, and the wider team you will work in collaboration to maintain a safe work environment, help enable a compliant and quality focus with a core principle of ‘right first time’ and customer centricity. Under the program you will develop knowledge and skills to plan and execute projects, liaise with stakeholders and oversee small to medium construction projects safely and efficiently.
As a Trainee Assistant Site Manager, you will undertake a Level 4 formal qualification with our training partner the Charted Institute of Builders (CIOB) Academy. On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will qualify for CIOB professional body membership – TechCIOB and will be invited to attend a graduation ceremony. Your first phase of training will provide all the knowledge and skills to work safely and keep others safe, the progressive training modules will provide a full range of core skills which you will hone on the project under the careful supervisor of your mentoring Site Manager.
You will gain knowledge and experience in the following areas:
• Construction Site Safety.
• Site operations and best practice.
• The built environment – New build homes and infrastructure.
• Build control and standards.
• Project Management.
• Team building and leadership.
• Values, ethics and welfare
• Processes and reporting.
• Customer care and warranty.
• Commercial, sales, design, land and planning awareness.
• Regulations.
Skills/Attributes
• Passionate about keeping our values and vision at the heart of everything we do
• A collaborative and responsible member of a team, able to take accountability for work
• Full UK Driving licence
• Great verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task with good time management.
• Proficient IT skills – Office, Word, Excel
• Demonstrating a strong desire for the role
• Demonstrating an ability to work on own initiative
• Be flexible to travel to multiple site locations.
Location: Head Offices in Melton, Suffolk
About the role
Responsible for the management and performance of the Sales and Marketing team to ensure that the business achieves its sale and profit targets in the most effective and efficient manner and in accordance with the strategic objectives of the business.
Your main responsibilities will include:
Skills/Attributes
Location: Variable, Site-Based Location
About The Role The Site Manager Will Manage The Construction Site According To Company Guidelines And Goals Ensuring All Aspects Of The Project Are In Conformity With Proposed Budgets Timelines And Construction And Quality Standards.
Your Main Responsibilities Will Include
Skills/Attributes
About the role
The successful candidate will work alongside our experienced team to deliver an exceptional service to our customers.
Hours of work are normally Thursday to Monday inclusive from 9:45am – 5:00pm
Your main responsibilities will include
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of our product and its construction, relevant local information, our unique selling points, the New Homes Quality Code, General Disclosure of Personal Records, Hopkins Homes Health & Safety and Personal Safety policies, and using such knowledge in a professional and structured manner.
• Attending to the needs of visitors, customers and potential purchasers and updating and progressing leads via our CRM system.
• Taking reservations and initiating paperwork with speed and accuracy and supporting customers with understanding the sales process, including the financial and legal aspects.
• Building great working relationships and having a continuous liaison with solicitors, estate agents, banks and building society managers and valuers to support with sales.
• Ensuring the Sales Centre, Show Homes, Stock Plots and associated gardens are well maintained, cleaned and kept up to date, to maintain a standard of excellence.
• Sales of customer extras from the Hopkins Homes range within agreed timescales and to agreed targets.
• Effective communication with the Site Manager to ensure knowledge of plot construction, progress and safe areas of viewing.
• Supporting the company in covering additional developments across the region when required.
Skills/Attributes
• Be well organised, have a flexible approach and have strong communication skills.
• Able to build strong lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Passionate about keeping our values and vision at the heart of everything we do
• A collaborative and responsible member of a team, able to take accountability for work
• Full UK Driving licence
• Great verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task with good time management.
• Proficient IT skills – Office, Word, Excel
If you can’t see a suitable vacancy but want to become a valuable part of Hopkins Homes, then we want to hear from you.
Send your CV and covering letter to hr@hopkinshomes.co.uk or to our Head Office address below.
Please note, we’re unable to respond to every application we receive.