Speller Metcalfe is on a mission… and it’s a simple one. We want to build a sustainable company at the forefront of construction – one that is built with a people-first approach in mind.

As a family business with nearly 30 years’ experience under our belts, our focus is not just getting you through the door, but developing your skills to support a long-term career with us. We’re proud of our high levels of staff retention and with staff at the very heart of our company, you’re never just a cog in the machine, but someone who can truly have an impact on how we do business.

Our background

Established in 1995 by Steve Speller and Andy Metcalfe, their vision was to develop a business at the cutting edge of construction, built upon an ethos of family values which are reflected in everything we do.

Now one of the UK’s leading regional contractors, we predominantly work across the Midlands and South West regions. With offices in Malvern and Wolverhampton, we deliver a range of public and private sector projects from £250k up to £30 million across a numbers of fields including education, healthcare, residential and leisure.

How you’ll contribute:

Pre-Construction:

• Attendance at tender interviews as required;
• Production of health & safety and environmental plans for projects;
• Taking part and or chairing design development meetings;
• Chairing pre-let package meetings with subcontractor / package contractors;
• Production of a quality plan for the project;
• Production of a procurement schedule;
• Production of a request for information system (RFI) from the design team;
• Ensuring all pre-start planning conditions have been satisfied and contact established with building control.

Construction:

• Monitoring of the site team’s performance via regular site visits and monthly marking of supply chain;
• Monitoring and maintaining control over the programme, procurement schedule and environmental plan;
• Ensuring that information is received in a timely way via regular upkeep of the RFI schedule;
• Chairing coordination meetings with subcontractors to ensure smooth running of the project;
• Monitoring health and safety and environmental performance through site visits and close liaison with specialist internal managers of these disciplines;
• Managing the relationship with the client to the best effect;
• Attendance at main project progress meeting with a comprehensive progress report as per the company template;
• Writing contractual notice letters in line with whatever form of contract is in use;
• Managing the relationship with the design team regardless of the form of procurement;
• Providing all necessary information for the preparation of the health and safety files.

Post-Construction:

• Ensuring any snags remaining at handover (or any that arise post-handover) are dealt with as a matter of urgency;
• Assisting the client care team in the resolution of any latent defects;
• Liaison with marketing team to ensure that positive aspects are captured for promotion of the company, as well as identifying any lessons learnt.

To be successful in this role you will bring your enthusiasm and determination as well as:

• 5 years’ experience;
• Experience in education, healthcare or leisure sector;
• Experience in JCT and NEC contracts;
• Experience with projects between the value of £5 – 15million.

As well as a competitive salary, increasing holiday benefits and access to private healthcare, we offer a number of other benefits for our staff.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our values, we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Our mission has always been to encourage, develop and combine the individual talents of our staff, and we welcome and encourage staff from all backgrounds and abilities.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

If you’re interested in the role, please email your CV to careers@spellermetcalfe.com

If you don’t meet all the criteria, but are still interested in joining us, email us your CV anyway! It’s always good to hear from people who can bring their enthusiasm and desire to learn to our team.