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All you need to succeed…
Join Wates, and you’ll be joining a highly successful family firm with over 125 years under its belt. One with a proven track record, a bulging order book worth £2.2bn, and an annual turnover of £322.7m.
We have high-energy, high-performing teams throughout the business, and are proud to have such a good, diverse mix of people working for us. We also take care of our employees and believe that everyone at Wates should have the chance to progress their career. It’s one reason so many of our employees choose to stay with us.
Whatever level you come in at, you’ll get all the training and CPD you need to succeed. We’ll do all we can to help you achieve your ambitions, including extra support should you want it. We set out a clear career path for everyone who joins us and encourage internal promotion. Once you’re here, you can access all the opportunities across the Wates Group too. There’s no better place to build your career.
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About you…
We offer a wide range of operational roles across our business. These include skilled tradespeople, project, logistics, section, and site managers, all the way up to project and operations directors. You’ll need industry experience for many of these roles.
We’re also looking for people who have the transferrable skills that we need. For example, being tech savvy, project management, and comms skills. We want people who can think practically and take a logical approach to solving problems. Someone happy to roll their sleeves up and be ‘hands-on’ when required.
Of course, the experience and qualifications will depend on the specific role. So, for a project director, we’d like 6-8 years as a project lead, and ideally, a professional qualification. For all roles, it would be great if you had some contracting and development experience.
| Section Manager | Wolverhampton | Operations | We are looking for Section Manager to join our project delivery team. Reporting to the Site Manager. You will working on a Major voids project within the Wolverhampton area with an annual turnover of £6million. Scope of the role: Manage a spec... |
| Site Manager | Croydon | Operations | Site Manager (Fixed-Term Contract) – Retrofit About the Job We are looking for an experienced Site Manager to join our Retrofit delivery team on a 6-month Fixed-Term Contract. This role will support the successful delivery of social housing retr... |
| Damp & Mould Manager | Birmingham | Operations | Damp & Mould Manager 🏗️ Join Our Team – Damp & Mould Manager (Birmingham) We're looking for an experienced and strategic Damp & Mould Manager to lead the delivery of damp, mould, condensation, and disrepair services across our housing stock in Cr... |
| Site Manager | Redditch | Operations | Due to continued contract growth, Wates Property Services is seeking an experienced Site Manager to support the delivery of planned maintenance and decarbonisation projects across the Herefordshire region, covering Hereford, Ledbury and surroundin... |
| Site Manager | Swindon | Operations | Site Manager – Planned Works (Social Housing) 📍 Wiltshire, Hampshire & Dorset 📅 7 Month Fixed-Term Contract 🚗 Travel required across the region Join Wates Property Services – Delivering Better Homes, Together Due to continued growth and a new s... |
| Project Manager | Pontypridd | Operations | Want to be part of a team that's creating high-quality homes and leaving a lasting legacy in local communities? Wates are looking for a Project Manager to join our Residential team in Cardiff. Residential is a developer contractor; we invest, dev... |
Reward and benefits
We offer competitive pay, flexible benefits, 26 days' holiday and generous family leave.
Learning and development
We empower our colleagues to excel and thrive through comprehensive learning and...
Flexible working
We provide an environment that encourages flexible working through working arrangements...
