Senior Aviation Construction Leader – Delivery & Growth

Wallace Hind Selection; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

25 days Annual Holiday

Company Pension (3%)

Private Healthcare

Death in Service

Critical Illness Cover

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead multiple UK airport infrastructure projects from our Northampton HQ. You will shape the construction function, drive standards and build capability to support growth, with UK-wide travel and close collaboration with design, engineering, manufacturing and commercial teams.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring safe, profitable, and high-quality delivery through RIBA stages 0-7 and seamless interfaces

Qualifications

• Senior Construction Manager with experience in airport infrastructure.
• Experience working for or with a Principal Contractor.
• Knowledge of RIBA Plan of Work 0-7 and CDM/Health & Safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across multiple UK construction projects.
• Develop and implement construction standards and delivery strategy.
• Lead Project Managers and site teams.
• Drive programme, safety, quality, productivity and commercial performance.
• Oversee design coordination and buildability.
• Integrate off-site manufacture and DfMA where appropriate.
• Manage interfaces across design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and construction.
• Ensure safe delivery within live airport environments.
• Build relationships with clients, airport operators, contractors and stakeholders.
• Provide construction expertise across pre-construction, tenders, BD and growth.
• Drive continuous improvement and scalable construction function.

Skills

Senior leadership

Delivery management

Programme planning

RIBA Plan of Work 0-7

Design coordination

CDM & Health & Safety

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead multiple UK airport infrastructure projects from our Northampton HQ. You will shape the construction function, drive standards and build capability to support growth, with UK-wide travel and close collaboration with design, engineering, manufacturing and commercial teams.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring safe, profitable, and high-quality delivery through RIBA stages 0-7 and seamless interfaces