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Highways construction manager

Manchester
STRABAG UK
Construction manager
€70,000 a year
Posted: 17 November
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Join to apply for the Highways Construction Manager role at STRABAG UK.

If you are an experienced Highways professional looking for a new challenge in tunnelling construction and would like to help shape the future of STRABAG, please read the job description below.


Overview

STRABAG is more than just a construction company. We have a unique opportunity to join a landmark clean‑water infrastructure scheme that also involves significant highway and access infrastructure works to support the permanent scheme and temporary construction logistics.


Key Responsibilities

* Lead the construction phase of highway packages, including access junctions, road widening, passing bays, road upgrades, temporary bridges and temporary haul roads.
* Develop and manage the construction programme for the responsible highway package.
* Take responsibility for cost control, forecasting and profitability of the highways scope.
* Manage risks and issues proactively: safety, quality, environment, traffic management, utilities interface.
* Oversee and enforce safe systems of work, site inductions, CDM compliance and ensure the highway works reflect the principal contractor's obligations under the contract and statutory obligations.
* Interface with key stakeholders.
* Work with the design team to ensure the highway construction scope is properly coordinated with permanent works, utilities diversions, and site logistics.
* Work with the consents team to ensure that all planning obligations have been discharged prior to commencement and are continually met throughout delivery.
* Monitor subcontractor and supply chain performance, enforce quality control, manage inspection and acceptance of works.
* Embed and promote environmental practices in line with contractual and stakeholder requirements.
* Ensure traffic and public interface obligations are met, including temporary traffic management, community liaison, disruption mitigation and reinstatement.
* Develop the culture of site operatives and set safe and accountable behaviours.
* Highlight and report any bottlenecks within work fronts to the leadership team.


Qualifications

* Extensive experience in highways construction management in the UK.
* Skilled in highways works delivery and comfortable interfacing with highways authorities and stakeholders.
* Strong programme management.
* Cost control and commercial awareness.
* Excellent risk, quality and safety management skills, with deep understanding of CDM, safe systems of work and construction phase planning.
* Proven track record of leading teams, subcontractors and supply chains to deliver highway infrastructure work.
* Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Knowledge of relevant highways standards, codes of practice and specifications (e.g., NRSWA, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges DMRB, Specification for Highway Works, Traffic Signs Manual).
* SMSTS or equivalent site management safety training.
* CSCS.
* Full UK driving licence.
* Temporary Works Supervisor.
* First Aid at Work.


Contact

Andrew Lax
3rd Floor, The Tower, 65 Buckingham Gate, London
SW1E 6AS

Please apply online.

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Pre‑Employment Screening Process

* Screening of application documents – thorough review and analysis of submitted documents.
* Decision whether a personal interview will be held.
* Meetings in virtual or personal interviews; the number of interviews varies by position.
* Welcome to STRABAG SE – clarification of the offer and final details regarding the start.
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