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Construction Manager

MWH Treatment
Full-time
On-site
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

MWH have now been awarded Projects at Dukinfield, Aston-Under-Lyne, Arnfield, Godley, Hyde and Wigan and Skelmersdale across the AMP8 Framework Agreement with United Utilities. We are looking to strengthen our Construction and Project delivery teams with Construction Managers assigned to £25-£50M projects or sections.

Reporting to the Regional Construction Manager, you will manage your site team across all construction, supervision and project delivery. You will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution and control of all construction operations on a project or designated area. Ensuring SHEQ, programme, staff requirements are met, along with driving improvements in project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with the wider Project Management Teams to agree and ensure all are adequately resourced, to successfully deliver the work scope.
  • Responsible and accountable for all non-working supervision, civils, mechanical, electrical and commissioning site activities on their project or allocated area.
  • Both directly employed or provided by the supply chain. All skill sets need to be assessed and allocated accordingly.
  • Advise and review on all construction operations, delivery, buildability and programme. Ensuring all aspects are in line with the HSEQ requirements.
  • Risk and review management, ensuring all operations are assessed, with direct cost, programme and risks fully understood.
  • Ensure all subcontractors are managed, supervised and are aligned to our expectations and standards. Checking that the correct staff and skill sets are provided to deliver the subcontract work scope, safely and on programme.
  • Support, manage and supervise direct labour requirements. Agree and sign off any self-delivery proposals over and above the required general attendance labour. Ensure direct cost bottom up build ups are monitored and reviewed. Support compliance and performance delivery as required.
  • Overview project progress and programme performance. 
  • Assist the project HSEQ and Operational teams in any investigations and reports. Fact findings, lessons learnt, agree and implement any changes.
  • Assist and support the Project Lead Temporary Works Coordinator, helping to ensure TW are planned, managed, supervised and reviewed accordingly.
  • Assist and support with the Project Lifting AP, ensuring all lifting operations are planned, managed, supervised and reviewed according.
  • Assess individual performance, promote and carry out Personal Development Reviews (PDR’s).

About You

Essential

•           Extensive experience in the construction industry, leading, managing and supervising operations across multiple projects, including major project experience.

•           Extensive experience in project delivery and leading supervision on major civil engineering activities and temporary works.

•           Excellent oral and written communicator

•           CSCS level 6 Black card or similar

•           CITB Temporary Works Co-Ordinator Couse or similar.

•           IOSH Managing Safety or similar.

•           Strategic, operational, technical and management skills

•           Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety

Desirable

 •          Experience in water and wastewater treatment plants.

•           Lifting operations qualifications, CPSC Management of Lifting Operations AP

•           Confined spare (medium/high risk).

•           Experience in water and waste water treatment plants

•           SMSTS / IOSH

•           CSCS Level 6+

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances. 

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. 

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don’t just tick boxes; we live these values every day. 

What MWH offer 

Packages include -  

A competitive salary 

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent) 

Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent) 

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy) 

Contribution Pension scheme 

Life Assurance 

Health Insurance 

Private Medical Insurance 

And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc