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Environmental Manager

Willmott Dixon Interiors is a people focused business that is driven by quality and customer service. To this day we remain family owned and ensure our core values are embodied by each team member. We are now looking to recruit an experienced Senior / Environmental Manager that will align themselves with our commitment to a sustainable future, purpose beyond profit and ambition to eliminate carbon emissions and waste from our operations.

Sustainability is at the heart of our business. Since 1852 we have been passionate about leaving the right sort of social, environmental and economic legacy.

You will be joining a supportive company that will develop your career and hope to offer you a career of a lifetime.

We require an Senior / Environmental Manager to work closely with our Head of Sustainability and site teams to provide environmental support and expertise to the business and help lead the implementation of our Risk Management System as well as ensuring our people are engaged, trained and competent in executing the businesses strategic environmental ambitions.

Ideally, we are looking for an experienced Senior / Environmental Manager who will be familiar with (or happy to implement) responsibilities including:

Compliance and achievement of Group, Division, Company, project, procedures, personal targets and initiatives for environmental impact reduction.

Ensuring that our Risk Management System is implemented, controlled and maintained helping to achieve and maintain certification of the company ISO 14001:2015 management system. 

Overseeing the collation and analysing business and project environmental indicators. 

Provide environmental input into project winning bids, and assistance with business strategy and project planning. 

Helping to develop a culture within the business that is supportive of our sustainability and environmental ambitions. 

Manage and deliver training programmes, oversee compliance through audit and control, and work with the business to develop an attractive communications approach.

The right attitude, positive strategic approach and being adaptable are highly sought-after attributes for this role.

This role has a national remit, supporting teams and projects delivered through the London and West Midlands regions, and elsewhere in the UK. Flexibility to travel around the UK is required. Working from home/remotely is part of our culture and allowances and equipment are available to set your remote office up if this is a better or more effective way of working for you some of the time.

Our Business

Our award-winning team create spaces that help our customers succeed. Combining the strength of a national contractor with the skills of a highly experienced design and fit-out team and completing one-off projects up to £50 million+ in value.

Our offices are in Farringdon – London, and Birmingham - West Midlands, and with a diverse and wide-ranging mix of expertise and experience, Willmott Dixon Interiors deliver nationwide construction projects across the Commercial, Hotel, Leisure, Retail, Education and Health sectors. No matter the scope or scale of the project, our people are the best in the business and have the specialist knowledge required to rise to any project challenges that may come their way. From structural refurbishments, to heritage buildings, or projects below £3million, we have the right people to deliver a project we can all feel truly proud of.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Academic

Essential 

• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC / NVQ4 etc). 

Desirable 

• Environmental related degree.

Professional

Essential 

• Appropriate CSCS card.
• Professional membership of an environmental institution.

Desirable 

• Able to travel independently to work.

Personal Qualities

Self-Awareness

You will be able to:

• recognise your own strengths and limitations, play to your strengths and use strategies to minimise the impact of your limitations,
• reflect regularly on your own experiences and performance, and constantly seek to improve,
• model behaviour that shows respect, helpfulness and co-operation,
• consider the impact of your own actions on others,
• respond positively and with resilience to setbacks,
• understand people's needs and motivations and adapt your personal style accordingly.

Relationship Focused

You will be able to:

• recognise where there are conflicts, acknowledge the feelings and views of all parties, and redirect people's energy towards a common goal,
• make best use of available resources and seek new sources of support when necessary,
• state your own position and views clearly and confidently in conflict situations,
• share, and encourage others to share, information and knowledge,
• recognise the importance of relationships and build these across the organisation,
• understand and address stakeholders' needs,
• articulate a vision that generates excitement, enthusiasm and commitment,
• inspire trust and commitment from others,
• identify your customer's needs and expectations and strive to deliver them.

Delivering Objectives

You will be able to:

• generate and recognise imaginative and innovative solutions,
• understand the impact of current decisions on longer-term objectives,
• prioritise and plan to deliver agreed objectives,
• present plans clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that ensure understanding,
• constructively challenge the status quo and seek better alternatives,
• recognise changes in circumstances promptly and adjust plans and activities accordingly,
• take personal responsibility for making things happen,

Benefits

In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

At Willmott Dixon we believe complimentary teams make better decisions. We celebrate difference and want you to be your true self at work. We embrace diversity. We understand that work isn’t the only important aspect of your life so we are happy to support flexible and agile working wherever possible.

As a proud member of the Disability Confident scheme we want to make the most of the opportunities provided by employing disabled people.

About Us

We are proud to be part of the Willmott Dixon family; a privately-owned contracting and interior fit out group in the UK. With a rich history, amazing track record and strong values, this partnership makes us a stronger and more progressive organisation, allowing us to share knowledge and take on bigger and better projects.

Willmott Dixon has very recently been awarded 5th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 (2020) to work for, the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2020 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.

Senior Planner

We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Planner to join our team based in our Head Office in London, Farringdon. 

Our award-winning team create space that help businesses succeed. Combining the strength of a national contractor with the skills of a highly experienced design and fit-out team and completing one-off projects up to £55 million in value.

As a Senior Planner you providing robust planning support at pre-construction stages developing tender programmes for submission documents. You may be required to support our site operations teams as required too. As a Planner you will be delivering good quality logical programmes, associated work and ongoing monitoring for projects on site.

You will have experience of identifying complex project issues early to reduce the impact on working programmes. You will work in conjunction with site teams, management teams and design teams to update programmes with feasible and workable resolutions.  Assist with the production of short term programmes and add detail to existing programmes where required. 

Experience in the refurbishment and fit out sectors are essential, ideally having a good back ground in both, and across a wide range of project values.

You will be instrumental in planning resources for projects in collaboration with the other members of the project as well as project resource requirements for future workloads.

As the specialist interiors arm of the Willmott Dixon Group we are currently involved in some major projects with individual values to circa £55m. These include some major refurbishment to listed and landmark buildings, hotels, universities, flagship stores and offices. We have a very strong pipeline of interesting work for 2021 and beyond nationwide.

We mitigate our risks and work within a number of key sectors including; commercial, medical, government, hospitality and education and we would look for either specialists or a mix of sector experience.

Our office (when you need to go to it – how times have changed) is within easy reach of a number of stations: Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Farringdon, Fenchurch Street, Holborn, Liverpool Street and Waterloo and all the fantastic amenities, our customers and food destinations that part of London offers!

What is the benefit of joining Willmott Dixon…?

Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around their continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Willmott Dixon Interiors are an Investors in People Gold Award holder.
You will have a clear plan around your development. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business; our values are at the epicentre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent coupled with the right culture and values ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.
We have very recently been awarded 5th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 (2020) to work for, the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2020 and we are the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development (we have 2 other Queen's Awards too).

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential Criteria

• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification or equivalent (HNC/NVQ4)
• Experience of accurate programming and sequencing of complex refurbishment projects
• Ideally from a main contracting background
• Understanding of latest construction technology 
• Experience of using ASTA Power Project
• Experience of reading and accurately interpreting drawings, specification and other construction information
• Experience of working with supply chain and having interaction with customers and communities

Desirable Criteria

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification
• NEC forms of contract experience
• Claims or dispute experience would be advantageous
• Appropriate membership of relevant professional body
• Valid driving licence
• Identify your customers’ needs and expectations and strive to deliver them

Personal Qualities

At Willmott Dixon we look for a balance of skills and experience but just as important to us are your values and behaviours. This role would be suitable to a person who:

• Is a team player.
• Is able to Influence and inspire.
• Has a growth mindset.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Is able to Problem solve.
• Is positive & proactive.
• Has excellent presentations skills both written and verbal.
• Is innovative/creative/open minded.
• Displays model behaviour that shows respect, helpfulness and co-operation.
• Reflects regularly on experiences and performances and constantly seeks to improve.
• Is personable, friendly, approachable, motivated and flexible.
• Has the ability to communicate with all levels of staff.
• Is people focused.
• Is driven/motivated.
• Is organised/detailed.

Sound like you? If so, come and join our Willmott Dixon Interiors team, and become a great ambassador of our business.

About Us

We are proud to be part of the Willmott Dixon family; a privately-owned contracting and interior fit out group in the UK. With a rich history, amazing track record and strong values, this partnership makes us a stronger and more progressive organisation, allowing us to share knowledge and take on bigger and better projects.

Willmott Dixon Interiors

Willmott Dixon Interiors are seeking a Social Value Manager to join our award-winning Social Value Team. This role is based in our Head Office in London, Farringdon (but predominantly home-based at the moment) and involves travel to our projects.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead and deliver project activities related to Social Value and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) on a range of exciting, high profile projects, for customers in the commercial and public sectors.
You would be encouraged to use a coaching approach to develop and deliver high impact social value plans with our customers and teams. You will be responsible for managing and reporting multiple high-profile social value plans across London and the South. You will ensure Social Value & EDI activities are recorded using internal databases and will support the research and writing of tender submissions and holistic case studies.
Ideally this position would suit someone who has experience delivering Social Value outcomes in a fast-paced corporate environment.
You must have excellent people skills – including the ability to listen, collaborate, lead, influence and inspire.
Experience using the other social value profit calculators would be a huge benefit and experience of delivering Social Value and EDI outcomes within the Construction sector, and evidence of impact delivered within local communities is preferable / desirable.
Our office (when you need to go to it – how times have changed) is within easy reach of a number of stations: Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Farringdon, Fenchurch Street, Holborn, Liverpool Street and Waterloo and all the fantastic amenities, our customers and food destinations that part of London offers!

What is the benefit of joining Willmott Dixon…?

Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around their continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Willmott Dixon Interiors are an Investor in People Gold Award holder.
You will have a clear plan around your development. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business; our values are at the epicentre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent coupled with the right culture and values ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.
We have very recently been awarded 5th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 (2020) to work for, the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2020 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.

Sounds great, what are we looking for…?

You will need to be driven; we are looking for candidates that can demonstrate enthusiasm, exceptional commitment and willingness to learn. We require a fantastic communicator with the ability to work within a fast-paced exciting environment.
Values that we live by and would hope you do too – Courage, being Open and Respect for everyone (COR).
You will be proficient in the use of word, excel, online software applications and have a good standard of education and basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Sound like you? If you are looking to kick start your career with Willmott Dixon Interiors and would like to become a Social Value Manager and you meet our specification. We would love to hear from you.

Personal Qualities

At Willmott Dixon we look for a balance of skills and experience but just as important to us are your values and behaviours. This role would be suitable to a person who:

• Is a team player
• Is able to Influence and inspire
• Has a growth mindset
• Excellent listening skills
• Is able to Problem solve
• Is positive & proactive
• Has excellent presentations skills both written and verbal
• Is innovative/creative/open minded
• Displays model behaviour that shows respect, helpfulness and co-operation
• Reflects regularly on experiences and performances and constantly seeks to improve
• Is personable, friendly, approachable, motivated and flexible
• Has the ability to communicate with all levels of staff
• Is people focused
• Is driven/motivated
• Is organised/detailed

Sound like you? If so, come and join our Willmott Dixon Interiors team, and become a great ambassador of our business.
In return we provide you a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, the opportunities for you to develop your career with Willmott Dixon and the training to make this happen - but most importantly a great place to work with a true family ethos and a chance to develop your career of a lifetime!

About Us

We are proud to be part of the Willmott Dixon family; a privately-owned contracting and interior fit out group in the UK. With a rich history, amazing track record and strong values, this partnership makes us a stronger and more progressive organisation, allowing us to share knowledge and take on bigger and better projects.

Estimator

We are now looking to recruit an experienced Estimator that will align themselves with our commitment to customer service, quality and our culture. Willmott Dixon Interiors is a people focused business that is driven by quality and customer service. To this day we remain family owned and ensure our core values are embodied by each team member. 

As an Estimator for us you will be tasked with delivering the right net cost, on time, to the highest quality and accuracy to help us win successful and profitable projects.
Throughout this process we would expect you to be seeking opportunities to add value.
You will lead and prepare the complete commercial and pricing element of a tender or cost plan to be presented at tender settlement as an accurate, considered financial bid.
As an interiors specialist our projects are diverse and may be CAT A or CAT B and involve complicated refurbishments of existing premises.
We are a very customer focused business and would expect our Estimating teams to constantly reinforce and deliver our customer first ethic and ‘Everything Completed with Pride’.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive team and we hope to offer you a career of a lifetime.

Willmott Dixon Interiors deliver nationwide projects across the Commercial, Hotel, Leisure, Retail, Education and Health sectors. No matter the scope or scale of the project, our people are the best in the business and have the specialist knowledge required to rise to any project challenges that may come their way.

Values that we live by and would hope you do too – Courage, being Open and Respect for everyone (COR).

Are you an innovator? We are not afraid to think big and embrace innovative digital design, along with manufacturing approaches, to make sure we deliver a better, stronger and more personal offer and exceed our customers’ expectations.

We are secured on some of the biggest public sector frameworks both nationally and regionally so basic understanding of the processes involved would be beneficial.

The right attitude, positive strategic approach and being adaptable are highly sought after attributes for this role. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team.

Our office (when you need to go to it – how times have changed) is within easy reach of a number of stations: Blackfriars, Cannon Street, Farringdon, Fenchurch Street, Holborn, Liverpool Street and Waterloo and all the fantastic amenities, our customers and food destinations that part of London offers!

Essential and Desirable Criteria

About Us

Site Manager

We are now looking to recruit an experienced Build Manager to join our growing team in the Midlands based from our Central Birmingham office at Two Snow Hill and the project workload in the surrounding area. Candidates will align themselves with our commitment to customer service, quality and our culture.

As the specialist interiors arm of the Willmott Dixon Group, you will be involved on our recent win for the refurbishment of the landmark Wolverhampton Civic Hall. 

Our award-winning team create space that help businesses succeed. Combining the strength of a national contractor with the skills of a highly experienced design and fit-out team and completing one-off projects up to £45 million in value.

To be considered as a Build Manager, you will be capable of running and delivering refurbishment projects of £5m plus. Reporting to the Construction/Operations Manager the ideal candidate will be able to lead the supply chain to deliver the projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding our customers’ expectations.
Key responsibilities include:

• The ability to maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Implementation of project strategies in order to achieve the company’s sustainability objectives.
• The ability to establish and maintain standards of quality on site and ensure delivery of a quality build in accordance with the project specifications and requirements.
• Manage the client expectations and adopt a professional and considerate approach to maintain good working relations.
• Implement the supply chain policy.
• Management of community relations and ensuring appropriate site image is maintained to encourage repeat business.
• The ability to produce and develop project programmes and control operations to achieve delivery of the project on time.
• Elimination of waste and avoidance of non-recoverable costs and preliminaries losses.
• Maintain continuous professional development to ensure appropriate technical awareness.
• Implement standard procedures.
• Manage project handover and ensure defect / snag free completion.
• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during defects period and obtain certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set.
• Implement best practice and drive continuous improvement.

What is the benefit of joining Willmott Dixon…?

Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around their continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Willmott Dixon Interiors are an Investor in People Gold Award holder.
You will have a clear plan around your development. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business; our values are at the epicentre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent coupled with the right culture and values ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.
We have very recently been awarded 5th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 (2020) to work for, the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2020 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential:

• A track record of successful delivery of safe projects.
• A variety of construction operations.
• Using Microsoft suite of Office programmes; inc. Excel, Word, Outlook and Project. (we now use Office365)
• Controlling costs, timing and quality in line with targets.
• Efficient use of all staff and resources.
• Reading and accurately interpreting programmes, drawings and technical specifications.
• Ensuring project team(s) understanding of drawings and technical specifications.
• Understanding and appropriately sharing build programmes.
• Managing teams including the supply chain, direct employees and consultants.
• Playing a leading role which positively contributes to the project team(s).
• Proactively liaising with customers and the supply chain.
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC / NVQ4 etc) or equivalent.
• Appropriate CSCS card.
• SMSTS certificate.
• First Aid at Work certificate.
• Valid driving licence.

Desirable:

• Relevant degree.
• Working towards a MCIOB.
• Basic planning/programming (Powerproject)
• Experience using handheld technology for snagging, photo records, etc. (Fieldview)
• Willingness to reach out to the community to offer experience of construction.

Personal Qualities

At Willmott Dixon we look for a balance of skills and experience but just as important to us are your values and behaviours. This role would be suitable to a person who:

• Is a team player
• Is able to Influence and inspire
• Has a growth mindset
• Excellent listening skills
• Is able to Problem solve
• Is positive & proactive
• Has excellent presentations skills both written and verbal
• Is innovative/creative/open minded
• Displays model behaviour that shows respect, helpfulness and co-operation
• Reflects regularly on experiences and performances and constantly seeks to improve
• Is personable, friendly, approachable, motivated and flexible
• Has the ability to communicate with all levels of staff
• Is people focused
• Is driven/motivated
• Is organised/detailed

Sound like you? If so, come and join our Willmott Dixon Interiors team, and become a great ambassador of our business.
In return we provide you a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, the opportunities for you to develop your career with Willmott Dixon and the training to make this happen - but most importantly a great place to work with a true family ethos and a chance to develop your career of a lifetime!

About Us

We are proud to be part of the Willmott Dixon family; a privately-owned contracting and interior fit out group in the UK. With a rich history, amazing track record and strong values, this partnership makes us a stronger and more progressive organisation, allowing us to share knowledge and take on bigger and better projects.

Willmott Dixon has very recently been awarded 5th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 (2020) to work for, the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2020 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.