Regional Construction Manager

Finlay Jude Associates Ltd; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Finlay Jude Associates Ltd is seeking a Regional Construction Manager to oversee projects in the Thames Water region, working from London and Guildford. You will lead the construction team and manage resources, ensuring project performance aligns with quality and safety standards.

This role is critical to managing numerous live sites in the Water/Wastewater sector, including responsibilities like staff allocation, quality control, and supporting compliance with SHEQ. Strong experience in the industry and relevant certifications are essential.

Qualifications

• Manage construction staff allocation to ensure efficient resource management.
• Provide functional senior management to the construction team.
• Maintain control of multiple, complex multi-disciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Phase Discipline Lead for Civils and Lifting across sites.
• Assess performance of individuals and enact disciplinary measures as necessary.
• Advocate and embed Quality, Safety, and Environmental Policies.

Skills

SMSTS

CSCS Level 6 Black card

Experience in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Industry

Temporary Works Co‑ordinator

EUSR SHEA Water card

EUSR National Water hygiene (blue) card

Scaffold Inspection certification

First Aid at Work (3 day)

DSEAR awareness

Asbestos Awareness

Education

Degree or equivalent time served in construction discipline

Job description

Regional Construction Manager – Thames Water Region

Finlay Jude Associates are recruiting on behalf of a leading organisation in the Wastewater Industry to strengthen their Construction Team with a Regional Construction Manager supporting projects within the Thames Water region, working from London and Guildford locations with potential hybrid working available. You will report directly to the Operations Manager and your role will include providing functional, senior management to the construction team on all matters relating to the construction phase. Provide skilled construction resources for each project. Responsible for construction related resource management, quality, SHEQ and programme performance.

This role will initially cover a 12-site framework with Thames Water in clean water but is part of building a framework organisational structure to meet the demands of a 25‑30+ live site framework across clean water and west. Role to cover sites in the London and Guildford areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Phase Discipline Lead for all Civils, Lifting and FRC/Temporary Works across every site within the region.
• Allocate site staff to sites to ensure they are adequately resourced to ensure efficient resource management.
• Assess performance of individuals in terms of competency. Provide assistance or enact disciplinary measures as necessary.
• Act as ‘Designated Individual’ for Temporary Works – providing advice & guidance to Temporary Works Co‑ordinators across region (if qualifications allow).
• Act as ‘Designated Individual’ for Lifting – providing advice & guidance to Lifting Supervisors across region (if qualifications allow).
• Advocate and be responsible for the embedment of the IFE programme within the region.
• Regular review of the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies/Procedures to ensure they remain fit for purpose.
• Pre‑construction and constructability input to all tenders.
• Always maintain good PR and a good company image via direct interface with the Client, stakeholders & the general public by both verbal and written communications.
• Asbestos Management, Construction techniques, Lifting, Temporary Works, Excavations and process safety.
• Regularly engage with, visit, and share information and innovation around project delivery within other regions.
• Apply external measures of productivity and challenge programme/productivity when visiting sites, asking exploratory questions, challenging durations and construction techniques.
• Maintaining control of multiple, complex, multi‑disciplinary projects at various stages of delivery, despite changes to the project scope or change to company policy.
• Standardise working practises, approach to safety, quality, time and cost across region.

Essential

• SMSTS
• CSCS Level 6 Black card
• Experience in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Industry
• Temporary Works Co‑ordinator
• EUSR SHEA Water card
• EUSR National Water hygiene (blue) card
• Degree or equivalent time served in construction discipline
• Client passport (as required)
• Scaffold Inspection certification.
• First Aid at Work (3 day)
• DSEAR awareness
• Asbestos Awareness

Desirable

• Appointed Person for Lifting
• IPAF for Managers
• Confined Space (medium/high risk)
• NRSWA Supervisor

Equal Opportunity Statement

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and abilities to perform the duties of the job.