Package Manager - Façade

Sir Robert McAlpine; Scotland; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is looking for a Package Manager to oversee work packages within the Structure and Envelop team for a £800m project. This role involves leading teams, ensuring safety, managing logistics, and communicating with clients, capitalizing on extensive experience in large-scale projects.

Benefits

Performance-related progression opportunities

Flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and project management skills required.
• Experience with multi-million-pound building projects necessary.
• Familiarity with construction software like FieldView is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage trade-contractor packages within the Structures team.
• Ensure safety standards and clean site management.
• Produce short-term programmes and monitor project progress.

Skills

Leadership skills

Project delivery

Planning and coordination

Logistics coordination

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

FieldView

4P

Dalux

Asta

Job description

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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 responsible for managing work packages within the Structure and Envelop team as part of our £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 an opportunity to achieve more in your career, by proudly building Britain's future heritage with us.

Reporting to the Construction Manager, you will be responsible for managing trade-contractor packages within the Structures team, leading a team of engineers and subcontractors to deliver the project to the highest standards of safety and performance.

We are looking for someone who:

• Takes ownership of their package and ensures all works are planned, safe, and the site within their package area is clean and organized.
• Has a ‘boots on the ground' mentality to promote safety leadership and ensure all works are carried out safely and as planned.
• Plans and oversees all logistical requirements within their package, liaising with the Works Manager and Logistics Contractor.
• Produces short-term programmes and phase plans to accelerate works or mitigate issues to ensure on-time delivery in line with the accepted programme.
• Monitors progress and performance, compares planned vs. actual metrics, understands trends, and reports programme implications to the Project Manager and package planner.
• Collaborates with other infrastructure team members and considers the ‘big picture'.
• Ensures the technical aspects and compliance of the package with contract documents, specifications, and drawings.
• Reviews and approves Inspection and Test Plans.
• Conducts and records quality inspections using FieldView.
• Manages technical submittals and RFI requests within their scope.
• Ensures the package meets scope and subcontract requirements, understanding SRMs obligations.
• Records key events and activities.
• Promotes and encourages the SRM Build Sure culture.

Your profile:

• Strong leadership skills
• Experience delivering multi-million-pound building projects
• Experience overseeing planning, coordination, and execution of structural steelwork and façade systems
• Developed procurement strategies, sourcing high-quality materials, and working with suppliers to ensure aesthetic and structural integrity
• Managed interface between façade systems and structural steel, ensuring seamless integration
• Coordinated logistics for steel delivery, storage, and installation to minimize delays and costs
• Maintained regular communication with clients, ensuring their requirements are met with transparency
• Experience building clean and dry rooms on large-scale industrial projects
• Experience in industrial MEP fit-out
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and management of Early Warning Notices and Compensation Events
• Good knowledge of building products, construction details, rules, regulations, and standards
• Familiarity with construction software such as FieldView, 4P, Dalux, and Asta is desirable

Rewards

We are committed to investing in your future with wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages include flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle and priorities.

Join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage. Apply online now.

Sir Robert McAlpine is committed to being a truly inclusive employer. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply, especially if you're part of an under-represented group in construction. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of society within our workforce. As a family-run business with strong values, we aim to create a supportive, empowering, and inclusive environment for all team members.