A SITE manager for a major housing development in Chester has been presented with a Pride in the Job ‘Quality’ Award by the National Home Building Council (NHBC).

Cait Grady triumphed in the annual awards after impressing judging at rigorous site inspections through the year.

This is the second award win in a row for Cait, from Sychdyn, near Mold, who oversees work at King’s Moat Garden Village in Chester.

Now in its 44th year and considered the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, Pride in the Job has become the benchmark for exceptional site managers.

“I’m so proud to have won this award for the second year running and pleased for the whole team that our hard work has paid off for another year,” Cait said.

“Everyone is motivated to deliver the very best homes for our customers and receiving these awards is just the icing on the cake.”

Cait, 35, has worked for Redrow for 11 years, initially joining as a member of the interior design team. Realising her passion lay in construction Cait completed a master’s in construction management and switched roles to a project coordinator, before becoming an assistant site manager and then site manager just two years ago.

She added: “I love my job and wish I’d made the leap into construction sooner. It’s challenging and different every day, and that’s what keeps it so interesting.”

Judging for Quality Awards is rigorous, with assessment across six key areas: consistency, attention to detail, leadership, interpretation of drawings and specifications, technical expertise and health and safety.

Just 449 winners are chosen from a field of more than 8,000 sites, representing the top five per cent of UK site managers.

Cait is one of four Redrow site managers in the North West division to be named a winner.

Jason Newton, managing director for Redrow NW, said: “The winners deserve all the plaudits coming their way for the effort they put in and motivation they provide to their teams on a daily basis.  Winning these awards is not easy, it takes dedication to set such high standards and maintain them. I’d like to congratulate all four of our winners in the North West, we’re all very proud of their achievements.”

Commenting on the awards, Steve Wood, CEO at NHBC said: “For more than four decades, Pride in the Job has underpinned NHBC’s purpose of raising standards in house building. The competition recognises the UK’s top site managers, showcasing best practice and rewarding excellence.

“Winning site managers demonstrate dedication, passion and leadership to ensure new homes are delivered to exacting construction quality standards. While house building is a team effort, we believe the greatest influence on the quality of a finished home is the calibre of the site manager and the way they inspire their team. Congratulations to all the winners.”

Pride in the Job has five categories: small, medium and large builders, plus multi-storey for projects up to seven storeys and high-rise for projects more than seven storeys.

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 2025.