Preconstruction Manager - Enabling and Earthworks / Readiness - Sizewell C - Suffolk site based

Balfour Beatty plc; Leiston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies

Pension and incentive schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Pre-Construction Manager (Enabling & Earthworks Readiness) to lead readiness activities for Sizewell C enabling works. You will coordinate across programme, engineering, construction and commercial teams to ensure prerequisites are met before mobilisation.

The role requires extensive experience in major infrastructure projects, strong safety and environmental focus, and ability to manage multi-disciplinary interfaces within a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline.
• Professional membership in ICE, APM, CIOB or equivalent desirable.
• Significant experience in major infrastructure or large-scale construction projects.
• Proven experience in pre-construction, mobilisation and project management roles.
• Experience managing sub-contractors and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and readiness activities for enabling and earthworks.
• Interface between programme, engineering, construction, commercial, procurement and environmental teams.
• Develop, drive and manage readiness plans and cross-functional coordination.
• Monitor risks and ensure prerequisites for delivery are identified and managed.
• Oversee preconstruction team and interfaces and ensure safe, on-time mobilisation.

Skills

Programme management

Schedule integration

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Professional membership ICE/APM/CIOB desirable

Tools

NEC contracts

Project management software

Job description

About the role

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity.

The Civil Works Alliance is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke.

We are more than just an alliance, we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide.

What you'll be doing

The Pre-Construction Manager (Enabling & Earthworks Readiness) is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and readiness activities required to safely and efficiently commence major enabling and earthworks operations. They will support the development of strategy for delivering scopes safely and to cost, schedule and quality, within agreed constraints within the Civil Works Alliance (CWA) at Sizewell C.

The role acts as the critical interface between programme, engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, permitting, environmental, stakeholder, and supply chain teams to ensure all prerequisites for delivery are identified, managed, and achieved before the mobilisation and execution of works. The role includes management and coordination of the preconstruction team and wider interfaces.

The postholder will develop, drive and manage readiness plans, coordinate cross-functional activities, monitor risks and constraints, and provide assurance that enabling and earthworks packages are fully prepared to proceed in accordance with project objectives, regulatory requirements, and safety expectations, enabling a managed transition of the preconstruction team into delivery, whilst recognising the
impacts of the programme on the wider Project and interfacing packages.

Who we’re looking for

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Qualifications: Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Qualifications: Professional membership of a recognised institution (ICE, APM, CIOB, or equivalent) desirable.
• Experience: Significant experience in major infrastructure, nuclear, rail, highways, energy, or large-scale construction projects.
• Experience: Track record of delivering projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security and environmental responsibility,
• Experience: Proven experience in pre-construction, construction readiness, project management, or mobilisation leadership roles.
• Experience: Experience of managing sub-contractors, consultants and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, preferably in the preconstruction phase, including experience of NEC contracts.
• Experience: Experience managing enabling works and earthworks programmes on complex projects.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience of coordinating multidisciplinary teams and interfaces.
• Experience: Experience working within highly regulated environments.
• Technical Skills: Strong understanding of construction delivery, engineering processes, and project lifecycle management.
• Technical Skills: Knowledge of earthworks, temporary works, construction logistics, and enabling infrastructure.
• Technical Skills: Programme management and schedule integration expertise.
• Technical Skills: Risk management and mitigation planning skills.
• Technical Skills: Commercial and procurement awareness.
• Technical Skills: Good presentation, influencing and facilitation skills
• Technical Skills: Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.

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.

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, visitwww.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, visithttps://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 [e-mail]