CSA Construction Manager

The Launch Group; Blyth; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Professional development

Job summary

The Launch Group is seeking an experienced CSA Construction Manager to lead Civil, Structural and Architectural work packages on a major data centre project. The role is on-site across Europe with leadership of construction teams, subcontractors, and design coordination to deliver against programme.

You will drive safety, quality and environmental compliance, coordinate with design teams, manage look-ahead planning, and report progress to the project management team.

Qualifications

• Relevant construction, civil engineering, structural engineering, or related degree.
• Minimum 7 years' CSA construction experience on large-scale, complex, mission-critical projects.
• Proven experience managing Civil, Structural, and Architectural work packages.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the CSA scope across civil, structural, and architectural work packages and teams.
• Coordinate procurement, design, engineering, construction, and installation to meet programme.
• Develop and manage CSA delivery strategy, scopes, subcontract packages, and plans.
• Manage subcontractors and supply chain, monitoring progress, quality, safety and performance.
• Coordinate with design teams to issue drawings and technical details on schedule.
• Review designs for discrepancies and coordinate technical resolutions.
• Lead site safety, QA/QC, environmental requirements with project teams.
• Manage scheduling, 4- and 12-week look-ahead programmes and progress meetings.
• Report progress and highlight risks, delays, and required actions to management.
• Support commercial by communicating variations and contractual impacts.

Job description

CSA Construction Manager (On-site)

Location: Multiple locations across Europe
Employment Type: Full-time

A leading European data centre construction and delivery organisation is seeking an experienced CSA Construction Manager to join its growing team in Finland.

The successful candidate will oversee the Civil, Structural and Architectural (CSA) scope on a large-scale, fast-track data centre project, managing construction teams, subcontractors, design coordination, programme delivery, quality, and site operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Civil, Structural, and Architectural work packages, including the CSA engineering, supervision, and construction teams.
• Coordinate procurement, design, engineering, construction, and installation activities to ensure delivery against project requirements and programme.
• Develop and manage the CSA delivery strategy, scopes of work, subcontract packages, and construction plans.
• Manage subcontractors and supply chain partners, monitoring progress, resources, quality, safety, and performance against programme.
• Coordinate with design teams to ensure construction information, drawings, and technical details are issued in line with programme requirements.
• Review designs and drawings, identify discrepancies or compliance issues, and coordinate resolution of technical and construction challenges.
• Manage site Health & Safety, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and environmental requirements in collaboration with the relevant project teams.
• Manage project scheduling, sequencing, and short-term planning, including 4- and 12-week look-ahead programmes.
• Chair subcontractor progress meetings and participate in project, design, planning, commercial, and coordination meetings.
• Monitor subcontractor documentation, project records, QA files, safety files, punch lists, and handover requirements.
• Review setting-out information and ensure builders' work requirements associated with MEP services are properly coordinated.
• Provide regular progress reporting to the project management team and highlight risks, delays, variations, and required actions.
• Support commercial management by identifying and communicating variations, scope changes, and potential contractual impacts.
• Drive a strong culture of safety, quality, environmental compliance, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the CSA team.
• Manage project close-out and handover activities to ensure all CSA works and associated documentation are completed to the required standards.

Requirements

• Relevant construction, civil engineering, structural engineering, or related degree qualification.
• Minimum 7 years' CSA construction experience, ideally within large-scale, complex, or mission-critical projects.
• Proven experience successfully managing Civil, Structural, and Architectural work packages.
• Strong understanding of construction programming, sequencing, subcontractor management, design coordination, and site delivery.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on major data centre and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Collaborative and technically focused working environment.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.