Senior Construction Manager

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Construction Manager in Peterborough. This role involves leading teams to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of diverse construction projects within the water sector. The ideal candidate will have significant experience and a strong background in construction management. Benefits include a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various perks such as health insurance and a car allowance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car/allowance

Bonus

Health insurance

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Additional holiday buy option

Qualifications

• Significant experience in large-scale construction management, ideally in the water or infrastructure sector.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to inspire teams.
• Proven experience managing budgets, contracts, and stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery teams on capital projects, ensuring safe and high-quality outcomes.
• Oversee construction strategy and ensure projects are completed on time and on budget.
• Drive innovation and improve safety and efficiency across the supply chain.

Skills

Construction management

Leadership

Resource planning

Construction techniques

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualification in a construction related discipline

Job description

Position: Senior Construction Manager

Location: Peterborough with hybrid working available and travel across the region

Salary Guide: 90k (Neg DOE), Car/Allowance, Bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting eight long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

Our client is part of Anglian Water' Alliance.

The Alliance is set to deliver a record 2.6 billion of the water company's overall investment in AMP8, with much of this work specifically targeted at protecting and enhancing the East of England's natural environment and providing resilience to climate change. This investment portfolio forms part of Anglian Water's wider, record 9 billion proposed plans for AMP8, which will see a huge programme of much-needed investment between 2025 and 2030.

Role

You will lead and inspire our client's delivery teams across a diverse and ambitious capital programme. This pivotal role will oversee the safe, efficient and high-quality delivery of major and minor construction projects, ensuring that every build contributes to a sustainable future for communities and environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing construction delivery teams, promoting collaboration, safety and continuous improvement.
• Oversee construction strategy and delivery across multiple complex projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time and within budget.
• Drive innovation and new ways of working through the supply chain, improving safety, quality and efficiency.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across Anglian Water, Alliance partners and external suppliers.
• Lead cost control and resource planning to maximise value and performance across all programmes.
• Champion health, safety, wellbeing, and environmental excellence, fostering a zero-accident culture.
• Promote inclusion, fairness and respect across all teams and partners.

Qualifications

• Qualification in a construction related discipline.
• An experienced construction leader with a passion for delivering complex infrastructure projects that make a real difference.
• Significant experience in large-scale construction management – ideally within the water, utilities or infrastructure sector.
• A deep understanding of construction techniques, engineering processes, and project planning.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to inspire and engage multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven experience managing budgets, contracts, and stakeholder relationships.
• A forward-thinking approach – open to innovation, collaboration and change.
• A valid UK driving licence.

Package includes

• A competitive salary
• Car/car allowance
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance, Health Insurance
• Private medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc.

Key Words

• Construction Manager
• Construction Management
• Construction Strategy
• Resource Planning
• Construction Techniques
• NEBOSH
• SMSTS
• Head of Construction
• Senior Site Manager
• Site Management
• Design & Build
• Construction
• Water Industry
• Water Sector
• Water Treatment
• Wastewater
• Sewage
• Utilities
• Power Generation
• Power Sector
• Nuclear
• Energy Sector
• Energy from Waste
• Infrastructure
• Anaerobic Digestion
• AMP 7
• AMP 8
• Anglian Water
• Thames Water
• Veolia