Bryant Homes site manager has the x-factor

Bryant South Midlands Site Manager Jim O’Connor has proved he’s got the X-Factor for homebuilding after receiving a top industry award for his work at Buckingham Park in Aylesbury.

The National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride In The Job competition seeks out the best site managers among hundreds of housing developers across the UK and rewards them for creating quality, beautifully finished homes.

Jim picked up a Quality Award and will now go through to the next phase of judging in the nationwide competition, which is one of the most prestigious in the house-building industry and is a recognised seal of approval for new homebuyers.

Says Jim: “I’m delighted with the award because NHBC judges place every aspect of the Buckingham Park site under very close scrutiny.

“It’s important to recognise that teamwork plays a huge role in the success of any development and everyone at Buckingham Park has worked tirelessly to help us get this award.”

Jim is one of four Taylor Wimpey South Midlands Site Managers to be recognised and the company’s Production Director, John Farley, says: “This is a great achievement and could not have been achieved without the support of everyone within the South Midlands team.”

Judging in the NHBC Pride In The Job Awards begins in July each year and continues for the next 12 months, enabling NHBC inspectors to fully assess a site managers' work over an extended period of time and covers 38 site-management activities.

Judges look for excellence at a number of levels including Health and Safety, Leadership, Consistency, Technical Expertise and ‘The X Factor’ – with an NHBC spokesperson saying: “The competition is intense and NHBC judges admit they have to see something quite special to nominate a site manager for an award.

“From the standard of workmanship, to the welfare of staff, a site manager must get involved with every aspect on site and work to continually to raise the standard.”

Buckingham Park in Aylesbury offers the best of market town living coupled with easy commuting to London and enjoys beautiful rolling countryside on its doorstep.

Aylesbury town centre is just over a mile away while commuters can enjoy excellent rail links to Oxford, Reading and London, with trains into Marylebone available in under an hour. Local bus routes provide connections to Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton airports.

A range of three, four and five-bedroom houses are currently available with prices starting from £249,995, and for further information the development is open seven days a week, from 9.30am to 5pm, or go online to bryant.co.uk.