MEP Construction Manager - London

Balfour Beatty; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in London is seeking an MEP Construction Manager to join their Major Projects team at the Old Oak Common development. This role involves managing MEP services and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards while fostering professional relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should have relevant electrical qualifications and experience in sub-contract management. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Completed an Electrical Apprenticeship and hold Level 3 Certification.
• Sub-contract management experience.
• CSCS/ECS card.

Responsibilities

• Support interfacing between MEP sub-contractors and HS2.
• Manage all inductions and briefings required.
• Ensure quality standards are met across works.

Skills

Communication

Sub-contract management

Health and Safety

Education

Electrical Apprenticeship and Level 3 Certification

Job description

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About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a MEP Construction Manager to join our outstanding Major Projects team to work at our Old Oak Common development in London - join us and be part of the largest construction project in the UK.

HS2s new c. 1 billion Old Oak Common station will become the UKs best-connected rail station once completed. Our Balfour Beatty VINCI SYTRA joint venture will be responsible for the final design, construction, and commissioning of the station in Northwest London.

Upon completion, the new station will boast six underground platforms and up to eight platforms on the adjacent Great Western Main Line. Old Oak Common will also provide highspeed rail services to the Midlands, central London, Scotland, and the North, as well as direct services to three major airports. Incorporating passenger and retail facilities, the new station will provide an exceptional customer experience for both passengers and visitors to the station.

What you'll be doing

• As part of the MEP services team which is a subset to the Construction team
  at Old Oak Common, you will be reporting to the Senior Electrical Package
  manager to support the interfacing between MEP sub-contractors and
  HS2 and NR rail systems
• Your role is to support the works to ensure interfacing, planning and detailed
  delivery is aligned to ensure programme delivery.
• This is a great opportunity to work within a team which can offer career
  development throughout the timescales of the project
• Ensuring the scope of works are delivered to an exemplar standard in terms of Health and Safety, Quality, Environment & Sustainability.

• Fostering an open, transparent and professional relationship with all
  stakeholders and fulfilling the construction partner role to the satisfaction of
  HS2.
• Driving the construction programme and interfacing with other teams and
  contractors Identifying threats and opportunities and regular monitoring of
  progress and outputs.
• Drive betterment in terms of ensuring daily visual management or lean
  methods are used to monitor and improve upon project KPI's.
• The Job currently has flexible working with a minimum of 3 days based on
  site, and will include the following accountabilities:
  • Ensuring a safe, healthy, environmentally sound delivery of all works
  entrusted.
  • Ensuring quality standards are met across works entrusted.
  • Ensuring there is an open, transparent and professional relationship with all
  stakeholders and in particular the Client, HS2.
  • Identifying threats and opportunities, raising early warnings and
  compensation events in relation to the works entrusted.
  • Responsible for the monitoring and reporting of works entrusted.
  Demonstrate value for money and schedule performance in the delivery of
  the works entrusted.
  • Managing site, controlling access of subcontractors and third-parties and
  helping with the coordination of early works.
  • Managing all inductions and any briefings required. Including liaising with
  Logistics suppliers to ensure that all visitors have visitor inductions. Keeping

Who we're looking for

• Completed an Electrical Apprenticeship and hold Level 3 Certification.
• Sub-contract management experience
• CSCS/ECS card
• You must be a capable and confident communicator, comfortable working in an open, challenging, and collaborative environment.
• You will demonstrate a passion for leaving a positive legacy in the communities we serve.
• You must have experience of working in or around a rail environment. You will demonstrate capability and energy in bringing variety of different processes and workstreams together - design, consents, procurement - to ensure package delivery risk is minimised

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 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...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK's most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we're driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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: [e-mail]