Construction Manager (650v Electrical)
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Description
Construction Manager (650V Electrical)
Location: Barnsley (covering sites across the East Midlands Route)
Sector: Rail (D&P / 650v Power)
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electrical Construction Manager to join our expanding team specialising in electrical engineering maintenance, repair, and installation of high-voltage power systems, switchgear, generators, and infrastructure plant equipment
This role will support the continued growth of our Distribution & Plant (D&P) portfolio and preparing for upcoming works on 650v rail infrastructure.
This role is ideal for a driven rail professional with strong leadership capability and a background in 650v power installations.
What We Offer
You’ll be joining a busy, fast‑paced Rail Systems/Electrical environment delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across the East Midlands route. Our teams specialise in:
Location: Barnsley (covering sites across the East Midlands Route)
Sector: Rail (D&P / 650v Power)
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electrical Construction Manager to join our expanding team specialising in electrical engineering maintenance, repair, and installation of high-voltage power systems, switchgear, generators, and infrastructure plant equipment
This role will support the continued growth of our Distribution & Plant (D&P) portfolio and preparing for upcoming works on 650v rail infrastructure.
This role is ideal for a driven rail professional with strong leadership capability and a background in 650v power installations.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service and option to buy up to 5 additional days on a salary sacrifice scheme)
- Up to 3 volunteering/Community impact days
- Company contributory pension
- Life Insurance
- Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
- Strong internal support structure and clear pathways for career progression
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- A safe, inclusive working environment
- Employee forums ensuring your voice is heard
You’ll be joining a busy, fast‑paced Rail Systems/Electrical environment delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across the East Midlands route. Our teams specialise in:
- 650v Signalling Power Installations
- SSP Cable Installations
- Bender Unit Installations
- ASP - Auxilliary Supply Point, FSP - Functional Supply Point & PSP - Principal Supply Point Works.
- Electrification & Power
- Signalling
- Telecoms & Comms
We are committed to delivering safe, high‑quality engineering solutions for our clients while supporting continuous improvement and professional development across the business.
The Role
As Construction Manager (Electrical), you will take full responsibility for the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of on‑site works. You will be the primary point of contact for delivery, Health & Safety, quality, and site leadership.
Key Responsibilities
The Role
As Construction Manager (Electrical), you will take full responsibility for the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of on‑site works. You will be the primary point of contact for delivery, Health & Safety, quality, and site leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead projects from tender input through to delivery, testing, and handback.
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements, company procedures, and industry standards.
- Plan, supervise, and implement all design and construction activities for 650v installations.
- Develop and maintain Construction Phase Plans, WPPs, Task Briefs, ITPs, and Quality documentation.
- Manage site inductions, competency checks, and workforce briefings.
- Coordinate with client-appointed contractors, statutory authorities, and stakeholders.
- Manage subcontractors to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
- Conduct regular site inspections, SHEQ audits, and engagement activities.
- Monitor programme performance, identify variations, and support commercial reporting.
- Maintain cost control in partnership with commercial teams.
- Promote best practice and continuous improvement across the project team.
- Provide progress reports to senior management.
- Work towards CRE (Contractors Responsible Engineer) and RM (Responsible Manager) duties on Network Rail projects.
- Proven experience as a Construction Manager within a rail electrical or E&P environment.
- Strong understanding of 650v signalling power systems and associated installation practices.
- Experience delivering E&P, M&E, signalling power, telecoms, or related rail systems projects.
- SMTH
- G110
- PTS
- COSS
- SMSTS
- Management / Project Management qualification
- Full UK Driving Licence
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk
Recruitment Manager
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk
Recruitment Manager