About the role
Picture yourself at the forefront, leading the charge in delivering 5 MEP headhouses as part of the iconic HS2 project, Britain's futuristic high-speed railway. Working across the Long Itchington Wood (Leamington Spa) & Bromford Tunnels sites (South of Birmingham city centre), shaping the future of transportation here in the UK. You'll be immersed in the buzz of activity, orchestrating seamless integration between MEP, construction, and Rail Interfaces.
Join us as a Senior Construction Lead and play a pivotal role in delivering this interesting and complex project where every day presents new challenges and opportunities for growth. If you're ready to unleash your potential and leave a lasting mark on the landscape of modern infrastructure, we want to hear from you
What you'll be doing
As a Senior Construction Lead, you will:
- Take overall responsibility for the successful completion of the construction programme, meeting or exceeding all contractual obligations
- Monitor delivery of the project, identifying risk and opportunities and working with key stakeholders to optimise project delivery
- Assess the buildability of the proposed design and ensure that Design teams produce feasible designs within the required timescales.
- Lead the delivery of construction works, ensuring compliance with all company processes and protocols
- Manage and develop the supervisory and engineering team, and lead project steering groups/cross discipline action groups, as required
- Be responsible for the monitoring and management of construction budgets
- Live the Balfour Beatty Values
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
Who we're looking for
You will need the following qualities / experience:
- Practical understanding of construction techniques and detailing
- Experience in the management of a wide range of construction operations, including phasing and contingency planning, together with testing and handover
- Highly numerate, with strong commercial awareness and good technical knowledge
- Strong leadership and management skills, with a collaborative leadership style:
- Excellent communication and problem solving skills Able to provide expert technical knowledge to support work winning
- Substantial experience within H&S Management in an operational setting, including method statements, accident/incident investigation, knowledge of current H&S legislation and proficiency in the use of H&S Management
- A track record in continuous improvement, with the ability to analyse a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software and to shift programmes to adapt to circumstances on site, whilst maintaining focus on targets
- Working knowledge of the standard suite of contracts
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs 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 wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats 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
Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.
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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
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: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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