Railheads & Track Installation Construction Lead

Ferrovial; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial Construction is recruiting for a Construction Manager (Railheads & Track Installation) based in Birmingham, with full-time attendance required at JV offices and along the HS2 route. You will lead railhead and track installation delivery, coordinate multiple teams and interfaces, and drive safety, quality and programme performance.

The role demands proven experience in major rail projects, strong leadership and commercial awareness, and the ability to manage complex interfaces across

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering major rail infrastructure or complex civil projects.
• Experience leading multiple construction teams and subcontractors.
• Strong programme, productivity and construction performance management.
• Good commercial and contractual awareness, including NEC contracts.
• Experience in railheads, logistics, slab and conventional track, and S&C installation.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agent-level teams across multiple work fronts and construction disciplines.
• Drive short and medium-term delivery planning, ensuring labour, plant, materials and access are in place.
• Monitor productivity and implement improvements to support project delivery objectives.
• Manage construction delivery against the approved programme, including look-ahead and resource planning.
• Develop recovery plans for delayed activities and manage construction risks and constraints.
• Review productivity performance and resource forecasts.
• Support Project and Commercial Managers in achieving project financial objectives.
• Monitor subcontractor performance, progress and associated commercial impacts.
• Identify changes, compensation events and early warnings, maintaining appropriate records.
• Support cost reviews, forecasting and assessment of design changes and variations.
• Manage interfaces between railheads, logistics, track installation, designers and adjacent contractors.
• Lead delivery coordination meetings and elevate significant issues to the Project Manager.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers delivering railhead and track works.
• Coordinate materials and logistics, including rail, slab track components and S&C units, in line with planned installation activities.
• Lead Agents, Section Engineers and site management teams, setting clear responsibilities and delivery objectives.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding and development of construction teams.
• Promote collaborative working and mentor junior delivery managers.
• Provide visible leadership across construction activities and ensure compliance with HS2 and FBJV standards.
• Monitor safety performance, implement corrective actions and lead significant incident investigations where required.
• Ensure works comply with approved designs and specifications, supporting inspection and testing activities.
• Coordinate completion documentation, as-built records, handover, testing and commissioning of track systems.

Skills

Rail project delivery

Team leadership

Programme management

Commercial awareness

Rail logistics

Stakeholder management

Job description

Ferrovial Construction is recruiting for a Construction Manager (Railheads & Track Installation) based in Birmingham, with full-time attendance required at JV offices and along the HS2 route. You will lead railhead and track installation delivery, coordinate multiple teams and interfaces, and drive safety, quality and programme performance.

The role demands proven experience in major rail projects, strong leadership and commercial awareness, and the ability to manage complex interfaces across