Overview
Title: Principal Construction Manager
Area 12 Maintenance & Response (M&R) contract. Collaborating with National Highways, Amey delivers high-quality Maintenance and Response services across the Yorkshire and North Humberside network. The contract is valued at £50 million per annum. The role oversees the scheme delivery of a diverse portfolio of highways and civils projects from inception through completion, totalling £20 million per annum. The role requires strong leadership, robust project and financial management, and a high level of technical engineering and health and safety expertise. It also includes leading the effective management and continuous improvement of depots and facilities to ensure they are compliant, efficient, and aligned to support operational and project delivery requirements. The role contributes to maintaining safety, quality, and reliability of the road network for road users and stakeholders. Standard hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
Responsibilities
* Health, Safety, Environment and Compliance — Overall accountability for compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation, CDM Regulations, client standards and Amey governance; ensure depots and facilities operate as safe workplaces including management of traffic, pedestrians, plant, substances and welfare; champion a strong safety leadership culture across construction, maintenance and depot operations.
* Delivery and Performance — Deliver Area 12 works and services in line with the client’s programme, budget and performance requirements; ensure construction and maintenance activities cause minimum disruption to the travelling public; drive right first time delivery and eliminate avoidable delays across all operational activities.
* Facilities and Depot Management (Overall Accountability) — Hold overall responsibility for the management, performance and compliance of all Area 12 depots and operational facilities; ensure depots are fit for purpose, operationally efficient and capable of supporting 24/7 M&R and winter service delivery; oversee: planned and reactive maintenance of buildings, yards and infrastructure; statutory inspections, testing and assurance (e.g., electrical, lifting equipment, fire safety, drainage, fuel systems); depot layout, traffic management, segregation and welfare standards; environmental compliance including drainage, pollution prevention and waste management; ensure clear accountability and effective interfaces between facilities management, depot management and operational teams.
* Resource and People Management — Accountable for the control and deployment of all associated people, plant, labour and materials; ensure effective allocation, utilisation and recording of resources through project and corporate systems; lead, develop and support direct reports ensuring competence, succession and performance management.
* Commercial and Client Management — Ensure projects and services are delivered to time and budget in line with contractual commitments; oversee measurement, valuation and financial control of works and facilities-related expenditure; maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the client, supply chain and internal stakeholders; ensure client objectives and outcomes are achieved through robust processes and performance measurement.
* Design, Assurance and Continuous Improvement — Review design and contractual options during development to optimise buildability, safety and whole-life value; review the success of solutions and depot arrangements, capturing lessons learned and improvement actions; drive continuous improvement across construction delivery, depot operations and facilities management.
What You’ll Bring
* HND/HND in Civil Engineering or related discipline, with substantial experience in highways maintenance and response on the Strategic Road Network
* Professionally qualified or working towards ICE membership (IEng / CEng preferred)
* SMSTS – essential
* CSCS Card at Manager or Professionally Qualified Person (PQP) level
* Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations (2015) and Principal Contractor duties
* Proven understanding of National Highways maintenance standards, including DMRB, MCHW and Chapter 8
* Experience working under NEC contracts (NEC3 / NEC4) in an M&R environment
Skills
* Leadership and stakeholder management
* Programme and resource management
* Risk and change management
* Commercial and financial awareness
* Facilities and asset management oversight
Experience
* Senior leadership within highways construction and/or maintenance
* Management of depots, yards or operational facilities in a safety-critical environment
* Delivery of complex, multi-site contracts
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