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 (pro rata)

Pension and share incentive plan

Family friendly policies and parental/

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Works Manager to lead site operations on the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Scheme, based in Penrith, Cumbria. You will ensure works comply with RAMS and H&S standards while coordinating direct and subcontract teams, managing plant, logistics, and environmental controls.

You will drive zero-harm culture, maintain client relationships, and monitor the programme with robust daily records, reporting, and continuous improvements in safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in rail and highway environments.
• Sentinel PTS card.
• Experience managing a variety of works with direct and subcontract workforce.
• Excellent Health & Safety awareness with a demonstrable safety record.
• Understanding the principles of Zero Harm.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 cascade information to the team.
• Ensuring all daily checks and other records are completed.
• Ensure resources are on site with appropriate competence and managed to meet the programme.
• Efficient ordering and management of site plant and tools.
• Environmental controls and project-specific risk management.
• Carry out site inductions, daily briefings, toolbox talks and safety meetings.
• Ensure HSEQ procedures are followed.
• Assist in planning and monitoring the programme of site works.
• Logistics management and material ordering to minimise wastage.
• Ensure quality control and comprehensive daily records.
• Provide reports or investigations and implement improvements.
• Brief all supervisors on company policies and safety expectations.

Skills

Rail and highway experience

Sentinel PTS card

Site management / leadership

Health & Safety awareness

Stakeholder relationships

Communication skills

M&E works knowledge (advantage)

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]