Supporting the business and our divisional offices, our Head Office functions cover all departments from our Executive Board through to our support functions such as Group Design and Technical, HR, Health and Safety, IT, Sales and Marketing, Commercial, Procurement, Group Finance, Corporate Affairs, as well as Legal and Company Secretariat. We also have a specialised function – Barratt Partnerships.
While the work varies from team to team, our key requirements don’t: you must be well organised, extremely helpful and resourceful, and able to use your initiative. You’ll understand that what you do is important, and impacts on your team, the department, and the wider business.
Under the direction of the Group Construction and SHE Director, you will provide support to the construction improvement plan in improving build quality and efficiencies
You will be expected to:
- Work with operating Divisions and Group functions in the implementation of improvements to build quality and productivity in construction
- Monitor and manage the delivery of initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and quality within the build process
- Manage two way communication with ‘Change Leaders within Divisions and obtain feedback on any planned or implemented initiatives
- Assist with the development and implementation of a continuous improvement plan for Construction
- Assist and support operating Divisions to consider appropriate solutions to build quality and customer care issues
- Assist with a review of data to enable evaluation of KPI’s within construction
- In conjunction with the Group Technical team review and provide advice on the adaption of modern methods of construction for the construction of our new homes
- Liaise with the NHBC or other Building control bodies as required to review build standards
- Support the development of construction teams providing coaching and mentoring as required