At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and shape construction projects, ensuring high-quality delivery and safety standards.
- Company: Premier infrastructure provider with a focus on innovative modular construction.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company car, 25 days holiday, private healthcare, and pension.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and travel across the UK.
- Why this job: Take a high-profile leadership role in a growing specialist construction business.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in construction management and excellent stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 90000 $ per year.
Lead.. .. Deliver.. .. Build for growth!
This is an opportunity to take a high-profile leadership role at the heart of a growing specialist construction business, shaping how projects are delivered, developing the construction function and helping establish the standards and capabilities needed for continued growth.
If you are a Senior Construction Leader who combines technical credibility with strategic thinking, commercial awareness and a genuine focus on delivery, we would like to hear from you.
- BASIC SALARY
- £80,000 – £90,000
BENEFITS
- Company Car
- 25 days Annual Holiday
- Company Pension (3%)
- Private Healthcare
- Death in Service
- Critical Illness Cover
- LOCATION
- Northampton
- COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS
Milton Keynes, Banbury, Rugby, Corby, Market Harborough, Bedford, Kettering, Bicester, Peterborough
JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior Construction Manager, Contracts Manager, Senior Project Manager – Aviation, Construction
We are looking for an accomplished Senior Construction Manager to take a leading role in a growing specialist airport infrastructure business.
This is more than project delivery.
You will have the opportunity to shape the construction function, influence delivery strategy and build the capability needed to support future growth.
Based out of our Northamptonshire Headquarters and with UK-wide travel, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple UK construction projects, ensuring safe, profitable and high-quality delivery.
Working closely with design, engineering, manufacturing and commercial teams, you will drive construction excellence from pre-construction through to handover.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
As our Senior Construction Manager, you will be
- Providing senior leadership across multiple concurrent UK construction projects.
- Developing and implementing construction standards, governance and delivery strategy.
- Leading and developing Project Managers, Site Managers and wider delivery teams.
- Driving programme, safety, quality, productivity and commercial performance.
- Overseeing design coordination, buildability and construction readiness through RIBA Stages 0-7.
- Integrating off-site manufacture, modular construction and Df MA into delivery where appropriate.
- Managing complex interfaces across design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and construction.
- Ensuring safe and effective delivery within live airport and operational environments.
- Building strong relationships with clients, airport operators, contractors and senior stakeholders.
- Providing construction expertise across pre-construction, tenders, business development and strategic growth.
- Driving continuous improvement, lessons learned and the development of a scalable construction function.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Strong experience working for, or closely alongside, a Principal Contractor.
- Excellent construction planning, programme and delivery management skills.
- Thorough working knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work 0-7.
- Strong multidisciplinary design coordination and buildability experience.
- Solid understanding of CDM, construction Health and Safety and risk management.
- Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of the link between methodology, programme, cost and profitability.
- Experience managing subcontractors, specialist contractors and supply chains.
- Excellent client and senior stakeholder management skills.
- The credibility and confidence to challenge, make decisions and intervene when delivery is at risk.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the UK.
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE
- Experience in airport / aviation infrastructure, live operational environments, modular / off-site construction, MMC, Df MA, complex logistics, high-security or regulated environments would be highly advantageous.
- Relevant qualifications such as SMSTS, CSCS management-level certification and a construction, engineering or related professional qualification are expected.
- OUR COMPANY
We are a premier, multi-disciplinary infrastructure and specialist site solutions provider delivering turnkey and advanced off-site modular manufacturing across the UK.
Following a major strategic acquisition, our expanded group now uniquely combines industry-leading lifting operations with rapid, high-specification modular construction capabilities.
We specialise in executing highly regulated, high-stakes projects within demanding environments.
Our people are friendly, transparent and open and culturally we combine a professional approach with strong ambitions.
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Senior Construction Manager employer: Wallace Hind Talent Solutions
As a leading manufacturer and distributor in the UK, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that values innovation and employee growth. Our flexible working arrangements, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits package, including bonuses and pensions, create a supportive work culture where your contributions are recognised and rewarded. Join us in our Northampton office, where you will have the opportunity to collaborate across departments and drive meaningful change in a dynamic environment.
Contact Details:
Wallace Hind Talent Solutions Recruitment Team
