Package Manager Heads

Balfour Beatty plc; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Flexible remote options

Pension

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a SZC Prefabrication Deputy Package Manager to lead the prefabrication of offshore concrete structures (Ramps) for Sizewell C. You will manage the design, procurement, construction, and removal of prefabrication facilities at Avonmouth hub, coordinating self-delivery and subcontractors.

Role includes ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery, while reviewing bid information and coordinating with commercial, procurement, and project management teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading heavy civil works on-site and managing logistics for civil projects.
• Prefabrication experience for large-scale structures is highly desirable.
• Lean management and coordinated interfaces across teams.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and ensure safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the assigned package aligned with project goals and timelines, coordinating with hub Fabrication PM.
• Collaborate with direct reports and subcontractors for efficient task execution.
• Review interfaces with adjacent activities and keep Preconstruction Leads and Avonmouth PM informed.

Skills

Heavy civil leadership

Self-delivery & subcontracting

Prefabrication experience

Lean management

Marine/offshore experience

Education

SMSTS

CITB HS&E – Managers & Professionals

Job description

About the role

The SZC Prefabrication Deputy Package Manager will be responsible for the prefabrication of offshore prefabricated concrete structures (named as Ramps) that will be constructed as part of the offshore works at Sizewell C project, Marine and Tunnel portion. These heavy civil works structures, weighing over 1,000 Tonnes each, will be prefabricated prior their shipment to the Sizewell C site. The successful candidate will play a vital role in both the pre-construction and construction phases, ensuring seamless execution, quality control, and successful project delivery.

The Ramps scope of works includes:

• the design, procurement & supply, construction & removal of the prefabrication facilities (including temporary works, equipment and plant).
• Project Management of the prefabricated elements of Ramps (offshore structures) to be built at Avonmouth hub, in Bristol. This will cover the management of self-delivery activities as well as the subcontractors at the hub.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and manage the assigned package, ensuring alignment with overall project goals and timelines.
  This management is coordinated with the Fabrication Project Manager of the hub.
• Collaborate with direct reports and subcontractors to ensure efficient execution of project tasks.
• Reviewing interfaces with adjacent activities and ensuring that they are properly coordinated and communicated to the Preconstruction Leads and Avonmouth project management team.
• Organising and leading regular site progress meetings with all involved parties to monitor progress, quality and safety, ensuring the Fabrication Project Manager and Avonmouth Project Manager are updated on all issues.
• Working with the commercial team and wider team to review the packages tender information and subcontracts and comment where appropriate.
• Working with the procurement team to supply the required equipment and materials.
• Participating in the daily activity briefing and weekly sub-contractor coordination meetings to ensure that areas under their responsibility are kept on programme and budget.
• Providing specialist advice on the prefabrication packages of Heads and Ramps, and on the technical
  choices of the production equipment.
• Promoting the setting up and the methodologies used in the automated industries.
• Ensuring that the equipment purchased, installed and commissioned comply with the BS and EN standards.
• Reviewing all relevant drawings relating to the scope of works and assessing/advising on buildability and product selection
• Producing, reviewing and approving (as and when authorised) Inspection & Test Plans (I&TP). Monitoring the implementation of the I&TPs. Preparing Material Approval Requests (MAR’s) for all
  products to be used during the execution of works and submit for approval.
• Ensuring that the Ramps supply chain maintains the on-going compliance of all products and related approvals.
• Ensuring quality construction standards and suitable construction techniques are adopted and maintained in order to provide a defect-free end product.
• Ensuring that method, sequence and resource required to deliver the activities are thoroughly planned, programmed and delivered, monitoring progress against the weekly programmes on a daily basis.
• Working with the cost control team to report the progress and to inform on cost changes.
• Ensuring the safe execution of the works at all times.
• Fulfilling Health & Safety responsibilities within the precast yard and Subcontractors appointed for the execution of civil works of the Ramps.
• Complying with all Company’s Policies and Procedures.
• Undertaking other such reasonable duties appropriate to the role.

Who we're looking for

Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• A successful track record of leading heavy civil work within a construction site, as well as logistics process of storing and delivery of civil works. Management of self-delivery and subcontracting activities is required.
• Preferably experience in prefabrication of heavy civil works for Nuclear projects, or equivalent large-infrastructure projects with highest standards of Safety and Quality in UK.
• Highly desirable experience with lean management and civil works for marine/offshore projects.

Qualifications & Experience
Essential

• Experience of successfully engaging groups of stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation.
• Control of costs; risk; schedule and changes.
• Good presentation, influencing and facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, able to develop relationships and maintain effective networks.
• SMSTS
• CITB Health, Safety and environment (HS&E) test – Managers & Professionals

Desirable

• TWCTS

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