Programme Construction Lead

TieTalent; Tadley; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

Market leading pension scheme

Opportunities for professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Job summary

A strategic engineering firm is looking for a Programme Construction Lead responsible for managing professional engineering services within the AWE project. The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in the construction sector, strong commercial acumen, and an ability to foster team development. Benefits include a competitive salary of up to £90,000, a 9-day working fortnight, and a contributory pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic construction leadership roles.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and construction logistics.
• Ability to articulate technical complexities clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the AWE project.
• Ensure compliance with safety codes and quality standards.
• Develop team members and meet project targets.

Skills

Construction leadership

Commercial construction knowledge

Strong communication skills

Project delivery strategy alignment

Construction safety regulation knowledge

Education

Degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Construction quality methodologies

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Programme Construction Lead

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Programme Construction Lead

Salary: Up to £90,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

Location: Reading area

Let Us Introduce The Role

AWE is currently recruiting for a Programme Construction Lead to be responsible for providing strategic leadership and management of professional engineering services, in support of the CASD Programme and the company's strategic goals. You will be a focal point and signpost for construction advice, information and expertise about policy, best practice, knowledge and relevant standards. Provide due governance and management to meet relevant Nuclear Licence Conditions, safety codes and quality standards.

The Ideal Candidate Will Ideally Have The Following

• Previously worked in a strategic construction leadership role with responsibility for the development of team members, meeting project targets and objectives and delivering exceptional health and safety standards.
• Strong commercial experience of construction contracting, particularly NEC and experience in ECI contracts. Strong experience in construction quality protocols, systems and methodologies including construction logistics.
• Articulate technical complexities and have excellent communication skills, giving clear, professional interaction with stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to chair technical and general meetings and direct work to meet the strategic programme demands.
• Aligns and influences construction project delivery strategy, with broader business objectives and long-term goals.
• Has working experience in delivering construction management capability across a manufacturing and/or research environment.
• An excellent understanding and ability to apply applicable legislation and standards relevant to safety within engineering (e.g. HSAWA, CDM etc).
• Experience of leading multi-discipline groups, resolving conflicts, driving performance and fostering collaboration.
• Good awareness of construction supply chain methodologies including modern Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) technologies.
• Excellent working knowledge of working in an Intelligent Customer (IC) capacity.
• Knowledge of construction system from design through to commissioning.
• Degree in an engineering, construction management discipline or a suitable equivalent.
• Hold a Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS), or National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) Construction accreditation, or a suitable equivalent.
• Hold an appropriate industry recognised safety scheme card, (i.e.: a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Manager's card, Client Contractor National Safety Group (CCNSG) Safety Passport card or a suitable equivalent.
• Be professionally registered at a Fellow or Chartered status level of a suitably relevant recognised professional body.
  
  

Some Reasons We Think You'll Love It Here

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
  
  

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

A level of hybrid working may be available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis.

TITL1_UKTJ

• Tadley, England, United Kingdom
  
  

Work experience

• General Project Management
  
  

Languages

• English

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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