Construction Manager

Bimplus; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bimplus is seeking an experienced Construction Manager for a major healthcare construction project in Oxford. This hands-on site role requires inspecting drawings, addressing buildability issues, and taking ownership of day-to-day construction delivery in collaboration with M&E and design teams.

You will lead Subcontractors, Site Managers, and labour, ensuring work aligns with drawings and specifications while monitoring quality, progress and site standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as Construction Manager or strong Site Manager.
• Strong technical construction knowledge.
• Experience reviewing and coordinating construction drawings.
• Good understanding of buildability and sequencing.
• Experience managing multiple subcontract packages.
• Comfortable working with M&E and design teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate day-to-day construction activities.
• Review drawings and identify buildability issues, clashes and installation problems.
• Ensure subcontractors work in line with drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate construction, M&E and design interfaces.
• Manage penetrations, openings, fire stopping and associated details.
• Look ahead in the programme and resolve issues before they affect delivery.
• Manage Site Managers, Supervisors, subcontractors and site labour.
• Chair and contribute to subcontractor and coordination meetings.
• Monitor quality, progress, programme and site standards.
• Take ownership of allocated areas with minimal supervision.

Skills

Site management

Construction knowledge

Drawings review

Buildability

Coordination

Tools

CSCS

SMSTS

First Aid

Job description

Construction Manager | Oxford, Oxfordshire
£300 – £350 per day | Freelance / Contract
Long-term project | Approx. 2 years remaining
Flexible working hours | 9-hour day

The Role

We are recruiting for an experienced, technically minded Construction Manager to join the delivery team on a major healthcare construction project in Oxford.

This is a hands-on site role for someone who understands how buildings go together, can interrogate drawings, identify buildability issues and take ownership of day-to-day construction delivery.

You will work closely with the Building Services/M&E, Design and Project Management teams on a highly serviced clinical development with complex construction interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate day-to-day construction activities.
• Review drawings and identify buildability issues, clashes and installation problems.
• Ensure subcontractors work in line with drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate construction, M&E and design interfaces.
• Manage penetrations, openings, fire stopping and associated details.
• Look ahead in the programme and resolve issues before they affect delivery.
• Manage Site Managers, Supervisors, subcontractors and site labour.
• Chair and contribute to subcontractor and coordination meetings.
• Monitor quality, progress, programme and site standards.
• Take ownership of allocated areas with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Previous Construction Manager or strong Site Manager experience.
• Strong technical construction knowledge.
• Experience reviewing and coordinating construction drawings.
• Good understanding of buildability and construction sequencing.
• Experience managing multiple subcontract packages.
• Comfortable working closely with M&E and design teams.
• SMSTS.
• CSCS.
• First Aid.
• Healthcare, hospital, modular, complex fit-out or heavily serviced building experience would be advantageous.

Why Join?

This is a major specialist healthcare development with approximately two years of construction still to run, offering excellent continuity for the right person.

The project has a collaborative, hands-on culture with the opportunity to work on a technically challenging scheme and become a key part of the delivery team. There is also potential for a permanent opportunity longer term.