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Summary
Senior Construction Manager Based at Manchester Airport Permanent position Competitive salary and great benefits
Why MAG?
Every year, Manchester Airport connects over 30 million passengers with more than 200 destinations across the globe. As the third largest airport in the UK, Manchester is also in the top 20 airports in Europe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, Manchester Airport supports over 19,000 jobs onsite and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.
Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities. Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.
At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.
You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:
- Flexible and generous company pension plan with various company contribution options (up to 10%) that you can change to suit your personal needs
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Free parking
- Subsidised public transport
- Huge range of company discounts
- Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Care Concierge service
- Two volunteering days per year
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The role
As a Senior Construction Manager, you will lead Construction Management activities across all Capital projects from GW0 to GW6, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery in a live airport environment. Working closely with Capital Delivery and Operations, you will uphold the principle of “The Invisible Builder” to minimise disruption.
You will be accountable for delivery across HSE, risk, cost, schedule, and quality, while acting as the key contact for Framework Contractors and overseeing on-site construction activities and logistics strategies.
You will also ensure compliance with CDM regulations, lead HSE assurance and site safety processes, and drive best practice and performance across the supply chain.
What will make you successful in the role?
- Professional affiliation (e.g.: RICS; APM; CIOB; RIBA, ICE or similar)
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience of project delivery in complex, operational, safety regulated environments
- Experience of the construction, test and commission and handover phases of infrastructure projects across the full range of project size and complexity.
- Thorough, working knowledge of UK health, safety and environment legislation and its application to construction delivery.
- Working knowledge of NEC contract form and client/pm/supervisor obligations under the various NEC models
- Strong contractual/commercial awareness, with an understanding of risk apportionment/management and whole life value.
- Experience of value engineering/value management approaches and their use to deliver best value technical solutions
- Degree and/or Post-Graduate qualified or equivalent
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Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments
We’re building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We’re on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there’s space for your unique strengths to shine.
Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you – even if you don’t think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best.
At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.
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