Senior Construction Leader – Airport Infrastructure Growth

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Rugby; 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 a growing specialist airport infrastructure business. Based at our Northampton headquarters with UK-wide travel, you will shape the construction function and influence delivery strategy.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple projects, drive safety, quality and profitability, and work closely with design, engineering and commercial teams to deliver high-profile schemes from pre-construction

Qualifications

• Experience working with/alongside a Principal Contractor.
• Strong scheduling, programme and delivery management skills.
• Thorough knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work 0-7.
• Buildability, design coordination and CDM compliance.
• Excellent client and senior stakeholder management; travel UK-wide.

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.

Skills

Principal Contractor Experience

Planning & Delivery Management

RIBA Plan of Work 0-7

CDM & Safety Knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Education

SMSTS Certification

CSCS Management-Level Certification

Construction/Engineering Qualification

Job description

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead a growing specialist airport infrastructure business. Based at our Northampton headquarters with UK-wide travel, you will shape the construction function and influence delivery strategy.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple projects, drive safety, quality and profitability, and work closely with design, engineering and commercial teams to deliver high-profile schemes from pre-construction