Works Manager

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Share-save scheme

Cycle to work discounts

Long service awards

Job summary

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is currently seeking a Works Manager for a major rail infrastructure project at Wixams, Bedfordshire. You will lead mobilisation and enabling works, building and directing high-performing delivery teams to achieve safety, time, and quality objectives on site.

You will oversee direct labour and supply chain partners, ensure compliance with industry standards and client requirements, and drive efficient project delivery while maintaining a strong safety culture

Qualifications

• Experience in a Works Manager or construction manager role.
• Experience planning, mobilising and delivering large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of rail industry standards, procedures and working practices.
• Experience managing direct labour, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Strong focus on health, safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Experience leading site teams and coordinating complex project activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, mobilisation, and delivery of enabling and construction works across the project.
• Build, develop and manage project delivery teams to support safe and successful project execution.
• Oversee direct labour and supply chain partners, ensuring works are delivered to programme, budget, and quality requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, client requirements, and industry standards throughout all project activities.
• Manage site operations, resources, and logistics to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) performance.
• Support the planning and implementation of workforce engagement and safety initiatives, including protecting people programmes and project mobilisation activities.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to identify and mitigate delivery risks and challenges.
• Monitor progress against key milestones and implement corrective actions where required.
• Drive a positive safety culture and ensure all works are conducted safely and responsibly.
• Support reporting, planning, and performance reviews throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Rail industry standards

Direct labour management

Subcontractor management

Supply chain coordination

HSEQ compliance

Leadership & stakeholder mgmt

Project delivery

Mobilisation & enabling works

Risk management

Decision making

Education

Vocational/operational management qualifications

Job description

Wixams, Bedfordshire, UK.

Talented people are the key to our success.

We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Works Manager to join our team on a significant Network Rail, Wixams project. With site mobilisation and construction activities approaching, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the successful planning and delivery of a major infrastructure scheme. As Works Manager, you will lead the mobilisation and enabling works phase of the project, building, and managing a high-performing delivery team to ensure works are completed safely, efficiently and in line with project objectives. You will oversee both direct labour and supply chain partners, driving operational excellence while ensuring compliance with company procedures, industry standards, and client requirements. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on a high-profile rail infrastructure project while contributing to the successful delivery of critical transport improvements.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, mobilisation, and delivery of enabling and construction works across the project.
• Build, develop and manage project delivery teams to support safe and successful project execution.
• Oversee direct labour and supply chain partners, ensuring works are delivered to programme, budget, and quality requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, client requirements, and industry standards throughout all project activities.
• Manage site operations, resources, and logistics to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) performance.
• Support the planning and implementation of workforce engagement and safety initiatives, including protecting people programmes and project mobilisation activities.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to identify and mitigate delivery risks and challenges.
• Monitor progress against key milestones and implement corrective actions where required.
• Drive a positive safety culture and ensure all works are conducted safely and responsibly.
• Support reporting, planning, and performance reviews throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Experience in a Works Manager, Construction Manager or similar operational leadership role.
• Experience planning, mobilising, and delivering large-scale infrastructure or construction projects.
• Knowledge of rail industry standards, procedures, and working practices.
• Experience managing direct labour, subcontractors, and supply chain partners.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality requirements within construction environments.
• Experience leading site teams and coordinating complex project activities.
• Knowledge of company management systems, procedures, and project delivery processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to make decisions, solve problems and drive project performance in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience managing resources, programmes, and operational delivery to achieve project objectives.
• Experience working within a rail infrastructure environment.
• Knowledge of Network Rail standards, processes, and requirements.
• Experience delivering major rail or transport infrastructure projects.
• Relevant vocational, construction or operational management qualifications.
• Experience supporting project mobilisation, enabling works and construction delivery phases.

What is in it for you?

• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
• Flexible and adaptable working
• Family friendly policies and work/life approach
• Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Recognition scheme and long service awards
• Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
• We also provide the option to participate in our share‑save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.

About The Rail Business Unit

Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption. Our customers receive a multi‑disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering. Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational. From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have a record of delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.