Design & Construction Manager

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our UKCS - Balfour Beatty Living Places team as a Design & Construction Manager , you'll work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further. What you'll be doing The Design and Construction Manager will lead the engineering and construction operational teams in the co-ordination of the pre-construction and construction phases across the Southampton Highways Services Partnership. Through the management of the contract's governance cycle, you will ensure that projects are successfully delivered to specification, budget/cost and time and act as a lead in our Zero Harm vision. Maintaining a positive client relationship is an essential requirement of this role.

• Develop strategies to meet customer needs and aspirations and efficiently deliver planned works schemes across Southampton.
• Ensure that processes and plans are developed and implemented to ensure that all service agreements with the client and key performance indicators are fully achieved.
• Ensure that sufficient resources are secured to meet the needs of the Programme to deliver business effectively.
• Continuously review resources and costs to ensure contract is providing value for money for client and adjust resource levels accordingly.
• Monitor, plan and control financial expenditure such that financial targets for profit and margin are fully met.
• Develop and manage strategic links and relationships with customers and other key stakeholders in order to identify new business opportunities and to fully understand their requirements & resolve issues and problems in a timely manner.
• Implement plans and strategies to identify and develop new opportunities, and/or maximise existing business, and/or secure additional income to maximise income, margin and profit., Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
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… About us Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers. Diversity and inclusion At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at


• A person whose attitudes, conduct and demeanour reflects the BB values and who is able to effectively represent the company.
• A strong people manager, who is focused and has experience in getting the best out of people.
• A person who is accustomed to working with senior management.
• A person able to work on their own initiative and be able to schedule workload to meet priorities.
• Ideally an experienced professional with extensive knowledge of highways management and operations.
Skills:
• A full driving licence is essential.
• PC Literate with knowledge of MS applications e.g. Word, Excel.
• Able to communicate and present confidently, clearly and expressively.
• Good writing skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Capable of influencing within cross-functional teams.