Airport Construction Manager – UK & Ireland

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Bupa Medical Cover

YuLife wellbeing membership

Cycle to work scheme

Pension with Aviva

Achievers recognition platform

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries GmbH in London (Heathrow area) seeks a Construction Manager to lead UK&I installation and construction activities for the airport portfolio. You will oversee mechanical, electrical and automation-related installation, drive safe, right-first-time delivery, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure readiness for commissioning and handover.

You will manage cross-functional teams, apply governance, and champion safety while delivering value across brownfield and greenfield

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience leading multiple construction or installation teams on large, complex automation projects.
• Experience in baggage handling, airport automation, material handling, logistics or warehouse automation, parcel systems, industrial systems or a comparable technical environment.
• Understanding of the project lifecycle from pre-construction through commissioning and handover, including readiness planning and operational interfaces.
• Knowledge of construction health and safety legislation and the responsibilities of Principal Contractors or equivalent local dutyholders, including the PSCS role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage stakeholders and resolve delivery issues across concurrent projects.
• Commercial and project management awareness, including labour performance, subcontractor delivery, change identification and recovery planning

Responsibilities

• Ensure Site Managers lead construction readiness reviews with the relevant project stakeholders, covering design maturity, permits, materials, logistics, labour, work sequencing and stakeholder approvals.
• Coordinate simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), airport access arrangements, possession windows and interfaces between contractors and project teams
• Oversee site-based contract delivery involving significant project risk and complex installed equipment; monitor contractor performance and drive corrective actions
• Manage operational workforce deployment and utilisation across projects in line with agreed resource plans
• Coordinate construction and installation delivery, including mobilisation and pre-commissioning, and support commissioning and handover with the relevant project teams
• Chair weekly construction coordination meetings, resolve operational issues and elevate risks requiring wider decisions
• Ensure consistent use of ProTrack, Velocity, Omnitracker and other approved execution tools; use reliable data to support monthly programme reviews, project boards and KPI reporting
• Maintain compliance with Vanderlande governance and the requirements of Heathrow and other airports within the portfolio
• Ensure Site Managers implement agreed installation quality requirements, including inspection and test plans, acceptance criteria and quality records, in coordination with Engineering and HSEQ
• Monitor installation quality, non-conformances, rework and defect closure across projects. Drive corrective actions and ensure required inspections and quality documentation are completed to support installation acceptance and handover

Skills

Leadership of construction teams

Airport automation project experience

Lifecycle understanding

PSCS / safety leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial & project management

Education

Master/Bachelor in Engineering or Construction Management

NVQ Level 6/7 in Construction Management

Tools

ProTrack

Velocity

Omnitracker

Job description

Vanderlande Industries GmbH in London (Heathrow area) seeks a Construction Manager to lead UK&I installation and construction activities for the airport portfolio. You will oversee mechanical, electrical and automation-related installation, drive safe, right-first-time delivery, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure readiness for commissioning and handover.

You will manage cross-functional teams, apply governance, and champion safety while delivering value across brownfield and greenfield