Meet Emma

I engage with clients to establish partnership opportunities where, for example, they may have identified a site and want to engage with us to develop it for them as a partner delivery. I then work closely with the pre-construction and bid team, acting as a point of contact between Vistry and the client team, up to hand over to the project team prior to start on site.

I joined Galliford Try Partnerships in January 2017 as Pre-Construction Coordinator. I commenced my new role as New Business Manager in January 2022.

The culture of the business is fantastic. There is mutual respect across the business, irrespective of your position. There are a variety of discussion and networking groups covering a range of topics where anyone can get involved (which have been established by colleagues from across the group). We have continued updates from our Executive Leadership Team in the weekly Vistry Voice, regular Tea with Teagle and Keeping up with Keith, plus Business Unit Managing Director updates. We are encouraged to complete our regular Peakon employee engagement surveys where the feedback is taken into account, resulting in things like the networking groups – and this doesn’t stand still, it’s always evolving.

The people – not just in your own Business Unit, but through the engagement across Vistry Group to share ideas, challenge where appropriate, support each other to achieve our goals as one Vistry.

I have certainly developed as an individual during my time here, and that has been achieved by the support of colleagues at all levels. I feel like I’ve had the space to grow and challenge my own learning and development, but there’s always someone I can call to chat through something if I’m uncertain about it or need further understanding – just ask; the knowledge across the business, across such a wide range of disciplines is incredible. I still have a lot to learn and am enjoying the journey.

That’s a tough question – there’s lots of little things I do that contribute to an overall goal, but I think in general, working through pre-construction stage, engaging with the team to take it to handover stage to the project team and then seeing the delivery of the new home or community where our customers are starting their own new journey either as a young family, or where perhaps we’ve provided extra care or retirement facilities, that’s very satisfying. I’m incredibly proud of my journey so far and as a result being recognised and encouraged to further my career within the business.

Probably all of the reasons outlined above! But in addition to that, considering the size of the business, I’ve never felt like just number. When I look at what we’ve collectively achieved since becoming Vistry Group in January 2020 and whilst working through a global pandemic, it’s really quite astonishing; I want to be part of the ongoing journey.

Embracing our company values of integrity, caring, quality and being committed to work hard, engage with your colleagues to work through the challenges and share the successes.

If you want to work somewhere where all of the above is something you see every day, and where your Chief Financial Officer starts the Valentine’s Day Vistry Voice singing ‘Love is in the Air’, why would you want to work anywhere else?!