Balfour Beatty plc

Construction Manager

Company
Location
Leiston, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/19/2025
Description
About The Role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Ground Engineering team as a Construction Manager on the Sizewell C project and you can build something to be proud of.

What you'll be doing

The purpose of this role is to oversee and manage all aspects of complex work packages or sections, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and ensuring quality and safety

standards are met.

You'll be responsible for providing leadership to construction teams, coordinating with various stakeholders, and troubleshooting any issues that may arise during the construction process.

Who we're looking for

The successful candidate will have the following skills, experience, knowledge:

  • Effective communication to manage customer relationships, in addition to planning and organisation skills to deliver operational excellence and efficiency;
  • Effective leadership skills;
  • Ability to improve safety and sustainability performance;
  • Detailed understanding of construction techniques, methodologies and management principles;
  • Knowledge of Budgeting and cost control with financial awareness of delivery targets;
  • Detailed understanding of scheduling and programme management. Short- term planning for the overall construction programme;
  • Experience in leading and developing a small single-disciplinary team;
  • Previous Construction Management experience within the relevant industry is required;
  • Involvement in developing and executing work package budgets;
  • Experience with work package scheduling and timeline management;
  • Experience with regulatory agencies and ensuring compliance with regulations and standards.

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some Of Our Key Benefits Are

  • An attractive/negotiated salary;
  • Medical health cover;
  • Company car/car allowance;
  • Discretionary annual bonus;
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
  • Pension savings schemes;
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
  • Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
  • Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About Us

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is one of the UK’s leading specialist geo-technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors.

Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross-country rail and road projects.

Our reputation as one of the UK’s leading specialist geo-technical contractors is earned through the delivery of ground engineering solutions on some of the UK’s largest and most prestigious projects including HS2, The Shard, Wembley Stadium, Reading Station Viaduct, Marble Arch Place, Battersea Power Station redevelopment and the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement project.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I 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. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
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