Costain Group
Construction Manager
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Responsibilities
- Develop scheme Health, Safety and Environmental Management Plan (HASEMP)
- To ensure works are constructed defect free
- Ensure all works are undertaken with due regard to the needs of the local population within the immediate vicinity of the works and the travelling public as a whole
- Manage, supervise and mentor the site team as appropriate
- Ensure only adequately trained and experienced operatives are engaged on site to deliver the scheme
- Adopt, maintain and promote cost conscious management through efficient use of all resources
- Ensure realistic scheme programmes are prepared, reviewed and updated
- Ensure method statements and risk assessments are prepared, reviewed, briefed and updated
- Deliver site inductions and regular tool box talk briefings to all site personnel
- Ensure all plant and equipment used is fit for purpose, only operated by suitably trained personnel and regularly inspected
- Ensure all records for measurement and payment purposes are prepared promptly, in appropriate form
- Keep line management apprised of potential problems and opportunities
- Ensure all “as constructed” records are provided to the CDMC for inclusion within the Health and Safety File in a timely manner following scheme completion
- Management of temporary coordination
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- Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering
- Experience in construction works including constructability reviews, technical input into how to prepare, form, build, sequence major civil works
- Knowledge and experience of standards and procedures
- Experience of working within a Principal Contractor environment
- Knowledge and experience of Temporary Works procedures
- CSCS & SMSTS qualifications
- Behavioural Management training
- Knowledge and experience in construction
- Experience as a Lean Practitioner
- Understanding of handover process
Desirable
- Professionally qualified or working towards professional qualification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Commercial/Business Qualification
- Chartered Engineering Qualification
About Costain
Costain helps to improve 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 will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following 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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Costain appreciate 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 application phase.
We do share individual feedback following an interview.
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