How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
General Manager
General Manager – Facilities Management – Small Works
Location: Glasgow Office, Nationwide Travel as Required Business Unit: Facilities Management
About the Role
Galliford Try is seeking an experienced and commercially driven General Manager to lead its Small Works business across the UK. This integral leadership role involves taking full responsibility for the commercial performance, operational delivery, and sustainable growth of a diverse project portfolio.
The ideal candidate will be an accomplished leader with a proven background in construction, contract management, and commercial governance. You will have demonstrated success in:
- Maximising profitability and efficiency
- Managing commercial risk while ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction
- Providing clear financial and operational direction to project teams and senior leadership.
Working hand-in-hand with Project Managers and senior stakeholders, you will strategically overseen projects to drive performance, ensuring both financial and operational targets are met.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Take full accountability for the commercial performance and profitability of the Small Works business.
- Drive revenue enhancement, margin improvement, and financial predictability across the entire project portfolio.
- Lead, develop, and manage a team of Project Managers, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accountability, commercial awareness, and operational excellence.
- Implement robust commercial controls throughout the full project lifecycle, including:
- Tender reviews, procurement, forecasting, variation management, cost control, and final accounts settlement.
- Provide strategic commercial oversight—challenging assumptions, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring strong financial governance.
- Manage contractual risk and opportunities, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and company procedures.
- Review and approve project forecasts, CVRs, cash-flow projections, and reporting, prioritising accuracy and transparency.
- Drive consistency and excellence in commercial best practices across the organisation, enhancing efficiency and profitability.
- Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and suppliers, acting as a go-to contact for commercial matters.
- Support business growth by identifying opportunities, securing repeat business, and strengthening client relations.
- Ensure timely, high-quality delivery that aligns with safety standards, client expectations, and commercial objectives.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
About You
Key Requirements
- Extensive construction industry experience, particularly in leadership roles within multi-project environments.
- Proven financial track record, with a focus on margin improvements and business profitability.
- Deep expertise in construction contracts, procurement, and commercial/risk management.
- Strong financial acumen, including budget management, forecasting, cash flow analysis, and project reporting.
- Experience in teambuilding and mentorship, driving high performance and operational success.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to align strategic vision with hands-on project leadership.
- Strong understanding of construction methodologies, project execution, and client management.
Desirable Qualifications
-
Chartered status or equivalent (RICS, CIOB, or being studied).
-
Degree in Construction, Engineering, or Business.
-
In-depth knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts to enhance commercial robustness.
-
Senior leadership capability in dynamic construction environments is critical.
What We Offer in Return
Career & Development Opportunities
We’re one of the UK’s leading principal contractors with a £4.1bn+ order book, giving you the chance to work on some of the country’s most transformative projects. Whether scaling height or progress-speed, we empower teams to deliver excellence—both on site and within global growth.
- High-performing, diverse teams unparalleled by mere rigid structures.
- Inspire and Praise – our commitment to employee development, with tailored leadinership frameworks, apprenticeships, and Career Paths mentoring.
- Agile working policies that empower automotive working preferences, balancing flexibility with clarity.
Attractive Benefits
- Competitive salary on top of:
- Generous holiday entitlements (including purchase options).
- Corporate discounts (retail, tech, lifestyle, etc).
- Cycle-to-work schemes for sustainability + savings.
- Comprehensive pension scheme + enhanced family leave policies.
- Share purchase schemes (Save as You Earn).
- Colleague assistance programmes ( private medical, 24/7 psychological/financial coachtalks).
- Paid annual membership to a professional association relevant to your role.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Galliford Try, we celebrate authenticity across all career stages. We encourage each step forward—be it in experience or imagination—so that every colleague feels:
- Supported through The Be Well Programme (wellness programmes and discounts).
- Dynamic through flexible, adaptive work practices.
- Empowered to build careers that align with ambitions (scope for full-time, hybrid, or multiprojective career development).
Our Mission & Values
A member of the FTSE 250, we shape a sustainable future across sectors—from infrastructure and building to environment services. Our purpose drives meaning in every project, community, and career.
About Us
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s most influential construction groups, driving progress through sustainable infrastructure and attainable progress:
- Inspire: Community impact first, shaping safer, more vibrant spaces.
- Deliver: Inspiring quality and innovation in every aspect of work.
- Influence: Creating lasting change, strengthening national capabilities.
- Collaborate: Strengthening with partners, suppliers, professionals to craft enduring success.
We are Disability Confident, offering interviews to qualified applicants with a long-term disability. Adjustments can be discussed—no qualifications or appearance requirement should hinder your potential.
You may not match every attribute? At Galliford Try, diversity drives innovation. We value raw energy, pioneering ideas, and knight states. Apply anyway—your fit could change the future of this role or another one like it.
For further information, recruit questions, or promotions, please reach out to: Skyemarie Bree – skyemarie.bree@gallifordtry.co.uk
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills