Construction Manager

MWH Treatment; Preston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment is seeking a Construction Manager to join our team in the United Utilities region. You will lead site construction teams and ensure delivery within time and budget, reporting to the Senior Construction Manager, with responsibility for health, safety, environment and sustainability compliance.

You will manage RAMS, conduct constructability reviews, drive waste reduction and embodied carbon, coordinate resources, and ensure safe, compliant delivery through collaboration with clients

Qualifications

• Temporary Works Experience/Qualification.
• Project Management Experience.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction related discipline.
• APMP or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in large scale programmes of construction delivery.
• Experience in the water/wastewater treatment industry.
• Experienced in management of and monitoring of Project Programmes.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.
• Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients and end users.
• Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets.
• Able to manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
• Strategic, operational, technical and management skills.
• Commercially astute.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site construction teams within designated portfolios to deliver projects within approved budget and to an agreed time frame; facilitate project construction kick off meeting and lead health checks.
• Responsible for the performance of suppliers in relation to Safety, Time and Quality including approving RAMS ensuring they are appropriate and adequate.
• Take the lead with Constructability Reviews, Project Rehearsal and Fit for Assembly sign-off which drives outperformance and innovation where possible.
• Drive a focus on zero waste and reducing embodied carbon within construction activities.
• Ensure that the site teams are raising the relevant contractual and commercial notices to the rest of the Project Team in a timely manner.
• Work with the Lead Construction Manager to establish long term and short term resource needs (labour, plant and materials).
• Ensure full H&S compliance is achieved where the team feel safe everyday and have the confidence and autonomy to raise safety concerns.
• Look to implement a blend of standard products and innovation techniques which will maintain our position as industry-leaders.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Safety & CDM

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Strategic Planning

Delivery Management

Water/Wastewater Industry

Team Motivation

Contractual & Notices

Education

Degree in construction-related discipline

APMP or equivalent

Temporary Works Qualification

Job description

We arelooking to strengthen our Construction team with a Construction Manager based within the United Utilities Region and working on one of our projects.

You will report directly to the Senior ConstructionManagerand your role will includemanaging Health, Safety, Environmental and Sustainability with responsibility for managing compliance for all delivered construction work.Managing your local construction delivery team to ensure all construction activities are provided in compliance with the scheme deliverables

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage site construction teams within designated portfolios to deliver projects within approved budget and to an agreed time frame; facilitate project construction kick off meeting and lead health checks
• Responsible for the performance of suppliers in relation to Safety, Time and Quality including approving RAMS ensuring they are appropriate and adequate
• Take the lead with Constructability Reviews, Project Rehearsal and Fit for Assembly sign-off which drives outperformance and innovation where possible
• Drive a focus on zero waste and reducing embodied carbon within construction activities
• Ensure that the site teams are raising the relevant contractual and commercial notices to the rest of the Project Team in a timely manner
• Work with the Lead Construction Manager to establish long term and short term resource needs (labour, plant and materials)
• Ensure full H&S compliance is achieved where the team feel safe everyday and have the confidence and autonomy to raise safety concerns
• Look to implement a blend of standard products and innovation techniques which will maintain our position as industry-leaders

Skills/ExperienceTemporary Works Experience/QualificationProject Management Experience.Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction related discipline.APMP or equivalentExtensive experience in large scale programmes of construction deliveryExperience in the water / wastewater treatment industryExperienced in management of and monitoring of Project Programmes.Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients and end users.Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targetsAble to manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.Strategic, operational, technical and management skills Commercially astute