Construction Manager - Highways - Leeds - Leeds

Balfour Beatty; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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About the role

Join Our Team as a Construction Manager with Balfour Beatty Highways!

Are you an experienced Agent or Senior Agent looking to progress in your career? We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a skilled Construction Manager to join Balfour Beatty Highways on the A1 North to Scotland project. This position will be based in Micklefield, Leeds.

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

As a Construction Manager, you will be responsible for leading and overseeing construction activities on the project, including team briefings, RAMS (Risk Assessment Method Statements), workforce management, and subcontractor coordination. You will also oversee site managers, ensuring the project is delivered safely, on schedule, and to the highest quality standards.

What you'll be doing

Some key responsibilities will be:

• Lead the project team and manage the supply chain to deliver projects to time, cost and quality targets and standards.
• Ensure adherence to safety and sustainability standards.
• Ensure that project plans and schedules are robust to optimize resources and timelines and communicate them effectively to the team.
• Manage subcontractors, monitoring attendance and progress, and providing guidance to achieve contractual targets.
• Collaborate with internal/external design teams and consultants, supporting project deadlines as required.
• Assist in people management and resourcing for the project.
• Actively manage customer relationships, overseeing changes and decisions to align with project expectations.

Who we're looking for

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience in Construction Management within the highways or relevant industry.
• Effective communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to lead and organize for operational excellence.
• Effective leadership abilities, with experience in leading teams and influencing others to achieve targets.
• Financial awareness to meet project targets, with a commitment to improving safety and sustainability.
• Valid CSCS card.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., APMP) and technical qualifications.
• Experience and training in Lean Construction principles are a plus.

Why work for us

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.