Construction Manager

Lindum; North Kesteven; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lindum Construction in Lincoln and the East Midlands region is seeking a Construction Manager on a permanent, full-time basis to drive bid and build activities.

You will produce tender programmes, lead the pre-construction team and manage design meetings with clients, professionals and subcontractors to drive projects forward.

Qualifications

• Experience producing tender programmes, prelims sheet and methodology.
• Ability to lead pre-construction teams and chair design team meetings.
• Strong capability in planning, coordinating and supervising multiple workstreams to quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Produce tender programmes, prelims sheet and methodology at bid stage.
• Assist pre-construction team during pre-construction phase and lead design team meetings.
• Plan and manage projects during lead-in period and complete construction phase plans and HSE paperwork.
• Oversee construction and delivery, manage health and safety and environmental aspects, coordinate designers, subcontractors and labour.
• Produce RFI schedules and ensure timely information flow to progress the project.
• Assist quantity surveyor with labour and plant forecasts and subcontract procurement schedules.
• Produce monthly progress reports and chair site meetings, maintaining client contact for future opportunities.
• Support site managers and provide escalation and guidance as needed.
• Ensure RAMs are suitable and that works meet method of working, on time and to standard.

Skills

Tender programme planning

Pre-construction leadership

Health and safety oversight

Progress reporting

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Construction Manager to join our team on a permanent, full time basis. Role and responsibilities:

• Produce tender programmes, prelims sheet and methodology at bid stage. Assist the project estimator during site visits and the tender period. Assist with any value engineering both at bid and pre-construction stage.
• Assist and lead the pre-construction team during the pre-construction phase of projects. Lead/chair design team meetings with the client, professional teams and with subcontractors. Assist with the discharge of relevant planning conditions.
• Plan and manage projects during the lead in period, completing construction phase plans, waste management plans and all relevant health and safety paperwork as required.
• Be responsible for the construction and delivery stage of the project, manage health and safety and environmental aspects of the project. Plan, co-ordinate and supervise designers, subcontractors and labour to ensure work is progressing on schedule and in a safe manner. Ensure work is being completed to the required standard whilst controlling programme and costs.
• Produce request for information schedules and ensure information is obtained in adequate time to enable the project to progress as programmed.
• Assist the quantity surveyor by producing labour and plant forecasts for the cost value reports. Produce subcontract procurement schedules as required.
• Produce monthly progress reports for site meetings and chair these meeting as required. Maintain regular client contact even when we are not working with them to seek out future opportunities.
• Support and encourage colleagues and work as a team to achieve objectives. Assist and support the site managers as required, various levels of support required depending on the ability of the site manager, junior site managers require additional support.
• Complete monthly contractors reports and ensure that the site manager is completing the daily/weekly health and safety paperwork.
• Ensure the subcontractors RAMs are suitable for the work being completed and ensure along with the site manager that work is completed as per method of working, on time and to a suitable standard.
• Procure any long lead in items/materials prior to the project starting on site.
• Co-ordinate main services and highway adoption procurement with the service/design co-coordinators.
• Attend contracts managers labour and cost value meetings weekly/monthly as required.
• Introduce customer care manager to the client at handover and assist the customer care manager with any defects until the end of defects period.

Lindum Construction specialise in projects in the Lincoln and extended East Midlands region. We have a variety of clients in a range of sectors, including affordable housing, food, retail, education, commercial, industrial and health running multiple projects with values up to £20m. Lindum is a well-established local construction company with long-standing client relationships demonstrated by the fact that most of the projects we deliver being procured via direct negotiation with existing clients.