Keith Mitchell, 49, has been awarded an NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Award for excelling as a site manager at Halewood-based development The Finches at Hilton Grange.
The National House Building Council (NHBC) celebrates the very best UK site managers and their commitment to raising standards in house building.
With only 444 winners selected out of over 8,000 entrants across the UK, the recipients are among the country’s best house builders, and Keith is among just 42 winners in the North West.
Judging for the awards is rigorous, with the current competition beginning in July last year.
Each site manager is assessed across six key areas: consistency, attention to detail, leadership, interpretation of drawings and specifications, technical expertise and health and safety.
Thousands of site inspections and meticulous scoring and verifications have taken place to decide the winning site managers.
This is the second time that Keith, a father of four, has won this award.
“I am over the moon to have received this NHBC award for The Finches,” said Keith, who lives in Bootle.
“It took me 20 years to receive an NHBC award, and now I have two. I am so proud.”
Keith, who has worked in the construction industry since leaving school, gained a construction management degree from John Moore’s University before working his way up to site manager.
In March 2020, Keith joined the team as a site manager at Taylor’s Chase, in Warrington, before moving on to Halewood.
“If I was to give anyone any advice about working in the construction industry, I would say to listen and learn from your colleagues, they are the real experts,” said Keith.
“Your team is so important and I’m lucky to have a great one, I’ve got great support from my assistant site manager Kurt Trotman, who has recently been named by Redrow Lancashire as assistant site manager of the year.”
Redrow Lancashire’s head of construction Shaun Phoenix said: “This award is given to the best site managers in the UK and I’m very proud to have one of them on our team here at Redrow Lancashire.
“Keith’s hard work, dedication and determination to achieve the highest quality standards has been deservedly recognised; I wish him the very best for the next round. He is ably assisted on site at The Finches by Kurt, and both of them are worthy winners of their awards.”
Commenting on the NHBC awards, Steve Wood, CEO at NHBC said: “It is important we recognise the vital role site managers play in ensuring new homes are delivered on time, on safe sites and to exacting construction quality standards.
“This accolade recognises the best site managers across the UK and celebrates how much all the winners have inspired their teams by going the extra mile to deliver homes of the highest quality.”
The Quality Award winners will now go on to compete for Seal of Excellence and Regional Awards in the autumn, with the national Supreme Award winners unveiled in January 2024.
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