Costain Group
Construction Manager
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Costain Construction Manager
Costain has secured significant contracts in the water sector to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been selected by United Utilities as one of 7 partners in the Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 – 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 – 2035). Our role includes providing project management, design, construction, and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects range in value, covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites with wider Enterprise partners.
Responsibilities
- Provide construction leadership and manage all aspects of construction.
- Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with The Costain Way.
- Put safety above all else and lead by example.
- Promote a Right First-Time approach to quality and avoid rework.
- Manage a team of staff and collaborate with other members of the project leadership team.
- Support the Project Manager in all construction matters including handover.
- Provide planning and procurement support, implementing product control and all related subcontract activities.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of standards and procedures
- Experience of working within a Principal Contractor environment
- Knowledge and experience of Temporary Works procedures
- Knowledge and experience in construction
- Experience as a Lean Practitioner
- Understanding of handover process
Desirable
- Professionally qualified or working towards professional qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- CSCS & SMSTS qualifications
- Behavioural Management training
- Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
- Commercial/Business Qualification
- Chartered Engineering Qualification
About Costain
Costain improves people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation, and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising, and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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Application Process
Costain appreciates the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at the application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.
Costain is a Disability Confident employer and will generally offer an interview to any applicant that discloses they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal, and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
For more details, please go to the Disability Confident website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign
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