Finishing Manager

Overview

Manage finishing and handover of residential homes ensuring quality and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• quality inspections
• completion certificates
• quality management
• pre-commissioning
• contractor coordination
• site presentation

Tasks

-Collaborate with the Head of Quality Control, attending inspections and providing feedback on recurring issues. -Record and authorise day works, including photographic evidence where appropriate. -Maintain high presentation standards across homes and external areas throughout the finishing stages. -Identify and address recurring issues with finishing trades to prevent repeat defects. -Build strong working relationships with contractors to ensure timely completion of all finishing works to the required quality. -Carry out final inspections and testing to secure Completion Certificates prior to serving notice. -Work with the Customer Services Team to ensure homes are ready for demonstration and handover, with all documentation and keys in place. -Monitor and drive achievement of 90%+ on ‘Ready’ and ‘Clean’ IHR scores. -Liaise closely with Site and Project Managers to understand priorities, manage workloads, and coordinate subcontractors effectively. -Implement and maintain the Quality Management System, ensuring all hold points (pre-clean, pre-commission, pre-serve) are communicated and achieved. -Conduct Pre-Commissioning and Quality Inspections to ensure homes are presented to the highest standard before commissioning. -Undertake any additional duties as required to support the successful delivery of the project. -Uphold health and safety standards across all working areas. -Take ownership of plots from the final build/clean stage, ensuring all homes are finished to the required standards and ready for handover within agreed timescales. -Attend weekly meetings to update and track demonstration and handover schedules. -Support the Customer Service Managers at commissioning, ensuring all items identified are resolved within agreed timescales (typically 2–3 days). -Oversee finishing standards within communal areas and facilities, ensuring completion and approval by relevant authorities and management companies. -Ensure compliance with quality control procedures and Berkeley standard details. -Maintain excellent site presentation at all times.

Requirements

• health safety
• quality
• finishing
• handover
• communication
• detail

What You Bring

-Strong understanding of health, safety, and quality standards in construction environments. -Proven experience managing the finishing or handover stages within residential construction. -Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to coordinate multiple trades. -Previous experience working in the construction and property industry is beneficial. -Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.

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Benefits

-Group life assurance. -Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform. -Private pension plan. -Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance. -25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.

About Berkeley Group Plc

-Creating iconic developments across London and the South of England. -Specializes in large-scale regeneration projects blending luxury housing with retail, leisure, and community spaces. -Committed to design excellence, behind landmark residential projects that transform key areas in the UK. -Developments include sustainable features enhancing resident and environmental quality of life. -Flagship projects cater to diverse markets, from first-time buyers to luxury homeowners. -Integrates green spaces and recreational areas, ensuring every development is part of a wider community vision. -Transforms underutilized land into thriving neighborhoods that offer long-term value.

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