Senior Works Manager

Costain; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company is seeking a Senior Works Manager in Bury St Edmunds to oversee significant upgrades to the M60 interchange. You will work closely with the Project Director and lead operational activities to ensure quality, safety, and efficiency. Ideal candidates will have proven project management experience and relevant safety certifications. This role offers the opportunity to influence key infrastructure projects while working collaboratively within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Works Manager / Senior Works Manager on major projects.
• In-depth knowledge of sector policies, safety legislation, and environment issues.
• Proven track record in managing civil engineering activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate works between operational project team.
• Promote safety, quality, and environment best practices.
• Mentor and develop Costain front line supervisory team.
• Manage operational activities ensuring compliance with policies.
• Control required labour, plant, and materials.

Skills

People management skills

Communication skills

Mentoring

Safety management

Team building

Education

Relevant CSCS card

SMSTS certification

NVQ Level 4/5 in Construction Site Supervision

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

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Job Description

Costain has been appointed as Delivery Integration Partner by National Highways (NH) for delivery of the £240m improvement of the Simister Island M60/M62/M66 interchange (M60 Junction 18), north of Manchester. As Delivery Integration Partner, Costain will overhaul the busy junction involving complex traffic management to keep tens of thousands of vehicles moving whilst construction takes place.

The works consist of:

• A new free flow "northern loop" link road to take drivers directly from M60 eastbound to M60 southbound without exiting the motorway
• M66 mainline southbound widening and southbound slip road realignment to allow for construction of the northern loop
• A widened connector road from M60 northbound to M60 westbound - replacing the current single lane with two lanes
• Adding an extra lane in each direction on the M60 Junctions 17 to 18 (increasing from 4 to 5 lanes) while retaining the hard shoulders
• Upgrades to drainage, lighting, motorway technology, signage and signalling.

Reporting directly to the Project Director and working alongside the Construction Manager, you will be responsible for all operational activities, ensuring that the works are delivered to the correct quality and in a safe, timely and cost‑effective manner. As part of the Senior Management Team, you will work collaboratively with other discipline leads (Stakeholder, Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Commercial, Planning, Engineering & Quality) and the wider project team to deliver successful project outcomes. You will lead a team of Costain front line supervisors working with supply chain supervisors to ensure our values are built into their culture and our objectives are achieved.

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Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the coordination of works between all parts of the operational project team.
• Set personal example and promote best practice in safety, quality, and environment, leading meetings and promoting a positive culture.
• Build and develop the Costain front line supervisory (FLS) team to deliver all aspects of the project requirements.
• Mentor the FLS team and create a learning culture – identify training and review performance to ensure competency and improve.
• Oversee the Costain FLS team in managing our supply chain (including their FLS) and the direct workforce across the site.
• Ensure a high standard of quality on the works to meet the specification "first time" and minimise rework.
• Manage all operational activities ensuring compliance with all company policies, procedures and legislation, including the scheme's Development Consent Order (DCO).
• Ensure provision and control of the required labour, plant and materials and monitor implementation and progress, taking accountability for delivery.
• Attend and contribute to SHE, programme, commercial and business meetings as necessary.
• Manage industrial relations issues related to the Costain site workforce.
• Lead / promote equality, diversity & inclusion across the project.
• Promote and ensure the team follow the Costain Code of Conduct.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Successful experience as a Works Manager / Senior Works Manager on previous projects
• In‑depth knowledge of company/typical sector policies and procedures, safety legislation and environment issues
• Extensive experience in successfully managing major civil engineering activities and temporary works
• Experience in development and promotion of safe systems of work and implementing a strong safety culture
• Excellent people management skills and experience in team building
• Excellent communication skills, including with external stakeholders, e.g. public, client and supply chain
• Experience of mentoring FLS at all levels

Desirable

• Cross sector working and experience of various clients.
• Experienced in works manager role and shown evidence of deliverables of works on Major Projects
• Track record of improving under‑performing teams
• Awareness/ experience of Lean processes and systems
• Awareness / experience of Modern Methods of Construction e‑g off‑site manufacture and modular construction

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant CSCS card
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme SMSTS
• NVQ Level 4/5 in Construction Site Supervision working towards Level 6 Construction Site Management
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent

Desirable

• NEC Supervisors course
• Lift Supervisor / Appointed Person experience
• Chartered MCIOB or working towards similar chartered status
• NEBOSH National Diploma

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve our business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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