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 over 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

Developing and implementing social value (SV) strategies and initiatives across the group of companies, the role includes identifying and delivering activities and the management of social value trackers alongside the site delivery teams.

The main tasks and responsibilities include:

• Set up, manage and maintain Viewpoint 4 Projects document control systems in line with company, customer and project requirements.
• Coordinate all activities related to the document control procedure, including technical documents, drawings, statutory and commercial correspondence.
• Quality checking of documents to ensure they meet client and company standards, also for conformance with status and format agreed.
• Input document data into standard registers ensuring that the information is accurate and up to date.
• Work to deadlines and ensure that all departments/disciplines of the organisation are following the same procedures with regard to contract documentation.
• Ensure that controlled copies of latest approved documents and drawings are given to the appropriate staff, consultants, clients, subcontractors and suppliers as applicable.
• Troubleshoot any problems in relation to the drawing management system.
• Assist with development of and provide training to participants, designers and specialist suppliers on both existing and new projects on how to use the document management system effectively, (sessions to be delivered on site or third-party premises from time to time).
• Administer the recording and distribution of information associated with Planning, Building Control & BREEAM.
• Assistance in the preparation collation and issue of design reports, meeting minutes and registers as may be required, including the recording of RFI’s, Sample Submittals & Technical Submissions.
• Support the project teams with the collation of “as built” construction information for the Building User Manuals leading up to project handover.
• Provide ad hoc administrative support to the Design Manager.

Core behaviours which will help you to be successful in this role include:

• Acts with honesty and integrity;
• Takes responsibility and accountability;
• Is a team player;
• Takes responsibility for safety;
• Has strong morals;
• Builds and manages strong relationships;
• Strong levels of self-awareness;
• Acts with curiosity;
• Listens to understand;
• Interacts with the team and the business;
• Shows high levels of emotional intelligence;
• Is open and embraces change;
• Shows positivity;
• Is proactive;
• Shows an open mind;
• Drives for results.

The successful candidate will be provided with training and mentoring as required.

This is a full-time position, with working hours between 08:30 – 17:00.

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.

To apply for the role, please email in your CV and a covering letter 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.