At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead major geotechnical projects and manage multidisciplinary teams for a national infrastructure programme.
- Company: Join an industry-leading specialist contractor with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, performance bonus, private medical insurance, and enhanced leave.
- Other info: Excellent career progression opportunities on a prestigious project.
- Why this job: Take ownership of significant projects and make a real impact in the infrastructure sector.
- Qualifications: Experience in civil engineering, strong leadership skills, and NEC contract knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 66150 - 80850 £ per year.
An industry-leading specialist contractor is looking to appoint a Senior Construction Manager / Project Director to lead the delivery of major geotechnical works on one of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of complex diaphragm wall and soil mixing packages on a nationally significant project, working within a collaborative NEC4 Alliance environment.
The Role
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple workstreams, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest technical standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Leadership
- Lead the delivery of diaphragm wall and soil mixing works.
- Manage multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, construction and commercial.
- Drive programme performance and project delivery from planning through to completion.
- Build strong relationships with clients, alliance partners and senior stakeholders.
- Health, Safety & Quality
- Champion a strong Zero Harm culture.
- Lead safety initiatives, investigations and continuous improvement.
- Ensure quality standards and technical compliance across all works.
- Promote best practice throughout project delivery.
- Commercial & Programme
- Oversee project budgets, forecasting and CVRs.
- Manage NEC4 contracts, compensation events and change control.
- Monitor productivity, programme performance and critical path activities.
- Support commercial negotiations and risk management.
- Technical & Operational
- Coordinate engineering, design, procurement and construction teams.
- Provide leadership across complex geotechnical operations.
- Ensure successful integration of all project functions.
- Drive innovation and efficient project delivery.
About You
We're looking for an experienced senior leader with:
- Significant experience delivering major infrastructure or civil engineering projects.
- Strong knowledge of diaphragm walls, ground engineering or soil improvement works.
- Proven experience leading large multidisciplinary construction teams.
- Strong commercial awareness and NEC contract knowledge (NEC4 desirable).
- Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
- CSCS & SMSTS (or equivalent).
Desirable
- Alliance project experience.
- NEC4 Accreditation.
- Leadership or Management qualification.
- Experience using P6, CEMAR, MS Project or Power BI.
- Strong understanding of CVRs, earned value and project controls.
What's On Offer
- Excellent salary.
- Performance bonus.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Life Assurance & Income Protection.
- Enhanced pension contribution.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service).
- Buy additional annual leave.
- Professional memberships paid.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing professional development and career progression.
This is an outstanding opportunity to play a key leadership role on one of the UK's most prestigious infrastructure projects while working with one of the world's leading specialist engineering contractors.
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