At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead geotechnical operations and manage high-performing teams across the UK.
- Company: Join BAM, a leader in sustainable infrastructure development.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, private healthcare, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Opportunities for personal growth and a supportive work environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on projects that shape a sustainable future.
- Qualifications: Chartered Engineer/Geologist with strong project management experience.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
At BAM, we have an exciting opportunity for a UK Geotechnical Manager to lead our geotechnical operations across the UK. This key role will involve building and maintaining strong, customer-focused relationships, growing and leading a high-performing UK team, and ensuring the safe and successful delivery of regulated geotechnical projects. This role will report directly to the Director, Ground Engineering in BAM UK & Irelands Infrastructure segment and can be based from Kilsyth (Glasgow), Godstone (London) or Nailsea (Bristol) with frequent visits to clients/sites and interaction with peers across the UK.
If you're a strategic thinker with proven experience in geotechnical or infrastructure project delivery, and you're passionate about safety, collaboration, and driving results, we'd love to hear from you.
Making Possible
- Promote and foster relationships with key clients across the region.
- Accountable for the delivery of safely executed, profitable and high-quality geotechnical schemes.
- Regularly inform the Director and Operations Manager of potential problems, strategic options, and future work opportunities for all areas under your control.
- Provide operational, strategic, contractual and technical advice and/or service to bid preparation and project management.
- Mentor project/regional teams in the timely delivery of realistic and robust cost forecasts for monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
- Establish and promote best practice in health, safety, sustainability, cost, time, buildability and appropriate quality matters.
- Adopt a consistent approach to cost management and control in liaison with commercial management, ensuring that resources are available to support implementation on projects under your control.
- Lead the acquisition, preparation and review of designated prequalification submissions to successful outcomes.
- Assist in the acquisition, preparation and review of designated tenders, with particular reference to planning, methodology and design.
- Review, in liaison with the commercial management and procurement departments, any major subcontracts and supplier terms prior to placing orders in order to minimise exposure to risk and maximise opportunities for strong supply chain performance.
- Oversee responsibility for assigning staff resources to projects, tenders and other activities under your control and for their onward transfer upon completion.
- Lead and manage all staff and personnel assigned to you, working with the HR department and others, to oversee the deployment and re-deployment of staff and personnel.
What do you bring to the role?
- Professionally qualified and Chartered Engineer and/or Chartered Geologist.
- Active professional affiliations with relevant industry bodies.
- Strong knowledge of geotechnical and engineering geological processes and design.
- Substantial experience of managing projects, budgets and resources.
- Substantial experience in major assignments for a range of Clients in various construction market sectors.
- Proven track record in client management.
- Able to clearly communicate strategy and operational plan to their regional team.
- Able to lead and develop others in their career.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary.
- A wide range of family-friendly policies.
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance.
- 8% matched pension contributions.
- Private healthcare.
- Life assurance.
- 26 days holiday.
- 2 wellbeing days.
- 1 volunteering day.
- Personal and professional development.
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