Graduate Site Manager

Title: Graduate Site Manager

Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 3 years

Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £30,000 per annum depending on experience

Reporting Office: Stratford, London

Working Location: Barking Riverside

Persona: Site Based Worker: Contractual hours to be worked from allocated site(s), with ad hoc office attendance as required

Role Profile - Graduate Site Manager.pdf

Closing date for completed applications: 14th December 2025 at 11 PM

Interviews will tentatively be conducted on 5th January 2026.

Benefits include:Excellent pension plan (up to 5% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme andmany more…

**Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated

The L&Q Early Talent Programme has been designed to help you get the career you have always wanted. This role provides the opportunity to start a new career path with a values-led organisation that will support you to learn and develop throughout the programme and beyond.

You will work towards Chartership with the Chartered Institute of Building.

The entry criteria are:

• A Level 6 qualification such as a bachelor’s degree, Master's degree or postgraduate diploma or a Level 6 or 7 NVQ or SCQF Level 11 in a built environment subject.

Introduction to the team:

L&Q is a leading house builder and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic graduate to join our construction team. This position is suited to an individual that is looking to develop their career in construction and gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace.

The role will be site based in Barking, on one the largest regeneration schemes in Europe. From day one, you’ll be engaged in a meaningful role with increasing responsibility, supported by experienced mentors and line managers who will help shape your professional development. You will be supported to achieve Chartership with the Chartered Institute of Building.

Your Impact in the Role:

• Undergo a 3-month rotation working with the operations, design and technical and commercial teams. Your remaining time will be spent with the construction team.
• Record and prepare elements within L&Q’s quality management system.
• Monitor and record site progress, and monitor and implement health safety procedures using 360-degree photogrammetry and other management tools such as A-site.
• Attend management meetings such as project review meetings, progress meetings and handover meetings and provide input based on your capture of progress and health and safety findings.
• You will be introduced to the design and planning process of a project. This will include insights into the strategy and use of technical drawings within construction and the stages through which the technical drawings go through to completion.
• Attend design consultant meetings, drawing review meetings and be expected to be part of the problem-solving team if anomalies are found with drawings.

What You’ll Bring:

• A keen interest in construction projects
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrable collaboration, stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Commitment to providing high levels of customer service.
• Computer literacy with good proven competency in MS Office.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• An understanding of working within a site environment under supervision, ideally specialising in new build social housing projects. Must have relevant building and construction technology understanding.

We look forward to reviewing your application, and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South-East and North-West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!