Fitout Manager

JR United Kingdom; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm seeks a Package Manager for a significant £800m project focusing on a state-of-the-art Battery Manufacturing Facility. This role involves overseeing fitout packages, ensuring quality and safety throughout the construction process while collaborating with diverse teams. An ideal candidate will have a construction management background with experience in large-scale projects, ready to contribute to Britain's future heritage.

Benefits

Performance-related progression opportunities

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience delivering multi-million-pound building projects.
• Led progress meetings, provided reports on package status, identifying delays.
• Managed procurement, negotiating competitive pricing while ensuring quality.

Responsibilities

• Oversee work packages ensuring safety standards and quality compliance.
• Produce short-term programs and monitor progress against metrics.
• Coordinate with subcontractors to ensure timely delivery and adherence to requirements.

Skills

Safety Leadership

Project Management

Team Collaboration

Logistical Planning

Quality Inspections

Education

Qualification in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

FieldView

Asta

Dalux

Job description

Sir Robert McAlpine has secured a prestigious contract to construct a state-of-the-art Battery Manufacturing Facility. The initial phase of the project includes the design and construction of a new 15GWh lithium-ion battery facility, ancillary buildings, and site-wide external works.

This Package Manager role will be looking after work packages within the Building and fitout team as part ofour £800m project.

In the 155 years since our foundation, Sir Robert McAlpine has worked on some of the country's most iconic buildings and projects. Our success through the decades has been down to our people - we're a family-owned business with a culture that brings out the best in individuals and teams.

Right now, we're excited about continuing our legacy. This is where to achieve more from your career, by proudly building Britain's future heritage with us.

The Package Manage role

As a Package Manager within the fitout team, you will oversee work packages as part of our £800m project. Reporting to theSectionManager, you willleadsub-contractor packages to deliver the project to the highest standards of safety and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of your package, ensuring all works are plannedand coordinated, safe, and the site is clean and organised.
• Promote a culture of safety leadership with a ‘boots on the ground' mentality, ensuring all works are carried out as planned and safely.
• Plan and oversee all logistical requirements within your package, liaising with the Works Manager and Logistics Contractor.
• Produce short-term programs and phase plans to accelerate works or mitigate issues, ensuring on-time delivery in line with the accepted program.
• Monitor progress and performance, comparing planned vs. actual metrics, understanding trends, and reporting program implications to the Project Manager and package planner.
• Collaborate with other members of the infrastructure team, considering the ‘big picture'.
• Ensure technical aspects and compliance of the package with contract documents, construction specifications, and drawings.
• Review and approve Inspection and Test Plans.
• Conduct and record quality inspections using FieldView.
• Manage technical submittals and requests for information within your package scope.
• Ensure the package meets scope of works and sub-contract requirements, understanding SRM's obligations.
• Record key events and activities.
• Promote and encourage the SRM Build Sure culture.
• Industrial MEP Fitout:Co-ordinate and collaborate with the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades within the facility, ensuring excellence in quality and safety during delivery
• Clean and Dry Rooms:Manage the construction and fitout of clean and dry rooms, ensuring they meet the stringentquality and performancerequirements for a battery manufacturing environment.
• Coordination with Design and Engineering Teams:Work closely with design and engineering teams to resolve any technical challenges during the fitout phase.
• Subcontractor Management:Ensure subcontractors for fitout works adhere to contract terms, deliver on time, and maintain high-quality standards.
• Health and Safety Compliance:Coordinate with the safety manager to ensure all fitout activities comply with health and safety regulations.

Your Profile:

• A qualification in Construction Management, Engineering or a similar field and / or and trade background.
• Experience delivering multi-million-pound building projects.
• Managed Fitout packages for high-profile projects, ensuring quality and safety standards.
• Led weekly progress meetings, providing detailed reports on package status, identifying delays, and implementing corrective actions.
• Oversaw procurement of materials, negotiating with suppliers for competitive pricing while maintaining high quality.
• Worked closely with design and engineering teams to resolve technical challenges during construction.
• Managed site activities and coordinated with the safety manager to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Knowledge and experience building clean and dry rooms on large-scale industrial projects.
• Experience in industrial MEP fitout would beadvantageous
• Experience ofNEC contractadministration, including themanagement of Early Warning Notices and Compensation Events.
• Good knowledge of building products, construction details, and relevant rules, regulations, and quality standards.
• Familiarity with construction software packages such as FieldView, 4P, Dalux, and Asta is desirable.

Rewards

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

We'd love you to join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage. Apply online now.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.

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Created on 04/07/2025 by JR United Kingdom