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Senior Construction Manager
Senior Construction Manager – Manchester Town Hall Project
About the Role
We are recruiting for a Senior Construction Manager to oversee and deliver the internal fit-out of Manchester Town Hall, a prestigious Grade I listed project within the public sector.
This role allows you to make an enduring contribution to a historic building while working on one of our most significant public sector schemes.
Responsibilities
As Senior Construction Manager, your key responsibilities include:
- Leading, managing, and coordinating construction activities across the project
- Compiling the Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan and advising on buildability and logistics
- Overseeing the supply chain, from surveys through to main construction, ensuring high safety and quality standards
- Managing day-to-day planning, supervision, record-keeping, and quality control of operations
- Guiding and monitoring safe and compliant construction delivery
- Supporting the commercial team in maintaining robust records and registered orders
- Ensuring the project is delivered safely, efficiently, sustainably, and within budget, meeting client expectations and reinforcing Bovis’s reputation
- Collaborating with decision-makers to provide technical expertise, integration, guidance, and advice
- Leading multi-disciplinary project teams during procurement, construction, and close-out stages, ensuring adherence to programmes, budgets, and prescribed parameters
Core Responsibilities
- Project Execution:
- Support planning and logistics of all projects, including pre-construction programme development, project controls, and digital quality control systems.
- Recruit and develop site construction teams to prepare for project delivery.
- Lead initial surveys, risk assessments, and foundation works to lay the groundwork for main contracts.
- Establish and maintain a health and safety culture on-site by implementing Incident and Injury Free (IIF) strategies and ensuring compliance.
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Site Management:
- Direct daily construction operations, ensuring contractor coordination and adherence to progress plans.
- Monitor progress and adjust work methodologies to maintain timelines while mitigating costs and risks.
- Uphold the Environmental Management Plan, tracking compliance, and coordinating with compliance teams.
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Stakeholder & Communication:
- Attend and engage in team meetings, promoting open communication across construction methodology, safety, and project shifts.
- Clinically review build quality to align with contractual standards.
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Procurement & Logistics:
- Proactively manage site safety strategies, logistics, and logistics phasing.
- Establish weekly delivery plans with complementary long-term programmes, ensuring contractor workflow synergy.
- Develop production/performance measures, continuously evaluating constructors against targets.
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Enduring Responsibilities:
- Maintaining Bovis Construction Operations Process compliance.
- Leading multi-trade team collaboration, modelling high standards of teamwork.
Requirements
Essential Qualifications & Certifications
- Valid CSCS card for site activities
- Relevant professional construction qualifications
- Successful completion of Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS – 5-Day)
- Chartership (e.g., CIOB) in progress or awarded
- First Aid at Work certificate
Skills
- Communication: Strong written and verbal ability to build relationships, influence teams, and align stakeholders.
- Technical Competence:
- Proficient in interpreting programmes, designs, specifications, and practical construction aspects.
- Hands-on expertise in operational safety, programming, and regulatory adherence.
Knowledge
- Extensive construction law, health and safety legislation, codes of practice adhering to modern UK standards.
- Insight into commercial value engineering—optimising costs and quality adaptations during procurement and design.
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Experience
- Proven 20+ years (or similar) in construction management, design-development, and large project delivery.
- Significant experience in £50m+ project portfolios, overseeing variety in residential, commercial, or heritage projects.
- Background in pre-construction work,' strokes of works, and full-scale construction on Grade I/high liability sites.
Key Behaviours
- Team Leadership: Notable in fostering IIF shoreside teams and mentoring underfoot operatives.
- Safety-First Mindset: Proactively minimising risks and championing safety.
Perks & Benefits
- Car allowance reimbursement
- Up to 10% employer pension contribution
- Private medical health insurance
- Life assurance
- 25 days’ annual leave (expandable via flexible purchasing)
- 3 days sickness-free wellbeing leave (additional)
- Health and Wellbeing (HWB) Team Support
- Access to 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programmes with free coaching and Talking Therapies
- Discounted memberships at 2,500 gyms nationwide
- Industry-leading parental leave
- Colleague Support: Earn during parental or pregnancy/adoption leave
Join Bovis
We foster a workplace where diversity, respect, and inclusion thrive. Every person has tools and avenues to grow their career with us.
Bovis Values
- Relationships: We build bridges.
- Right-Frame: We strive for honesty and fair outcomes.
- Success Together: Our strength lies in collaboration.
- Energy: We lead with enthusiasm and hard work.
- Being Bovis: We are Bovis.
Bovis values equal representation across underrepresented groups, including women, Black, Asian, minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, and disabled individuals. We welcome applications from flexible candidates—adjustments or accommodations can be discussed.
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