Job Title: Construction Manager
Ref. No.: CJD081025D
Location: Based near Birmingham
Salary: Circa £80,000
This is a wonderful opportunity to join my client, an innovative, eco-conscious Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their expertise to a diverse range of projects across the civil/structural engineering, geotechnical, and telecommunications engineering landscapes. They are searching for a capable, experienced Construction Manager to oversee an array of construction and build projects, who is willing to lead an expanding team of experts in the field. The successful candidate will be required to frequently work from the Head Office, based just outside the lively, diverse city of Birmingham.
Benefits for the role of Construction Manager include (but are not limited to):
– Competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
– Employee pension scheme
– Enhanced annual leave entitlement
– Sick pay
– Company car
– Possibility opportunities for hybrid working
– Progression opportunities
– Access to a range of high-profile projects across the region
Responsibilities for the role of Construction Manager include:
1. Accepting handover of works, and overseeing the successful completion of the project
2. Undertaking site visits, and documenting these accordingly
3. Interpreting designs and drawings by other colleagues, and formulating construction programmes from start to finish
4. Liaising with and managing clients and other stakeholders, at various points during the projects being undertaken
5. Overseeing the allocation of resource, budgets, and other necessary aspects of project delivery
6. Supervising a highly-talented and diverse team of individuals, ensuring they carry out work to the highest of standards
7. Providing adequate mentorship and training to colleagues within the Construction/Built Team
8. Facilitating Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for colleagues within the team
9. Managing resource and materials allocation and procurement
10. Enforcing all relevant health and safety standards and protocols
Required skills and experience for the role of Construction Manager include:
11. A Degree (or equivalent qualification/experience) in a relevant discipline
12. Experience of managing construction-based projects, in a UK consultancy setting
13. Extensive experience of leading/managing a high-performing team of colleagues
14. Demonstrable experience of liaising with/managing a diverse range of clients and other stakeholders, throughout the successful delivery of projects
15. Experience of interpreting construction and build works designs and drawings
16. Proven experience of working with piling
17. Demonstrable experience of procuring resources, with a view to successfully delivering projects within the sector
18. Excellent working knowledge of a range of different construction techniques, including structures and materials
19. Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
20. A willingness to travel to the head office (based on the outskirts of Birmingham) approximately two to three times each month
21. Hold a full, valid UK driving licence
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Construction Manager include:
22. Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
23. Good local knowledge