Construction Manager

Balfour Beatty's Highways; Penrith; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension scheme

Share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Highways seeks a Construction Manager for the A66 NTP Scheme based in Penrith, Cumbria. The role focuses on safety, quality, and on-site leadership, with responsibility for resource allocation, risk management, and driving the construction programme to successful completion.

You will lead safety practices, manage subcontractors, monitor KPIs, and ensure compliance with H&S procedures across the project while delivering value for stakeholders in a challenging highway environment.

Qualifications

• CSCS and SMSTS and/or SSSTS certifications are required or preferred.
• Demonstrated H&S knowledge and ability to implement procedures.
• Experience leading highway construction teams and managing subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Create a culture of openness and trust in reporting Health and Safety matters.
• Set and manage KPIs in line with project objectives and monitor performance.
• Lead risk reviews and drive actions to improve site safety and efficiency.
• Allocate resources to the Works Section and ensure appropriate capability.
• Lead cost control and commercial coordination for the scheme.
• Manage subcontractor performance and delivery of the construction programme.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety knowledge

Team management

Communication

Education

CSCS

SMSTS/SSSTS

Job description

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a Construction Manager to join our team on the Highways A66 NTP Scheme, this role will be based at Penrith, Cumbria. We provide subsistence for if you are further afield. Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play. We provide high quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable, and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Health Safety & Environmental

• Creates a culture of openness and trust in reporting of Health and Safety matters
• Sets and manages targets and KPI's in line with Project / Business objectives and monitors performance, steering towards success
• Carries out periodic Safety and Environmental Tours as required by the Project Construction Phase Plan
• Leads / Reviews Accident / Incident Investigations. Reviews and appraises findings and leads / directs the appropriate action arising (HFACS and Four Page Reports). Implements culture for change when required
• Appraises safety improvement options and leads action within Balfour Beatty and Supply Chain
• Leads periodic risk reviews and takes output forward to the Project Risk Register
• Monitors effectiveness of the H & S Management System and drives change when required
• Keeps up to date with changes in legislation and cascades information to the team

Engineering Control

• Ensures that sufficient resources are allocated to the Works Section and that each has an appropriate level of ability
• Identifies longer term strategic training to support individual development as required
• Good knowledge and experience of highways construction details, temporary traffic management and maintenance procedures

Quality

• Sets targets and KPI's in line with Project objectives and monitors performance
• Ensures site audits are undertaken and takes appropriate action on the findings
• Appraises improvement options and leads / instigates actions as appropriate
• Manages the implementation of systems and processes for Right First Time approach
• Leads working groups focused on Improvement Areas
• Overall ownership of Handover Documentation for Section

Progress

• Drives Lean initiatives to improve project efficiency
• Carry out constructive analysis of fully resourced programme
• Manages sub-contractor performance based on KPI's
• Ensures production of operational target programmes to reflect overall construction programme
• Chairs weekly team leader meetings to review strategic performance on site
• Reports progress and reasons for difference within Project Review meetings

Commercial

• Sets and aligns targets and KPI's in line with budget forecast
• Has ownership of weekly cost meetings and identification of improvement areas and allocation of appropriate actions to team members
• Oversees the preparation of a cost plan and manages cost v value
• Manages the procurement of subcontractors and advises on commercial aspects / preferred attendances and operational risks to the scheme and mitigation options
• Produces the risk schedule for section, reviews and updates
• Supports Estimating Team as required for work winning
• Tier 1 Main Contractor experience or Regional Tier 2 Contractor
• Civil Engineering experienced (Highways Preferred but not essential)
• Experience working on schemes £50 Mil+
• Experience leading a team
• CSCS and SMSTS and/or SSSTS
• Drivers License
• Can demonstrate excellent H&S Knowledge and implicate H&S procedures

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at

Why join us?

Here are some of our key benefits:

• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more