Project Manager

Customers come to us because we can take on and solve any kind of challenge, no matter how complex. Join our Regional Team in The North West of England as a Project Managerand you’ll help make this happen.

Projects include Coastal Defence, HS2 and Highway Improvement Schemes

As a Project Manager, you will have the following accountabilities:

• Provide overall control, management and take sole responsibility for the delivery of the site based construction work and/or assist (Senior) Project Manager / Project Director in the management and delivery of sections of a larger scale project or projects
• Provide overall control and management of preconstruction activities up to agreement with the client that the construction works can commence
• Provide management, leadership and control of a multi-disciplinary team. Management of trade contractors and their integration is key to the role, as is an ability to manage site logistics
• Meet customer specifications (safety, quality, time, etc.) such that all risk, specification and project objectives are met in full
• Awareness of budget, cost control and cost recovery, ensuring that expenditure is in line with the contract budget and that resources are utilised efficiently
• Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, staff and supply chain within area of control under the strict observance of the safety policy and in conjunction with local HSE
• Maintain targets and KPI’s in line with Project objectives and monitor performance
• Ensure production of operational target programmes to reflect overall construction programme

You will have the following:

• A successful track record in managing operational delivery within a construction environment
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines, and a flexible attitude towards work in order to deal with a variable and demanding workload
• CSCS Card and SMSTS qualified; must be willing to become First Aid qualified
• Able and willing to make decisions following consideration of options based on best available information; track record of solution orientated approach to resolve issues
• Excellent communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills; ability to engage credibly with technical specialists, third parties and client representatives
• Strong leadership and management skills, with experience of managing a multi-disciplined team
• Good working knowledge of current H & S legislation and proficient in the application of H&S management
• Civil Engineering experience and experience in Temporary Works specification and implementation

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

In UK Construction Services England & Wales business, our aim is to be the partner of choice; the go-to in our sector, trusted to deliver for our customers. We work across a huge and exciting range of sectors, including aviation, building, civils, defence and energy.

From ground investigations and flood defence to complex roads and bridges; primary schools to world class universities; ground-breaking hospitals to city centre living; the depth of our experience and quality of our projects is something we are proud of.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ’Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/