Construction Manager (Management) in England

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We are seeking an accomplished Head of Construction QHSE to lead the strategic direction, management and continuous improvement of Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality performance across a wide portfolio of construction, refurbishment and estate development projects.

Reporting to the QHSE Director for Projects, you will oversee a team of QHSE professionals and play a key role in shaping and strengthening Mitie's QHSE compliance and culture across complex, multi‑contractor construction environments. This role requires strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence at executive level.

• Lead, mentor and develop a national team of Construction QHSE professionals, ensuring consistent and high‑quality delivery across all projects.
• Contribute to and support the strategic direction for QHSE within the Projects Division.
• Allocate workloads effectively, review performance and promote a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous professional development.
• Champion a proactive and positive safety culture across all construction activities.
• Develop, implement and maintain robust QHSE processes and procedures aligned with legal, regulatory and industry requirements.
• Ensure compliance with UK HSE legislation and CDM Regulations, supporting Mitie in fulfilling Principal Contractor and Designer duties.
• Provide QHSE oversight of complex construction activities, including contractor management, temporary works and lifting operations.
• Lead and support audits, inspections and investigations, ensuring corrective actions are identified, implemented and tracked to completion.
• Undertake regular site audits across a diverse project portfolio.
• Provide QHSE input to project meetings, design reviews, risk workshops and safety briefings.
• Oversee quality assurance arrangements to ensure construction works meet design intent, specifications and regulatory standards.
• Monitor and report on quality performance, non‑conformances, root causes and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure effective arrangements are in place for QHSE training, inductions, toolbox talks and awareness sessions for employees and contractors.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and professional advice to project teams on construction safety, quality and environmental management.
• Ensure early engagement with internal and external stakeholders to embed QHSE requirements into pre‑construction planning and delivery.

You are a confident, credible and influential QHSE leader with significant experience managing teams and embedding safe, compliant and high‑quality working practices across complex, multi‑contractor construction projects. Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation, CDM Regulations, BS5975, BS7121, and practical construction safety best practice.

• Proven experience in a senior QHSE leadership role within the construction sector.
• Experience working with multiple contractors and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong auditing, investigation and risk management capability.
• Environmental management knowledge.
• Experience overseeing or developing construction quality management systems.
• Fire safety knowledge or relevant qualifications.
• Knowledge of the Building Safety Act.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.