Senior Construction Manager

Lendlease Corporation; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major construction firm is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to oversee a multi-million-pound project in Manchester. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning logistics, managing the project’s day-to-day operations, and ensuring safety compliance. Essential qualifications include over 15 years of experience in construction, strong leadership skills, and a background with projects valued above £30m. The company offers a competitive benefits package including a car allowance and medical cover.

Benefits

Car allowance

Up to 10% employer pension contribution

Private medical health benefit

Enhanced parental leave

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

3 days wellbeing leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience with main contractor on projects above £30m in value.
• Ability to develop construction teams for project delivery.
• Proven track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Support planning logistics and phasing of projects.
• Monitor construction progress and adjust methodologies.
• Lead site safety strategy and ensure compliance.
• Develop delivery metrics for key trades packages.

Skills

Pre-construction and site establishment experience

Background in design, construction & delivery process

Operational safety systems knowledge

Flexibility and team player

Successful project delivery

Knowledge of construction laws and regulations

Field construction activity management

Commercial and financial understanding

Influencing and communication skills

15 years construction experience

Team leadership

Incident and Injury Free vision

Education

SMSTS - 5 Day

Appropriate CSCS card

Professional Construction Qualifications

Related Chartership such as CIOB

Job description

Bovis builds enduring partnerships, bringing together the right expertise, the right capabilities and the right resources to deliver the most complex projects.

We know from decades of experience that successful delivery of multi-year complex projects requires close working relationships and collaboration through the supply chain. That's why we share risk and invest in people and relationships at every level.

We make things happen, anticipating challenges before they arise. Drawing on our highly experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, we bring a fresh perspective, tailoring our approach to the specific demands of the project, helping to simplify complexity and minimise risk.

What we are recruiting for

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Construction Manager to join our regional Construction business to work on a major, multi-million-pound project in Manchester.

Roles & responsibilities

• Support planning logistics phasing of all projects.
• Preconstruction development of programme; scoping and project controls set up including delivery management systems and online quality control systems.
• Recruit and develop construction teams in readiness for delivery.
• Lead early enabling and surveying works setting up projects ready for main contracts.
• Develop and encourage an Incident and Injury Free climate on site and in the supply chain and ensure that all health and safety obligations, process and procedures are allocated to and delivered by the construction operations team
• The Senior Construction Manager is accountable for the supervision, direction and monitoring of day-to-day operations on site, ensuring that all contractors are coordinated and working effectively to the construction programme and detail and delivering the required quality
• Monitor the progress of construction works and amend the methodology in light of unforeseen circumstances to ensure that overall completion dates are safely met
• Develop a clear plan of action to ensure contractors adherence to the Environmental Management Plan and monitor performance
• Actively participate in all team meetings ensuring communication of changes affecting Safety, methodology or logistics
• Constantly review the build quality achieved with the team ensuring that the contract's requirements in this regard are fully met
• Ensure build ability issues are considered and given appropriate priority at procurement stage
• Ensure accuracy of prelims with regard to safety, logistical issues and the management of environmental risks
• Produce a schedule of all statutory authorities and manage the process of engagement and notifications as required
• Support the Project / Assistant Manager to establish and manage a series of meetings with all contractors to ensure that they are fully aware of the latest design information (instructions, Request for Information answers etc.)
• Responsible for pre-planning and development of the site safety strategy, including all aspects of logistics.
• In conjunction with contractors, prepare short term programme, linked to longer term deliverables, allowing contractors to plan the week ahead
• Communicate and monitor safe delivery against weekly plan
• Responsibility for demonstrating leadership, effective team working and contributing to the development of colleagues on the project
• Develop delivery metrics for all key trades packages and, working with the construction management team, ensure that actual delivery outputs are measured and reported
• Ensure that the Construction operations processes and procedures are adhered to

Experience & background

Essential

• Pre-construction and site establishment experience
• Background in design, construction & delivery process including technical Construction / engineering skill with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value
• An in-depth knowledge of the construction process and construction methods including operational safety systems
• Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player
• Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects safely
• Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations, standards and procedures
• Experience of managing field construction activities on major / complex projects
• Commercial and financial understanding in the above context - ability to contribute to value engineering as part of the design process
• Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships
• Minimum experience approximately 15 years in construction, including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and sequence
• Ability to influence and lead teams
• Must lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision, both personal and organisational, to create an existence absent of incident and injury
• SMSTS - 5 Day and appropriate CSCS card
• Be able to obtain the relevant security clearance for the Project

Desirable

• Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role
• Have a related Chartership such as CIOB

We will provide

• Car allowance
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit (Family cover)
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24 / 7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym's nation wide
• Industry leading parental leave

Belong at Bovis

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm. We are a disability inclusive employer. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.

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Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and / or disabled.

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Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and / or disabled.