Construction Manager in London

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Job Summary: The Construction Manager provides senior construction leadership for the development and execution of major heavy civil works. The role is responsible for integrating construction requirements across Engineering, Procurement and project planning, developing executable construction strategies and methodologies, leading constructability and contractor planning, and providing construction leadership through mobilisation and field execution. The role requires extensive experience delivering large, complex heavy civil works within an EPC/EPCM environment and the ability to manage multidisciplinary interfaces, major construction packages, subcontractors, HSE, quality, schedule and cost. Candidate must have the legal right to work in the UK and be available to undertake business travel to project sites as required by the role.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance to project in implementing and complying with project requirements and in addressing issues as they arise during project execution.
• Promote integrity, technical competence, and commitment to HSE on the Project.
• Lead meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of site requirements that may affect project design, schedule, and cost.
• Identify resources needed to implement ECI Phase program and plans.
• Directly supervise personnel assigned to the project site during the ECI Phase.

Planning:

• Develop and implement the project-level contractor management program.
• Provide technical support and site activity oversight to feasibility studies, site assessment studies, and work risk assessments.
• Provide technical support and assistance directly to customers, construction supervision and contractors in planning and executing field activities in accordance with project requirements.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, awareness training programs, and technical and regulatory reports.

Safety & Quality:

• Conduct assessments/inspections of project construction activities to monitor compliance with HSE and Quality requirements including contractual commitments, laws and regulations, and the project’s plans.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and a number of years of relevant experience. Relevant experience should include progressively responsible construction management, field engineering, construction engineering and/or site leadership roles on major projects, with demonstrated responsibility for multidisciplinary interfaces and delivery of complex field activities.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive senior construction and/or field engineering experience in the delivery of major heavy civil works on large, complex EPC/EPCM projects.
• Demonstrable heavy civil construction experience across several areas such as CCGT, major earthworks, rock excavation, tunnelling/underground works, dams or hydraulic structures, reinforced/mass concrete, piling and foundations, roads and infrastructure, drainage and temporary works.
• Strong understanding of EPC project delivery and the interfaces between Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Project Controls.
• Demonstrated experience integrating engineering and construction activities and ensuring engineering deliverables support safe, efficient and timely field execution.
• Experience leading or coordinating field engineering activities, including resolution of technical field issues and coordination between Engineering, Construction, Quality, Procurement and contractors.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, design criteria and technical requirements and translate these into practical construction requirements.
• Experience leading constructability reviews and providing construction input during engineering development, including methodology, access, temporary works, logistics, lifting, sequencing and installation considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering development to improve safety, constructability, productivity, schedule and cost outcomes.
• Experience coordinating engineering deliverables and construction priorities, ensuring design information is available to support planned field activities.
• Proven experience managing significant civil construction packages and subcontractors from planning and mobilisation through execution and completion.

Additional Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience leading multidisciplinary construction teams and managing interfaces between civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and temporary works activities.
• Strong construction planning capability, including work packaging, construction methodology, sequencing, site logistics, temporary works and construction execution planning.
• Proven ability to lead the timely resolution of construction technical issues, coordinating with Engineering, Quality, Procurement and subcontractors to support field progress.
• Experience with field technical processes associated with design clarification, field changes, non-conformances and as-built requirements.
• Experience working within project HSE, quality, configuration/change management and technical assurance requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively with customers, engineering teams, contractors and senior project leadership.
• Knowledge of Bechtel's organisational structure, Core Processes and SWPPs would be advantageous for internal candidates.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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