Senior Construction Leader - Airport Infrastructure

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Peterborough; 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 LTD is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead a growing specialist airport infrastructure business from Northamptonshire HQ. You will shape the construction function, set delivery strategy and drive safe, profitable, high-quality outcomes across UK projects.

Based in the UK with extensive travel, you will develop teams, align design, engineering and commercial functions, and build scalable processes for future growth.

Qualifications

• Strong experience working for, or closely alongside, a Principal Contractor.
• Excellent construction planning, programme and delivery management skills.
• Thorough working knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work 0-7.
• Strong multidisciplinary design coordination and buildability experience.
• Solid understanding of CDM, construction Health and Safety and risk management.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of the link between methodology, programme, cost and profitability.
• Experience managing subcontractors, specialist contractors and supply chains.
• Excellent client and senior stakeholder management skills.
• The credibility and confidence to challenge, make decisions and intervene when delivery is at risk.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the UK.
• Experience in airport / aviation infrastructure, live operational environments, modular / off-site construction, MMC, DfMA, complex logistics, high-security or regulated environments would be highly advantageous.
• Relevant qualifications such as SMSTS, CSCS management-level certification and a construction, engineering or related professional qualification are expected.

Responsibilities

• Providing senior leadership across multiple concurrent UK construction projects.
• Developing and implementing construction standards, governance and delivery strategy.
• Leading and developing Project Managers, Site Managers and wider delivery teams.
• Driving programme, safety, quality, productivity and commercial performance.
• Overseeing design coordination, buildability and construction readiness through RIBA Stages 0-7.
• Integrating off-site manufacture, modular construction and DfMA into delivery where appropriate.
• Managing complex interfaces across design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and construction.
• Ensuring safe and effective delivery within live airport and operational environments.
• Building strong relationships with clients, airport operators, contractors and senior stakeholders.
• Providing construction expertise across pre-construction, tenders, business development and strategic growth.
• Driving continuous improvement, lessons learned and the development of a scalable construction function.

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection LTD is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead a growing specialist airport infrastructure business from Northamptonshire HQ. You will shape the construction function, set delivery strategy and drive safe, profitable, high-quality outcomes across UK projects.

Based in the UK with extensive travel, you will develop teams, align design, engineering and commercial functions, and build scalable processes for future growth.