Works manager

Location - Leiston, Suffolk

Purpose of the role: As Works Manager on our brand new £100m+ major highways project in Leiston, Suffolk, you will take full responsibility for ensuring works are executed safely, within programme and to the highest quality standards.

• Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment.
• Coordinate and control initial site set up as required.
• Oversee day to day construction and ensure coordination with the site team, client and contractors.
• Attend meetings with and maintain necessary and regular contact with clients and stakeholders.
• Ensure all site resources are utilised effectively with minimal waste.
• Ensure effective coordination of resources working on the project.
• Ensure temporary and permanent works are delivered in accordance with the design.
• Careful material and plant management to meet programme and financial objectives.
• Assist in planning and programming with site engineering teams.
• Participate in site discipline meetings to aid effective coordination and delivery of the works.
• Ensure Permit to work systems, inductions and briefing are correctly carried out.
• Assist in identification of new processes, techniques and innovations on site.

About You:

• Strong focus on safety and effective communication with site teams and subcontractors.
• Skilled in executing construction work according to ITPs, quality standards, and safety documentation.
• Capable of delivering safety briefings, toolbox talks, and interpreting design drawings.
• Proven leadership with direct line management experience, team development, and mentoring.
• Relevant qualifications, including CSCS card, IOSH/NEBOSH, and membership in professional bodies like CIOB.

What We Can Offer in Return: With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues. We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Competitive family leave policy.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

About us: Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact Jenny Reid - jenny.reid@gallifordtry.co.uk

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.