Works Delivery Manager

Morson Talent; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Talent is recruiting a Works Delivery Manager for a leading civil engineering and construction client operating in the rail sector, based at the South Yorkshire office. This role focuses on delivering reactive works with strong commercial awareness of cost monitoring.

You will liaise daily with the Client, develop robust site management plans, and lead site teams to ensure safety, quality and programme compliance across the Framework.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience delivering reactive works within civil rail projects.
• Civil engineering construction experience, preferably in railway environments.
• Understanding of Network Rail design processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-site scoping to capture works requirements and plan execution.
• Review estimates, final accounts, and report on civils performance against programme.
• Manage site teams to ensure compliance, quality, safety, and timely EWNs/compensation events.
• Prepare site management and contract plans aligned with client requirements.
• Coordinate third-party access, possessions, and traffic management when needed.
• Identify training needs and develop allocated personnel.
• Promote safety culture across the business.
• Perform site audits and engage with site teams.
• Undertake other duties as reasonably required.

Skills

Reactive Frameworks

Rail Civil Engineering

Network Rail design

Education

Experience-based qualification

Job description

Due to an increase in work, our client, a leading civil engineering and construction company operating within the rail sector is seeking to employ a Works Delivery Manager to work within their civil engineering reactive maintenance team based out of their South Yorkshire office.

In order to carry out some of the main functions of the role, you will also need to have an excellent understanding of design drawings and a commercial awareness of cost monitoring and cost value reconciliation.

Liaising with the Client on a day-to-day basis is also a key part of this position, so we are looking for someone who is able to confidently maintain and develop client relationships on the basis of mutual trust and high standards.

Main function of job:

• Undertake pre-site scoping visits to capture works requirements and enable robust planning and execution of works
• Liaise with commercial team to review estimate submissions and final account details - analysing trends and reporting on day-to-day civils performance to the Project Manager to identify contractual progress of works against programme
• Manage allocated site teams to ensure compliance with site returns, commercial reporting, quality and safety etc to drive efficiencies across the Framework and assist with timely submissions of EWNs/compensation events
• Prepare and implement Site specific management plans to ensure Site activities comply with CML Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies
• Prepare and implement site documentation and contract plans to conform, as a minimum, to the Client's requirement and specification
• Ensure robust programme management in the planning of works, capturing all required 3rd party access consents, possession/isolation submissions, traffic management requests etc where required to co-ordinate and facilitate the successful execution of works
• Identify training needs and development potential of allocated personnel
• Undertake site audits and engage with allocated site teams
• Lead and implement professional safety behaviour and culture throughout the business, promoting positive change in everyday activities
• Any other duties as may reasonably be required

Person Specification:

• Experience of reactive Works Delivery Frameworks/fast paced environment (at least 5 years)
• Civil Engineering Construction work, ideally in a railway environment (at least 5 years)
• Appreciation of Network Rail design process

Qualifications:

• Suitably qualified by experience
• Continued professional development courses as appropriate - SMSTS - MAPM - NVQ 6/7 - NEBOSH - Temporary Works Co-Ordinator