Performance Manager

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Job Description

Performance Manager

Brighton

What you will be doing:

• Lead by example to promote the highest standards of HS&E&Q at all times
• Work closely with the HS&E team to instil positive cultures and behaviours
• Work with the supply chain to build relationships to ensure our KPI's are understood, and exceeded
• Champion and encourage others to think strategically when developing new approaches or addressing novel problems to aid and better perform on KPI's
• Provide leadership and promote high professional standards and best practice across all functions
• Work with, influence and support other functional leaders to develop best practice, continuous improvement in delivery of our projects and programmes
• Ensure alignment with the Client's vision throughout delivery of the contract
• Build trust and openness with clients, customers and stakeholders, acting upon feedback where required
• Promote innovation to deliver the required efficiencies across our operations
• Provide training and guidance where needed to ensure each area of the business unit operates at a high level to ensure all KPI's are met
• Manage people, resources and relationships effectively to ensure efficient delivery of KPI's
• Ensure performance standards are always achieved through KPI analysis and implementation of improvement plans
• Work closely with the Heads of Delivery / Operational Leaders within the Business unit

About You:

• Track record of effective staff development and employee relations
• Capable of strategic planning and managing change in an efficient way (outside the box thinking)
• Excellent track record of HS&E&Q performance
• Experience of the complexities associated with engineering construction is advantageous
• Track record of accountability for the performance within a business unit
• Can facilitate team and client meetings effectively
• Strong presentation skills
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion
• Must have strong negotiation skills and be able to manage conflict
• Ability to make autonomous decisions and be able to support your outcomes
• Preferably degree level qualified but not essential
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• IT literate in Microsoft Office applications

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact jade.adamson@gallifordtry.co.uk

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position.