Senior Works Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Penrith; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Senior Works Manager for the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine scheme, based at Penrith, Cumbria. You will lead highway works with direct and subcontract teams, ensuring safe, compliant delivery of activities on site.

We seek a candidate with rail/highway experience, Sentinel PTS, and a proven safety record. The role emphasizes Zero Harm, stakeholder relations, and effective on-site leadership to meet demanding programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in the rail and highway environment.
• Hold a Sentinel PTS card.
• Managing a variety of works with direct and subcontract workforce.
• Excellent Health & Safety awareness with a record of safe site management.
• Understanding Zero Harm principles and driving high standards.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Clients and Stakeholders.
• Good communication skills with decisive thinking.
• Experience and knowledge of M&E works would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure works carried out in compliance with H&S legislation and RAMS.
• Promote Zero Harm and safety initiatives.
• Maintain up-to-date legislation and cascade changes to the team.
• Complete daily checks and records.
• Manage site resources and competence to meet programme.
• Order and manage site plant and tools efficiently.
• Monitor environmental controls and project-specific safety controls.
• Lead inductions, briefings, toolbox talks and safety meetings.
• Ensure HSEQ procedures are followed.
• Assist planning and monitoring of site works programme.
• Oversee logistics and materials to minimise wastage.
• Ensure quality control and comprehensive daily records.
• Provide reports and implement improvements as needed.
• Brief supervisors on company policies and safety requirements.

Skills

Rail/highway exp

Sentinel PTS

Site management

HSE awareness

Zero Harm

Client relationships

Communication

M&E experience (adv)

Job description

About The Role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Works Manager / Works Manager to join our team on the Highways A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Scheme, this role will be based at Penrith, Cumbria

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable, and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

What you'll be doing

• Ensuring works are carried out in accordance with H&S legislation and approved RAMS
• Promote and implement Zero Harm and any behavioural safety initiatives
• Keep up to date with changes in legislation and company procedures and cascade information to the team
• Ensuring all daily checks and other records are completed
• Ensure that the right level of resources are on site with the appropriate competence and managed to meet the programme
• Ensure that the ordering and management of site plant and tools is efficient
• Awareness of environmental issues and controls and ensuring that specific project controls are in place.
• Ensuring that Site Inductions, Daily Briefings, Tool Box Talks, Short Interval Control meetings and Task Safety Briefings are carried out to a high standard, are succinct and appropriate
• Ensure HSEQ procedures are followed
• Involved in planning and monitoring the programme of site works
• Logistics management
• Ensure that materials are ordered and managed to minimise wastage
• Ensure that quality control is implemented
• Ensure fully comprehensive daily records are produced
• Provide any reports or investigations required and implement improvements as appropriate
• Ensure that all supervisors are briefed and understand company policies
• Ensure Black Hat assessments are carried out on all site supervisors
• Work with the site teams to develop programmes and monitor as necessary

Who we're looking for

The Following Experience/qualifications Are Essential

• Experience in the rail and highway environment
• Hold a Sentinel PTS card
• You will have a good experience of managing a variety of works with both direct and subcontract workforce.
• Excellent Health & Safety awareness with a demonstrable record of managing sites with an outstanding safety record.
• Understanding the principles of Zero Harm and the passion and determination to ensure the highest standards are achieved.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Clients and Stakeholders.
• Good communication skills with the ability to think and act decisively
• Experience and knowledge of M&E works would be an advantage.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]