The Site Team Leader is our person on the ground. You will run garden room installations from groundworks through to handover, lead a small team on site, keep the customer informed and confident, and make sure every build leaves site at the standard our name depends on. This is a hands-on, working role — you will be building alongside your team, not supervising from the side. You are the main point of contact between the site and the office, and the person the customer sees every day.
Build and installation delivery
- Set up and run the site: access, welfare, storage, protection of the customer's property and safe working areas
- Deliver each build to programme — bases and groundworks, timber frame construction, insulation, membranes, cladding, EPDM/fibreglass roofing, windows and doors, guttering and trims.
- Complete internal fit-out to a high standard: boarding, flooring, second fix, decorating and finishing.
- Set out accurately and work to drawings and specifications, flagging any discrepancies before work proceeds.
- Coordinate visiting trades such as electricians and plumbers so their work lands at the right point in the programme.
- Carry out your own snagging before handover and put right anything that falls short
Leading the team
- Lead a team of 2 installers day to day, scaling up to 4–6 on larger or multi-room projects.
- Plan the day and the week: allocate tasks, set expectations and keep the team productive and moving.
- Set the standard on workmanship, timekeeping, appearance, language and site tidiness — and hold the team to it.
- Train, mentor and develop less experienced installers and apprentices.
- Deal with day-to-day issues on site and escalate anything you cannot resolve promptly and clearly.
- Confirm hours, attendance and progress to the office
Customer experience
- Introduce yourself and the team on day one, explain what will happen and when, and set expectations honestly.
- Keep the customer updated on progress, and give early warning of any delay or change rather than letting them find out.
- Be respectful of the customer's home and garden at all times — protect surfaces, control dust and noise, park considerately and be mindful of neighbours.
- Leave the site clean and tidy at the end of every working day.
- Handle questions and concerns calmly and professionally, and pass pricing or contractual queries to the office rather than agreeing extras on site.
- Walk the customer through the finished garden room at handover, explain how everything works and complete the handover paperwork
Quality, materials and reporting
- Check deliveries against the order, report shortages and damage, and store materials securely and dry.
- Manage material use on site and keep waste to a minimum. Page 2 of 5 Elevate Garden Rooms | The Old Pump Station, Lyncastle Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, WA4 4RE
- Take progress and completion photographs for our records and marketing.
- Feed back to the office on what is working and what could be improved — build methods, specifications, suppliers and programme.
- Look after company plant and machinery and report faults straight away
PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential
- Experience — 10+ years' experience in construction, carpentry and joinery, timber frame, garden rooms, modular buildings or a closely related trade.
- Leadership — 2+ years' experience leading or supervising a team on site.
- Qualified — NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Carpentry and Joinery, Site Carpentry or an equivalent recognised trade qualification.
- CSCS — Valid CSCS card (Gold Advanced Craft or Supervisor level). Drawings — Able to read and work from technical drawings and specifications.
- Customer facing — Confident, polite and professional dealing directly with homeowners in their own gardens.
- Licence — Full UK driving licence. Van and tools — Own van and own hand and power tools.
- Self-employed status — Registered self-employed with a UTR number and CIS registration, plus your own public liability insurance.
- Health and safety — Sound working knowledge of site health and safety, and your own PPE
Desirable
- SSSTS or SMSTS site supervision certificate.
- Emergency First Aid at Work.
- Abrasive wheels, working at height, PASMA or IPAF tickets.
- Telehandler, forklift, dumper or mini-digger tickets.
- Experience with EPDM or fibreglass roofing systems.
- Experience with composite, cedar and Thermowood cladding systems.
- Groundworks and base construction experience (concrete and screw-pile systems)
Pay: £170.00-£230.00 per day
Work Location: On the road
