Construction Manager

Galliford Try Group; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work

Save as You Earn

Private medical

EAP

Professional association membership

Job summary

Galliford Try in Bournemouth is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead high‑performance teams through the construction phase of the AMP 8 project. You will coordinate resources, schedule, and subcontractor performance across multiple sites in the region.

You will ensure adherence to health and safety legislation and the contract quality plan while supporting the design team with constructability input and maintaining strong relationships with Project Managers and HR.

Qualifications

• First class project management capabilities with a track record of delivering to client expectations.
• Strong background in Civils, Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering.
• Desirable: membership of a relevant Professional Body.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office suite.
• Aware of Health and Safety responsibilities and policy.
• Experience managing multiple teams and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate constructability input during preliminary design phase.
• Plan, co-ordinate and allocate construction staff efficiently.
• Liaise with Project Managers, Site Team and HR to meet portfolio requirements.
• Manage construction resources including labour, plant and material.
• Oversee subcontractor performance and relationships.
• Identify technical issues and feedback to the design team for resolution.
• Ensure activities comply with Health and Safety legislation and quality plans.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Health & safety

Resource planning

Education

HND/Degree in Engineering

Professional body membership desirable

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER – AMP 8

Location: Bournemouth

A career development opportunity has arisen for an experienced Construction Manager to join our growing team at Galliford Try within our Environment Business in the Bournemouth area.

Galliford Try have been appointed as a Principal Contractor for the Wessex Water AMP 8 framework so you will be working as part of an experienced, high performance team delivering Design & Build projects on this £3.5b AMP 8 framework.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Bournemouth area and you will have the opportunity to travel across multiple high value sites/projects in the Region.

What you will be doing:

As the Construction Manager you will manage high performance teams during the construction phase of the project. This will include:

• Co-ordination of constructability input during preliminary design phase.
• Planning, co-ordination and allocation of construction staff ensuring the most efficient and effective use of the resources.
• Liaise with Project Managers, Site Team and HR teams to ensure that the construction resource pool is developed to satisfy the identified requirements of the portfolio of projects.
• Overall Management of construction resources including labour, plant and material.
• Performance and relationship management of subcontractors.
• Identify discipline specific technical issues and feedback to the detail design team for resolution.
• Ensure that the construction teams are accountable for their performance against agreed schedules and man hour budgets.
• Ensure that all construction activities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation.
• Ensure that all temporary and permanent construction activities are carried out in accordance with the contract specific quality plan.
• Recognise that Health and Safety considerations are central to all tasks and contribute to ensuring safe working. environment for all. Ensure safety is the priority for all activities.

About you:

• Aware of individual Health and Safety responsibilities and adheres to company health and safety policy and procedures
• Promote a positive safety, quality and FREDIE culture.
• Able to demonstrate alignment and work in line with the Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration
• Proven experience in successfully managing multiple teams contributing to their professional development.
• First class project management capabilities able to showcase a track record of delivering to client’s expectations.
• Able to demonstrate relevant managerial and/or technical experience at a senior level.
• You will have a strong background in either Civils, Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering.
• Desirable: Member of a relevant Professional Body and/or relevant qualification i.e. HND/Degree Engineering or equivalent.
• Fully conversant with the Microsoft suite of packages

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contactRyan De Stadler on [e-mail]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

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About the Team

Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.