General information
City/town: Cambridge Job field: Construction External closing date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 6288
Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
We are looking for a Senior Construction Manager
What you'll do:
1. You will achieve results by defining, assigning and delivering work and team objectives through managing others, including direct reports and project contributors.
2. Manage multiple trade contractors (including fit out trades, MEP & finishes), labour, materials, logistics, and site interfaces.
3. Drive Production Control and Collaborative Planning sessions for interior and finishes works, ensuring alignment with overall project delivery.
4. Promote the site safety culture, ensure all works are carried out in planned, controlled and safe manner in accordance with statutory regulations, current standards and company health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
5. Solve site problems when they occur, providing feedback to Project Managers on any defects or defaults found and put forward any innovative ideas to alter current methodology.
6. Champion site safety, conduct inductions, toolbox talks, pre-task briefings, and ensure compliance with Skanska’s “Our Way of Working”.
What you'll bring to the role:
7. Proven experience as a Construction Manager or similar role in major commercial building projects - experience with internal packages and finishes would be strongly preferred
8. Previous experience of managing multiple trade contractors.
9. Be in possession of a current Managers CSCS card and other relevant qualifications including SMSTS.
10. Previous experience in working and managing commercial office construction projects.
11. Previous experience of managing multiple trade contractors including internal construction packages
12. Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field preferred.
13. Member of, or working towards membership of a professional institution such as MCIOB/ICE is desirable.
Inclusion and Diversity
We thrive through embracing differences as we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it The Skanska Way.
Flexible working
Where possible, we offer a range of flexible working options, and we would be happy to discuss this at the application stage if this is something you’d like to explore.
Reasonable adjustments
Closing date
We encourage you to apply as early as possible, as the closing date may be subject to change.
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