About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Construction Manager to join our Highways team to work on the A63 project in Hull.
Joining our Highways team means developing your career and being part of something special. We engineer for a safer future, to connect communities and to leave a lasting legacy. We find sustainable ways to work, constantly exploring new challenges and driving innovative change throughout our industry.
As a Construction Manager, you will take ownership of and lead the construction activities on the A63 Castle Street improvements scheme, ranging from briefings, RAMS, putting people to work, managing all subcontract works on site, managing the works managers (subordinates) and ensuring the project is run safely, to programme and to budget.
What you'll be doing
Some other key responsibilities will be:
- Lead the project team and manage the supply chain, delivering projects to time, cost and quality targets and standards.
- Ensure safety targets and standards are maintained
- Ensure sustainability targets and standards are achieved by actively engaging with the customer to understand and deliver their key sustainability objectives while promoting Sustainable Solutions around all operations
- 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
- 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 Director to ensure they are fully aware of project progress and are notified of all financial, specification and time risks ensuring that all additional work is identified
- Assist with people management and resourcing of the project
Who we're looking for
You will have the following:
- Previous Highways Construction Management experience
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to build 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, with a desire to continuously improve safety and sustainability performance.
- An appropriate and valid CSCS
We would like you to have:
- A relevant professional qualification, such as APMP, and a relevant technical
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
Balfour Beattys 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.
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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