Build Director

As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities. From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK. And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do.

We're looking for Colleagues who bring energy, curiosity and ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, our Communities and each other.

Experience matters, but it's only part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact, we'd love to hear from you .

More about your role

As Build Director for our South West Region, you'll take overall responsibility for the construction strategy, delivery and successful completion of multiple developments across the region. As the senior leader within the regional construction team, you'll provide clear direction and leadership, ensuring developments are delivered safely, to the highest quality standards, within budget and agreed timescales, while achieving excellent customer satisfaction outcomes.

You'll lead and develop the Regional Construction team, embedding best practice throughout the design, pre-construction, construction and defects phases. Working closely with Commercial, Technical and Sales colleagues, you'll ensure the right subcontractors and suppliers are appointed, technical information is delivered effectively, and build programmes are aligned to sales targets and customer expectations. You'll champion Health, Safety and Environmental standards across all developments, build strong relationships with NHBC and drive quality excellence, including the delivery of Pride in the Job award-winning sites.

Essential criteria

• Proven Director experience managing construction operations within a housebuilding environment
• Demonstrable experience leading, developing and motivating multi-site construction teams.
• Strong knowledge of residential design, build processes, construction standards and property-related matters.
• Experience managing multiple developments while controlling budgets, programmes, quality and health & safety performance.
• PLC housebuilder background dealing with a high volume of builds (500+ annually)
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with Commercial, Technical and Sales functions to deliver successful development outcomes.

More about you

You'll be an experienced construction leader with a strong track record in housebuilding and a passion for delivering high-quality homes safely and efficiently. You enjoy leading teams, driving performance and creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. With excellent commercial awareness and a methodical approach to problem solving, you're confident making decisions and taking ownership of outcomes.

Ideally, you'll be educated to degree level or hold an equivalent construction-related qualification. You'll also have experience using construction programming software and be comfortable analysing project performance to ensure developments remain on track. Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to quality, customer satisfaction and creating thriving communities.

What you'll get

We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond.

You'll receive:

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme
• 36 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Private Medical Insurance
• Company car or car allowance
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases
• Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Free membership to Places Gyms
• Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team View email address on careers.placesforpeople.co.uk

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on View email address on careers.placesforpeople.co.uk . 

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

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W e understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.  

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Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. 

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities