Construction Manager

MGroup Water; Haighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure service provider in Haighton is seeking a project manager to oversee various clean water projects. The role involves managing project delivery, promoting safety standards, and applying technical knowledge of the water network. Ideal candidates will have project management experience and a valid UK driving license. This position offers a rewarding workplace culture and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Project manager training

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Discount access via My Rewards portal

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave

Company car and fuel card

Health Care Cash Plan

Private health care

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Recommend a friend rewards

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to oversee clean water projects.
• Proven track record in managing projects from inception to completion.
• Experience with health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clean water projects including slip line and upgrading the water network.
• Lead projects ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• Promote a strong safety culture across all projects.

Skills

Knowledge of SHE

Valid UK driving licence

SMSTS or equivalent

Understanding of the water network

Experience in delivering high-volume mains renewal schemes

Knowledge of NEC contracts

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

About the Role

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our Clean Water Capital Delivery Team – our teams deliver various schemes from mains renewal, diversions and PMVs all in aid of supporting the UK clean water network.

What will you be doing?

• Oversee a variety of clean water projects including slip line, open cut, pipe bursting, upgrading and sustaining the water network.
• Championship of health and safety standards to ensure a safe working environment.
• Lead and manage projects from inception to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to the required standards.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across all projects, ensuring compliance with safety, health and environmental requirements.
• Interpret and review project design drawings, challenging designs where necessary to ensure feasibility and cost‑effectiveness.
• Prepare and manage project schedules, using tools such as Microsoft Project (or similar) to track progress.

What you'll bring

• Knowledge of SHE.
• Valid UK driving licence.
• SMSTS or equivalent.
• Understanding of the water network and different techniques required to deliver mains renewal schemes.
• Experience in delivering high‑volume mains renewal schemes.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts.

What's in it for you?

• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Project manager training.
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Employee assistance programme.
• My Rewards portal, access to thousands of retail discounts.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give‑as‑you‑earn schemes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from.
• My Car Choice – salary sacrifice EV/Hybrid car scheme.
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eye care and physiotherapy and much more.
• Private health care and health care cash plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us.

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations and ways of working align with ours.

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet. We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations. We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice, graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.