Senior Construction Manager

VINCI Building UK; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

VINCI Building is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead a £180m student accommodation project at the University of Southampton. The role requires extensive site leadership, budget control and coordination of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to programme and financial targets.

You will oversee health and safety, ensure quality, manage information and engage stakeholders, including the client and neighbours, throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience overseeing mid to large-scale construction projects from inception to completion.
• Proven track record working for a large Main Contractor in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise, control and coordinate the site to a satisfactory and safe completion.
• Ensure safe access and segregation is maintained on site.
• Review risk assessments, method statements and ensure compliance before works commence.
• Lead site teams and coordinate with subcontractors to deliver on time and budget.
• Maintain site reporting such as daily diaries, site instructions and records.
• Manage resources to meet workload and project targets.
• Ensure works align with specifications, drawings and technical information.
• Control costs and document change in the established process.
• Drive on-site quality and stop sub-standard work, engaging specialists as needed.
• Promote health and safety, welfare, and compliance with VINCI HS&E policy.
• Plan and chair weekly Last Planner meetings and lookahead programs.

Skills

Site leadership

Budget management

Safety compliance

Stakeholder coordination

Project planning

Job description

VINCI Building has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Construction Manager to play a significant part in supporting the delivery of a £180m student accommodation project at the University of Southampton.

With a build programme to 2029, the scheme includes in excess of 1,500 new student beds, along with refurbishment and the restoration of a Grade II listed building.
Designed to operate emission-free, this project will exceed UK net zero carbon targets, along with a commitment to significantly increase affordable student accommodation.

As Senior Construction Manager, you’ll be able to demonstrate extensive experience overseeing mid to large-scale construction projects from inception to completion. With a proven track record working for a large Main Contractor in the UK, you will lead site teams, manage budgets, ensure safety compliance, and coordinate stakeholders to deliver projects on time and within financial targets whilst exceeding our clients’ expectations.

Management of the Site

• Plan, organise, control and coordinate the site or section of the site to a satisfactory and safe completion
• Ensure that works are coordinated to ensure suitable safe access and segregation is maintained
• Ensure that works are not started before Risk Assessments, Task Safety Plans and Method Statements are issued and agreed; issued and communicated by the sub-contractor and to then actively monitor their implementation
• Is aware of full project life cycle and contributes effectively with construction expertise at each
• Sets up processes to ensure the site team effectively manage all site reporting such as record sheets, site instructions, daily diary etc.

Managing resources

• Fully aware of the resource requirements to effectively complete a section of work and ensures arrangements are made to meet these needs
• Ensure individuals are aware of what is expected of them
• Develop individuals through coaching and training
• Resolution of disputes

Management of information

• Ensure that the works are carried out in accordance with good practice and in line with all relevant specifications, drawings,
• method statements and to obtain all relevant technical / manufacturers information prior to any activity commencing
• Dissemination of information to relevant parties

Production

• Ensure materials, plant and sub-contractors are procured to meet targets
• Control costs
• Recognises change on site and retains records as required by the established change control process

Quality - Ensure appropriate quality is achieved on the project

• Ensure each subcontractor is aware of the Guide for Sub Contractors working with Vinci Construction and are interviewed prior to any engagement
• Communicates VINCI quality policy and systems to subcontractors and suppliers
• Ensures that robust on-site procedures are established and employed and undertakes daily checks
• Undertakes regular checks to ensure workforce are meeting quality requirements
• Drives delivery of quality for the project, actively stopping and correcting sub-standard work and actively engaging specialist support to ensure this

Health and Safety

• Ensure that the works are undertaken in accordance with all VINCI HS&E legislation, and the site Health Safety and Environmental Plans
• Puts safety first and instills this in the project team and suppliers
• Ensures that suitable welfare is in place and maintained
• Sets up procedures to ensure that all safety documentation is collated and retained for example scaffold inspection records, PUWER records etc.
• Ensures that weekly recorded site inspections for temp works such as hoardings, scaffolds, Haki stairs etc. are undertaken
• Ensures plant is inspected to meet PUWER guidelines

Project Planning

• Mark up the project programme on a weekly basis
• Assesses and coordinates one week lookahead suppliers programme and monthly look-ahead programmes for site operations from project programme. Attends and chairs Weekly Last Planner Meeting
• Daily review of the weekly work plan, and brief trade supervision on action required

Project Planning

• Ensures the short-term plans and performance requirements are delivered, including re-prioritisation of works, to include holding weekly progress meetings

Liaison with client and end users and neighbours

• Manage aspirations of client, end users and neighbours
• Resolve queries and complaints
• Develop relationships for the future
• Report on progress, problems and information requirements

Communication

• Understand project objectives and communicates to site teams as short to medium term goals to focus works
• Determines the site set-up with all roles clearly communicated to ensure all parties understand their responsibilities and are accountable
• Ensure company procedures are being maintained by internal review

Please Note: To be eligible for this opportunity, candidates must already possess the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, and applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered.

This is a crucial site based role, therefore applicants must be able to commute to the project in Southampton on a daily basis.

We are VINCI Building

Operating from our network of offices throughout England and Wales, VINCI Building delivers new build, refurbishment and associated fitout works, with particular expertise in the education, healthcare, industrial, air, retail, commercial and mixed-use sectors.

We focus on technical excellence and experience to sustainably deliver best value for our clients. We understand and respond to the challenges of the modern built environment.

Our goal is always to build strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. We are active in a wide range of sectors and value bands, allowing us to provide a regional service with national resources.

VINCI Building delivers complex projects and programmes, blending our corporate stability with the local knowledge our teams offer.

Sustainability is at the heart of our approach, and we are committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that we do. We take the time to understand and make a positive difference to each community that we work in to ensure that our projects leave a lasting legacy.

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Building is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process, please contact us directly.

VINCI Building recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.