Balfour Beatty plc
Construction Manager
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About The Role
Business Unit: Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution
Project: BTNO (Beauly to New Dearness Overhead Line)
Location: Assington, Suffolk
Reports to: Senior Project Manager / Project Manager
As a Construction Manager (Cabling), you will be responsible for planning, managing and delivering cabling construction activities on the BTNO project. You will support the wider project team to ensure the successful delivery of construction works in line with programme, cost and quality expectations.
You will play a key leadership role in ensuring works are delivered safely, sustainably, and efficiently, while fostering a high-performing team environment and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
What you'll be doing
- Plan, manage and deliver cabling construction activities across site
- Safely and sustainably deliver works in line with programme, cost and quality requirements
- Ensure construction activities align with project scope, constraints and overall objectives (time, cost, quality, risk and benefits)
- Monitor progress and implement corrective actions to ensure successful delivery
- Champion a culture of Zero Harm and ensure compliance with all HSE legislation and company standards
- Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with approved RAMS
- Lead safety tours, audits and behavioural safety initiatives
- Ensure the safety and welfare of employees, supply chain, and the public
- Provide strong leadership, management and direction to a multi-disciplinary construction team
- Inspire and motivate teams to achieve a common goal
- Ensure sufficient resource levels, competencies and systems are in place to deliver works
- Support development, mentoring and performance of team members
- Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, subcontractors and stakeholders
- Ensure clear and consistent communication across all project interfaces
- Represent Balfour Beatty in a professional and collaborative manner
- Review, monitor and continuously improve construction performance
- Drive productivity and efficiency across cabling operations
- Implement short interval control and performance reporting processes
- Support cost control, budget management and efficient use of resources
- Contribute to planning, scheduling and resource allocation
- Manage subcontractors to ensure contractual and programme requirements are met
- Ensure works are delivered to required quality standards and specifications
- Lead assurance activities, inspections and audits
- Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned across the project
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Who we're looking for
- Proven experience in construction management within utilities, energy or infrastructure projects (cabling experience preferred)
- Strong understanding of construction delivery, project controls and commercial awareness
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience implementing safe systems of work and managing HSE requirements
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate effectively under pressure and deliver results
Desirable
- Experience working on large-scale transmission & distribution or infrastructure projects
- Knowledge of underground cabling, HV/LV systems or similar
- Experience with NEC or other standard forms of contract
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Qualifications
- CSCS Card
- SMSTS (or equivalent)
- Full UK Driving Licence
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
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About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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