Construction Manager (Hiring Immediately)

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company within the UK's largest industrial and logistics operations seeks a Construction Manager in Slough for projects across the South East. The role focuses on delivering capital improvements while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. This position comes with competitive salary and benefits, including a generous bonus potential and a comprehensive company pension scheme.

Benefits

Family-friendly policies including enhanced parental leave

Discounts and offers on various services and products

Generous sick pay and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing property or construction projects.
• Environmental awareness in construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Leading multi-disciplinary teams to manage major construction projects.
• Reporting on project performance including financial and safety metrics.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and governance standards.

Skills

Project Management

Safety Knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Negotiation

Education

Relevant degree and professional qualifications (e.g., APM PMQ, RICS, ICE, CIOB)

Tools

CSCS card or equivalent safety certification

Job description

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Construction Manager (Hiring Immediately), Slough

Client:

Royal Mail Group

Location:

Slough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

Job reference 323224

Construction Manager

Competitive salary, £4,800 car allowance / £4,300 cash equivalent per annum, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays

A company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates

Permanent, Full time

To cover the South East, London, Norfolk, Suffolk and Anglia

Royal Mail’s portfolio includes approximately 1,750 properties and 33 million sqft of space across the UK, making it one of the largest corporate estates in Europe. The portfolio ranges from local delivery offices, corporate offices, vehicle garages, rail hubs, to state-of-the-art fully automated parcel superhubs. The size and complexity offer significant career development opportunities within one of the UK’s largest industrial and logistics operators.

As Royal Mail undergoes an ambitious transformation, the Construction team plays a key role in modernizing and defining future networks and investments to serve customers better. The Construction Manager will deliver capital improvement projects across the South East, London, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Anglia regions, managing projects from inception to completion, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading multi-disciplinary teams to manage major construction projects and maximize value.
• Applying effective project management tools and governance processes.
• Monitoring performance in safety, environment, quality, and other areas.
• Reporting on project performance, including financial and safety metrics.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and governance standards.
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders and managing relationships with contractors and vendors.

Candidate requirements:

• Proven experience managing property or construction projects.
• Strong safety and compliance knowledge.
• Skills in planning, programming, and project evaluation.
• Understanding of the construction industry and market.
• Environmental awareness in construction projects.
• Leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant degree and professional qualifications (e.g., APM PMQ, RICS, ICE, CIOB).
• CSCS card or equivalent safety certification.

Additional benefits:

• Family-friendly policies including enhanced parental leave.
• Discounts and offers on various services and products.
• Generous sick pay and wellbeing support.

Closing date: Sunday 15th June. The advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Royal Mail values diversity, inclusion, and transparency. We support applicants from all backgrounds, including ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, and military spouses/partners. We are committed to providing adjustments during the application process upon request.