Construction Manager

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

7/24/2025

Department: South West Water

Location: Peninsula House (South West Water HQ)

Compensation: £5,000 - £70,000 / year

Description

As a Construction Manager, you will lead a multi-disciplined team, ensuring that all operations of the schemes/contract(s) are performed on time, to specification and within specific Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental guidelines. Specific Productivity, Cost and Risk benchmarks shall be set and the Construction Manager will monitor and/or report on these during construction. Close liaison with the Stakeholders will be maintained throughout and programmes updated regularly to show progress.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for someone to:

• Manage the scheme/contract ensuring daily supervision is in place to supervise and manage the workforce (direct and subcontract labour)
• Manage effective and efficient planning of the work; ensuring co-ordination between the schedulers, Supervisors, Site Support and operational gangs
• Ensure efficient procurement and cost management of sites, depots, vehicles, plant, PPE, materials and scheme/contract resources
• Collaborative with other Area Managers to share ideas, resources and learning to ensure a consistent and unified service across all areas of the scheme/contract
• Work closely with the scheme/contract design team to ensure any new work is fit for purpose
• Identify engineering opportunities prior to schemes being planned to improve operations delivery and/or cost effectiveness and subsequently managing and monitoring the change process for these schemes
• Work collaboratively with Health & Safety advisors to promote best practice across all works
• Undertake regular inspection and audit of operational teams to include sites, depots and teams.
• Ensure Employee appraisals are undertaken as required by company procedures.
• Ensure all Health & Safety standards are being adhered to across all design works
• Ensure any CDM regulations (principle contractor responsibilities) are being adhered to across all works
• Identify and resolve any third party restrictions (easements, bridges and structures) by liaising with the relevant stakeholders
• Develop strong and regular communication links with clients, colleagues and Local Authority officers
• Performance manage staff at multiple sites as and when required, including all day-to-day HR issues. Manage staff retention including recruitment for multiple sites and succession planning
  
  

Experience and Qualifications

• Knowledge of infrastructure, pipelines and managing construction sites
• Health & Safety qualification an advantage - IOSH and or NEBOSH
• SMSTS, and Temporary Works Supervisor qualification essemtial
• Experience of working in Utilities advantageous
• NRSWA Supervisor Street works qualification
• Deep Excavation knowledge and experience
• Good management skills
• Financial and commercial awareness
• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Full UK Driving Licence
  
  

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

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