A building site manager has won a coveted industry award for the sixth year running.
Simon Longley, of Fenay Bridge, who is in charge of Taylor Wimpey’s Stirling Park housing development at Lindley Moor Road, has been handed a Pride in the Job award as one of the top 400 site managers across England, Scotland and Wales in the competition run by the National House-Building Council.
The award recognises Simon’s work on his last project, a development of 271 homes built by Taylor Wimpey at Piper’s Green, Durkar, Wakefield.
Simon, 45, received a certificate and a flag to fly on the site. He must now wait until September to find out if he has won a place among the top 100 site managers. The accolade comes afer a series of site visits by the judges, which took place in April.
Simon moved to the far smaller Stirling Wood scheme earlier this month, where Taylor Wimpey is building 31 properties.
The award tests site managers on how they handle issues like health and safety, cost control, customer care and site efficiency.
Simon began his career in construction as a apprentice stonemason and bricklayer with Linthwaite firm J Wimpenny. After six years, he joined Conroy and Booth as a stonemason, where he worked for 10 years.
After gaining ONC and HNC qualifications, he moved into management and joined McQueen Homes Northern as an assistant site manager.
The company was later acquired by Taylor Wimpey.
After five years as an assistant site manager, Mr Longley was promoted to site manager five years ago.
