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Construction Leader - UK & Ireland
Location: Heathrow, London
Contract Type: Permanent
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Construction Leader to oversee construction and installation activities across a portfolio of major airport projects throughout the UK & Ireland.
This position provides operational leadership to Site Management teams and is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of construction works within live airport environments. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence, safety performance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement across multiple projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate construction and installation activities across multiple airport projects.
- Ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with construction management best practices.
- Act as the operational lead for site management teams, providing leadership, coaching, and support.
- Manage resource allocation, workforce utilisation, and contractor performance.
- Coordinate complex work interfaces and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS).
- Conduct construction readiness reviews covering design, permits, labour, logistics, materials, and stakeholder approvals.
- Support project mobilisation, delivery, commissioning, and final handover activities.
- Chair construction coordination meetings and escalation forums.
- Work closely with project management, engineering, health & safety, planning, procurement, and logistics teams.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives through lessons learned, performance reviews, and productivity enhancements.
- Act as a visible safety leader, promoting a proactive safety culture and ensuring timely resolution of safety actions.
- Build strong relationships with airport stakeholders, operational teams, contractors, and key project partners.
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Candidate Requirements
- 5-10 years' experience leading construction or installation activities on large-scale, complex projects.
- Experience working within live operational environments, ideally airports, transport infrastructure, or other highly regulated sectors.
- Strong understanding of the full project lifecycle from pre-construction through to handover.
- Knowledge of CDM Regulations and Principal Contractor responsibilities.
- Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors, subcontractors, and stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated ability to improve operational performance, productivity, and standardisation across projects.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery principles.
- Must be based within a commutable distance of Heathrow, London, as regular on-site presence is required for the successful delivery of this role.
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Preferred Qualifications
- SMSTS
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- NVQ Level 6 or 7 in Construction Management (or equivalent)
- CSCS Black Management Card
- Higher level technical qualification
- Project Management qualification advantageous
Key Performance Indicators
- Safety performance
- Principal Contractor compliance
- Programme delivery and schedule adherence
- Installation productivity and operational efficiency
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Private medical cover
- Enhanced wellbeing support and employee assistance programmes
- Strong career development and progression opportunities
- Pension scheme
- Reward and recognition programmes
- Additional lifestyle and family-friendly benefits
This role would suit a Construction Manager, Installation Manager, Project Construction Lead, Senior Site Manager, or Principal Contractor Representative with experience delivering complex infrastructure projects in live operational environments.
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