Plant Manager

Koninklijke BAM Groep; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Travel allowance

Pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Professional development

Job summary

Building a sustainable tomorrow, BAM is seeking an experienced Plant Manager for a high-security Royal Navy redevelopment project in Plymouth. The role requires owning all plant and equipment, deciding on lifecycle actions, and driving utilisation to support the programme.

You will liaise with Operations, Logistics, Temporary Works and Engineering to plan plant needs and ensure records are complete for audits, while meeting safety and compliance requirements on site.

Qualifications

• CPCS Blue – Competent Operator or CSCS Blue – Skilled Worker required.
• Excellent IT skills and communication skills.
• Desirable SMSTS certification.

Responsibilities

• Taking full ownership of all plant and equipment across the project and maintaining records.
• Managing the complete plant lifecycle: hire, purchase, transfer or off-hire decisions.
• Control of Doka and RMD equipment to maximise utilisation and minimise hire costs.
• Reviewing supplier hire reports and arranging off-hires or purchases for value.
• Manage towers, temporary power generators and electrical plant to ensure availability.
• Maintain visibility of excavators, telehandlers, cranes, MEWPs and other plant locations and status.
• Produce regular plant utilisation and performance reports for planning and cost savings.
• Collaborate with Ops, Logistics, Temporary Works and Engineering to plan plant needs.
• Work with Commercial and Procurement to keep records audit-ready.
• Develop robust plant management procedures and improve supplier performance.
• Monitor maintenance, inspections and compliance to ensure safety and availability.
• Identify opportunities to standardise plant selection and reduce duplication.
• Support future growth with scalable plant management strategies.
• Ensure parent company plant procedures are followed.

Skills

CPCS Blue Operator

CSCS Blue Skilled

IT skills

Communication skills

SMSTS

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

KierBAM are a Joint Venture (JV) partnership between Kier and Bam Nuttall. We are currently delivering the redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site located in Plymouth and we are seeking an experienced Plant Manager.

Due to the site being a high-security military naval base, additional security checks will be required – a BPSS level of security clearance is necessary. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding EU, NATO, 5 Eyes, or MISWG member passports and who have been UK residents for the last 5 years can be considered for this role.

Making Possible

Key Responsibilities and Requirements for the Plant Manager should be responsible for:

• Taking full ownership of all plant and equipment across the project, maintaining accurate records of what equipment is on site, where it is located, its utilisation, and its operational status.
• Managing the complete plant lifecycle, including decisions on whether equipment should remain on hire, be purchased, transferred, or off-hired based on operational and commercial requirements.
• Providing full management and control of all Doka and RMD equipment to maximise utilisation, minimise hire costs, and ensure sufficient equipment is available to support the programme.
• Reviewing all suppliers hire reports on a regular basis, identifying unnecessary hire costs, arranging timely off-hires, and assessing opportunities to purchase equipment where this represents better value for the project.
• Managing tower lights, temporary power generators, and all associated electrical plant to ensure equipment is required, fully utilised, and hire periods are effectively controlled.
• Maintaining full visibility and control of all excavators, telehandlers, cranes, MEWPs, and other plant, including their locations, utilisation, availability, and the activities they are supporting.
• Producing regular plant utilisation and performance reports to support operational planning and identify opportunities for cost savings and improved efficiency.
• Working closely with Operations, Logistics, Temporary Works, and Engineering teams to ensure plant requirements are planned in advance and available to support the construction programme.
• Working closely with Commercial and Procurement teams to ensure that all records are up to date and accurate for audit purposes.
• Developing robust plant management procedures, ensuring accountability, improving supplier performance, and strengthening commercial control across all plant operations.
• Monitoring plant performance, maintenance schedules, statutory inspections, servicing, and compliance to ensure all equipment remains safe, available, and fully compliant.
• Identifying opportunities to standardise plant selection, reduce duplication of equipment, and improve overall productivity across the project.
• Supporting future project growth by developing a scalable plant management strategy capable of supporting the significant increase in resources required for the WRB Main Works and subsequent phases.
• Ensuring that parent company plant procedures are followed at all times.

This profile is not exhaustive. From time to time, you may be required by the Company to perform other tasks, which are not included in the above description, but are within your capabilities and, where necessary, training, and full support will be given.

What do you bring to the role?

Essential

• A minimum of a CPCS Blue – Competent Operator or CSCS Blue – Skilled Worker card.
• Excellent IT skills and communication skills.

Desirable

• SMSTS

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.