About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Construction Director to join our team. This is a new role providing strategic leadership to enable our continued success across the North East and ensuring 5* house builder status is achieved. You’ll be responsible for leading the implementation of infrastructure and construction of up to 450 homes per year for both outright sale and affordable and a turnover of £55m pa.

What we are looking for:

Leading the Technical, Construction and Affordable Delivery teams, you’ll be an integral part of the senior management team that establishes the business plan targets and ensures delivery against all objectives. The successful candidate will have extensive experience from within the House Building sector, either at Director or Senior Manager level. You will have strong financial and commercial awareness, ensuring that construction is delivered in a safe and profitable manner.

Analytical in your approach, you’ll be capable of reviewing a range of information, data and situations and making difficult decisions. You must be confident when dealing with contract management, able to negotiate, influence at all levels and communicate effectively. Thorough knowledge of NHBC is essential as is a full UK driving licence.

We are seeking a successful leader of people and projects who will embrace and live the Group’s values. If you interested in working within a successful organisation who recognises and celebrates individual and team achievements, then we’d love to hear from you.


Closing date: 29 March 23
Interviews: 11/12 April 23

Please submit an up to date CV which shows your full career history (we recommend that this is no longer than three pages).

Gentoo Homes has over 15 years’ experience and expertise in property-related activity ranging from regeneration and modernisation to new build schemes.

Since 2001 we have built more than 3000 new homes and are now one of the North East's most successful housing developers.

We are a responsible builder who understands that property development isn’t just about constructing homes with a great specification in a sought-after location, but, creating modern, sustainable homes our customers and future generations will be proud to call their own.

As a part of the Gentoo Group, we're a profit for purpose business and reinvest back into Gentoo's Affordable Housing Programme.