construction manager Warrington, North West England, 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.
Jacobs are recruiting for a experienced Construction Manager to join our Project CHIMERA delivery team working with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. This is a key role within our delivery team working alongside our design, procurement, quality, and construction delivery disciplines, our key suppliers and the Client’s project team.
The purpose of CHIMERA is for prototype component validation under fusion relevant heat flux, thermal-hydraulic and electromagnetic conditions. The scope of work is to Design, Manufacture, Integrate design by others, Installation, and Commission of the rig. Jacobs are Principal Designer / Principal Contractor under CDM Regulations.
The Construction Manager will take responsibility for activities in the field relating to the construction of the works and it’s on-site facilitation. This will include day to day on site supervision, direction, and monitoring of activities on the site, providing input into the planning the site works in a way to deliver the project most safely and efficiently. To discharge the role requires a range of technical skills and competences, management and communication skills, construction awareness and knowledge of industry standard construction and safety procedures.
Principal Accountabilities
The Construction Manager will be assigned with the responsibility for the delivery of construction operations. This responsibility extends to all construction and related activities, including programming and planning, monitoring and close out of authorities obligations and conditions, client liaison, and staff management.
The Construction Manager will have a number of direct reports and will have input into the Project wide management issues. A high level of interaction and coordination with other operational members of the wider Project Delivery Team will be required. The Construction Manager will take responsibility for tactical logistics planning for work activities within the assigned scope of works, and thereafter will be responsible for planning and implementation in collaboration with the overall Project Delivery Team.
The Construction Manager will:
- Ensure clear two-way communication with Line Manager so that all activity is directed appropriately.
- Manage a team of Construction Supervisors/Superintendents, Field Engineers, and Engineers to deliver their assigned roles and tasks.
- Ensure the formal design process is applied for field operations including field change issues.
- Provide advice, recommendations, and support to the Project Delivery Team on construction matters.
- Have responsibility for construction operations in the field, their accurate and safe implementation and compliance to the programme.
- Ensure construction compliance with agreed Quality Plans is adhered, with defects properly identified.
- Ensure correct and appropriate quality records are maintained for the construction operations.
- Assist with and input to the project completion and handover plans.
The Construction Manager should have a broad knowledge of construction techniques with technical expertise across multi-discipline construction and forms of contract. The post is responsible for ensuring the works are developed to programme and quality, in accordance with the Jacobs requirements for health, safety and the environment.
- Tertiary qualifications in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Construction Management, or equivalent vocational training and experience.
- Experience of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
- Experience in the construction of Multi-Discipline Engineering Projects and particularly with the installation of Mechanical and Electrical Plant.
- The ability to build and manage a site team that continuously outperforms expectations and objectives.
- A good working knowledge of commercial principles affecting construction matters.
- Motivate and energise staff through building a climate of trust and understanding, whilst actively seeking alternative views and opinions.
- To lead a team and collaborating with other senior managers to effectively manage operations on site.
- Adopt a result focussed mind set, using initiative wherever possible and taking personal responsibility and accountability to ensure the necessary action is taken to deliver excellence, value, and quality.
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.
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