Job Description
Location: Align IPT – Maple Cross – Rickmansworth (Please ensure you are able to travel to this site before applying, this is a heavily site-based role)
Salary: Base salary: £50,119–£58,963 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Flexible benefits fund of 20% paid on top of base salary and fully pensionable. Additional benefits are available (see Benefits section on our website).
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential. We promote flexible working, support staff networks, and provide personal and professional development opportunities.
About the role
The Construction Assurance Manager (CAM) supports the Senior Construction Assurance Manager (SCAM) in providing specialist constructability support and expertise to the HS2 NEC3 Project Manager. The post holder will undertake a risk‑based approach to the assurance of the constructability of the works, maintain health and safety standards, and support project delivery outcomes for quality, environmental impact, undertakings and assurance (U&A) obligations.
- Support the SCAM in undertaking constructability assurance using a risk-based approach.
- Provide specialist advice and expertise to HS2 Project Managers at all stages of construction to assist in contract administration.
- Coordinate and undertake safety tours and other site-based HS2 safety practices.
- Support the NEC3 Supervisor and Project Manager in discharging contract duties.
- Assist in assuring that works adhere to U&A, environmental minimum requirements and Code of Construction Practice.
- Support the SCAM in managing cross‑contract interfaces related to constructability.
- Assist with the CDM assurance process to enable release of the Hold Point Release Letter.
About You
Skills
- Problem solving – identify problems, review related information, develop and evaluate options, and implement solutions while managing competing stakeholder demands.
- Decision quality – gather and synthesise information, identify options, and apply sound judgement to propose options to the CAM or Senior Project Manager.
- Building relationships – establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers to resolve emergent risk situations.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of NEC3 contract and supervisor responsibilities, general management principles, and matrix organisations.
- Knowledge of UK construction regulations, including CDM and Construction Safety Management requirements.
- Knowledge and experience of site-based health, safety, and environmental management processes.
- Understanding of risk identification and management.
- Understanding of construction planning and ability to follow and monitor progress against a programme.
- Degree‑level qualification in civil engineering, construction, building science or equivalent experience.
Types of Experience
- Construction experience of large‑scale civil engineering projects with responsibility for assuring the installation of MEP systems in tunnels, ventilation and intervention shafts, and portal buildings (essential).
It is expected that the post-holder behaves consistently with HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are embedded in all work – all applicants and employees are expected to promote and comply with organisational EDI initiatives, policies, and procedures.
HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence from the Home Office; sponsorship cannot be provided. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Offers will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks including nationality & immigration status, references, DBS, financial and education checks.
