Construction Assurance Manager

JR United Kingdom; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation management organization in Basingstoke is seeking a Construction Assurance Manager to oversee the delivery of capital investment schemes. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with safety and quality regulations while managing stakeholders and addressing construction issues proactively. This position offers a diverse work environment with a focus on customer experience and supporting safer road networks.

Qualifications

• Proven highways/structures maintenance/construction experience; working on Trunk Road/Motorway Networks is desirable.
• Good understanding of health & safety, environmental and quality management practices.
• Strong customer focus and experience managing geographically dispersed teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure planned works are completed to agreed standards.
• Serve as liaison between key supply chain partners.
• Provide regular feedback on scheme construction progress.

Skills

Highways/structures maintenance/construction experience

Knowledge of site-based processes

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience with NEC 4 ECC form of contract

Education

IOSH or SMSTS certification

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Posted:

15.08.2025

Expiry Date:

29.09.2025

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About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Construction Assurance Manger to join our team in the South-East region. The Construction Assurance Manager will play a key role in the delivery of National Highways Capital Investment Schemes by representing the companies interests on civil engineering construction and maintenance sites. Reporting directly to the Construction Manager, you will actively ensure construction schemes are delivered in line with time, cost, quality and safety standards, and customer experience is not adversely impacted. This well-established team pride itself on its culture and this role will give you a varied, challenging workday, every day.

You will also be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have no more than 3 points to be considered for this position and during employment.

• Assuring the completion of planned works to agreed standards and escalate any concerns to the Construction Manager, in line with agreed governance requirements.
• Ensuring that all works are constructed in line with: CDM regulations, HSE Legislation, Chapter 8 requirements, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works (MCHW).
• Ensuring Project Managers receive regular and timely feedback on scheme construction progress, risks, early warnings, design related issues, and act as the initial point of escalation for any on-site issues that need to be resolved.
• Acting as liaison between all key supply chain partners and co-ordinate the delivery programme, ensuring buildability reviews are carried out on all projects.
• Maintaining good liaison with Project Managers and Commercial & Procurement colleagues, providing relevant and timely information on Early Warnings and Compensation Events

About you.

• Proven highways/structures maintenance/construction experience; experience of working on high-speed Trunk Road/Motorway Networks is desirable
• Knowledge of site-based processes, relevant legislation, practices and polices for health & safety, environmental and quality management, including good understanding of the DMRB, MCHW, Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual and CDM Regulations.
• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including stakeholder management, with a strong customer focus and managing geographically dispersed teams.
• Experienced in using the NEC 4 ECC form of contract.

About us

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.