Construction Manager

Bovis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% employer pension

Private medical health benefit

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing leave

Job summary

Bovis is recruiting a skilled Construction Manager for a high-profile refurbishment at Manchester Town Hall. You will lead a team on site, coordinating subcontractors and ensuring safe, timely delivery in a heritage context.

You will apply programme and budget controls, maintain daily site diaries, and drive continuous improvement while meeting client objectives and standards.

Qualifications

• CSCS card for the role.
• SMSTS – 5 Day course.
• Chartership such as CIOB (or working towards).

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of all site operations.
• Coordinate with base and manage subcontractors.
• Monitor progress and adapt to meet programme dates.
• Direct construction work to align with programme and detail.
• Maintain accurate construction diary of events and resources.
• Lead site engineering and QA/ITP processes.
• Support budget controls and client objectives.
• Lead by example to develop the team.

Skills

Communication

Reading drawings

Construction knowledge

Programme management

Commercial awareness

Site management

Pre-construction

Leadership

Incident/IIF leadership

Education

CIOB chartership

SMSTS

CSCS

Tools

MS Project

Excel

AutoCAD

Job description

We are recruiting for a skilled and passionate Construction Manager to join our Public Sector Projects division. This role is an exciting opportunity to lead a team in delivering a critical floor refurbishment at the iconic Manchester Town Hall. As the Construction Manager, you will be responsible for the successful completion of this heritage project, ensuring it meets all required standards and timelines.

You will be responsible for site coordination, liaising with the base and managing subcontractors. The Construction Manager will assist pulling together logistics phase plans and support scope writing and package planning and procurement activities on the project. You will ensure the job is built in a safe and productive manner and will apply programme and budget controls ensuring that minimum requirements are observed, company procedures are followed, and our client’s objectives are delivered.

The Construction Manager will assist pulling together logistics phase plans and support scope writing and package planning and procurement activities on the project. You will ensure the job is built in a safe and productive manner and will apply programme and budget controls ensuring that minimum requirements are observed, company procedures are followed, and our client’s objectives are delivered.

Key responsibilities

• Key member of the construction delivery team with collective responsibility for the safety of all site operations.
• Review and adjudicate safe working methods and method statements.
• Monitor health & safety documentation and complete safety inspections.
• Ensure all contractors are implementing method statements and operating safely.
• Direct the construction work to ensure that all supply chain contractors are coordinated and working to the construction programme and detail.
• Monitor the progress of construction works and amend the methodology in light of unforeseen circumstances to ensure that overall completion dates are met.
• Develop and implement a clear plan of action to achieve the above.
• Constantly review the build quality achieved with the team ensuring that the client’s requirements in this regard are fully met.
• To keep an accurate construction daily diary of all notable issues and events on site including resources, weather, stoppages, incidents and the like.
• To take lead responsibility for the management of the site engineering and surveying package and ensure attendance by the contractor on a regular and sufficient basis.
• To take lead responsibility for the ITP and QA process and ensure that all contractors are aware of their obligations and that they are adequately complying with the Bovis systems and procedures.
• Understand, respect and meet the needs of Bovis’ diverse workforce and clients.
• Makes sense of information, analyzes problems logically and recommends effective solutions
• Think creatively, conceptually and systematically.
• Reaches smart conclusions. Makes firm and difficult decisions, fairly and compassionately, blending the best intuition and data
• Work with others to build effective team and wider-team relationships – is a team player
• Act with a ‘can do’ attitude to do a better job and continually improve own performance, puts drive and energy into achieving results, takes action to exceed goals and expectations
• Lead by example and creates an environment which motivates others to learn and develop to meet their objectives
• Develop short range programmes with the team and supply chain to support delivery of the works against the project delivery programme.
• Appropriate CSCS card for the role
• Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role
• SMSTS – 5 Day
• Have, or be working towards, a related Chartership such as CIOB

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, Behaviours

• Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships
• Ability to read and understand programmes, design drawings and details, project scopes and specifications.
• Knowledge of the construction process and construction methods including operational safety systems
• Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations, standards and procedures
• Commercial and financial understanding in the above context – ability to contribute to value engineering as part of the design process
• Experience in construction, including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and sequence
• Pre-construction and site establishment experience
• Background in design, construction & delivery process including technical Construction/engineering skill with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value
• Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects safely
• Experience of managing field construction activities on major/complex projects
• Experience in construction, including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and sequence
• Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player
• Must lead in the Incident
• and Injury Free (IIF) vision

We will provide:

• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave