Construction Engineering Manager Reading, England
Job description
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Construction Manager who is keen to join Jacobs to complement our existing expertise in delivering projects to our key clients and driving the growth of our business in this sector who is capable of :
- Coordinating a workforce of multi-disciplined tradesmen and subcontractors.
- Safely delivering projects across the sector.
- Managing projects in accordance with the CDM regulations 2015.
- Developing Safe Systems of work (RAMS).
- Procuring materials to ensure the continuation of work for the workforce.
- Engaging and developing strong relationships with client managers, regulators and other stakeholders, including internal Jacobs management
- Managing and taking hands on ownership of delivery from inception to completion, to deliver client delight and achieve or improve upon set objectives of time, cost, safety and quality.
- Ensuring delivery teams adhere to the Client and Company requirements and the Company’s policies and processes
This role will require security clearance. Previous experience on nuclear and defence projects would be advantageous.
Here’s What You’ll Need:- A recognised qualification in construction (C&G/Degree/HNC/HND or Equivalent).
- A proven track record of successful delivery in a highly regulated environment.
- Hands on Construction Management Experience in accordance with the CDM Regulations 2015.
- Experience in the Nuclear and Defence sector with a demonstrable knowledge across the industry including the commercial drivers and key influencers.
- Experience in undertaking Principal Contractor duties.
- Appropriate level CSCS card
- CITB SMSTS or IOSH managing safely
- A high Level of Computer literacy.
Candidates should be a UK National with SC level Security clearance and/or an ability and willingness to be enhanced.
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role
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