Construction Manager

To take ownership of and lead the construction activities on the scheme, ranging from briefings, RAMS, putting people to work, managing all subcontract works on site, managing the site managers (subordinates) and ensuring the project is run safely, and to programme. Present the progress onsite at monthly MPR reviews. Report to Project Manager and liaise with other key members of the team such as QS/Design/Planning. What you'll be doing

• Lead the project team and manage the supply chain to deliver projects to time, cost and quality targets and standards.
• Knowing what safety excellence looks like and communicate safety with passion and credibility in order to inspire, motivate and lead the project team to achieve the vision.
• Fostering a continuous improvement culture by actively seeking input from all
members of the project team and encouraging them to implement safety
• improvements.
• Knowing what safety excellence looks like and communicate safety with passion and actively engaging with the customer to understand and deliver their key sustainability objectives.
• Promoting Sustainable Solutions around all operations, particularly those related to efficient management of Waste, Energy and Water Leading effective.
• Community Engagement Plans and Skills Programmes where required.
• Ensure that project plans and schedules are robust and optimise project resources and timescales and are communicated effectively to the project team.
• Manage Sub Contractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and progress; providing direct instruction and support as necessary such that contractual arrangements are achieved.
• Participate with the management of internal/external design team/consultants to meet project deadlines under supervision from a Contract or Project Manager if required.
• Appreciate the commercial implications and drivers within the construction process and incorporate these into decision making working closely with the Project Surveyor.
• Liaise with the Project Manager or Contract Manager to ensure they are fully aware of project progress and is notified of all financial, specification and time risks ensuring that all additional work is identified.
• Assist with people management and resourcing of the project.
• Proactively assist with managing the customer relationship during delivery, including change and decision making to effectively manage expectations.
• Ensure the Company and Divisional procedures and policies are followed by the relevant teams, i.e. the Business Management System, including the Process Operating Model.
• Ensure Defects and any post completion issues, if applicable, to maintain a positive customer relationship and repeat business performance levels are managed.
  
  Previous Construction Management experience within the relevant industry is required
• Ability to communicate effectively is required in order to manage customer relationships, in addition to planning and organisation skills to deliver operational excellence and efficiency.
• Effective leadership skills, including experience of leading teams and confidence in the ability to lead, influence and communicate with others to deliver targets are required.
• Financial awareness is required to deliver targets, with a desire to continuously improve safety and sustainability performance.
• An appropriate and valid CSCS card is required.
• A relevant professional qualification, such as APMP, and a relevant technical qualification are desirable.
• Experience of Lean Construction principles and Lean practitioner training are desirable.
  
  Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
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Why join us? As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits: - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…