Summerset Retirement Villages Looking for Site Supervisor at Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand Full Time

Summerset is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing companies and the third largest retirement village operator in the country. We design, build and operate retirement village’s right across New Zealand. We are proud of our dynamic work environment and an equally diverse workforce.

Job Description

About the Role

Responsibilities

Based at Whangarei, this fast paced, challenging role will allow you to showcase your commercial construction management experience and further develop these skills on this $100m development. Reporting to the Commercial Site Manager you will be instrumental in the on-going construction of the multi-level main building featuring a swimming pool and a memory care wing. As the Site Supervisor your responsibilities will include:

• Understanding the project brief, initiate and mobilise the resources necessary for successful project delivery.
• Assist in developing, and implementation of the site-specific safety plan, ensuring the correct allocation of responsibilities.
• Direct, manage, and coordinate all labour contractors and suppliers in order to meet the project timeline, quality and budget criteria
• Work alongside and assist Site Managers / Project Managers to plan the work programme, resolve any identified problems and implement improvements.
• Completing records for site reports, including health and safety, adherence to project specifications and review documentation
• Carry out regular inspections to ensure compliance with relevant legal requirements, and consistency with Summersets processes and procedures

Qualifications

About You

Skills

You will be a highly organised & proactive self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills and a passion for construction management. To be successful you will bring:

• Must have at least one year of experience working as a Site Supervisor, Site Foreman, or similar role
• Ability to read, understand and interpret construction plans and drawings
• Must have technical management skills to establish project requitements
• Relevant qualification preferred (however, many years of similar work experience, qualification won’t be needed)
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety principles
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Projects is advantageous

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

• Professional development and career progression opportunities within the Construction Delivery team
• On the job skill development and coaching
• Time in lieu for weekend work
• Excellent staff benefits including everyday health cover, annual entitlement to Summerset shares & paid day off for your birthday
• An opportunity to make a difference to the lives of both – our residents and our people

If this sounds like the role for you – click the apply button now!

Please note due to NZ Immigration requirements we are obliged to consider candidates that already have the right to work in NZ for this role first. Due to this we may not be able to support a visa application for this role.