Construction Manager

Description:

Here within the Anglian Water Alliance of IOS, we are a collaborative organisation made up of four partner companies (Anglian Water, Barhale, Kier and Morrisons) and our extended supply chain, delivering a capital programme of works.

The Construction Manager will lead the management of safety, quality, cost and timely delivery of all construction activity carried out on site through the management of site managers and direct delivery resources.

Whilst being primarily focussed on managing construction resources, the role must always adopt a wider IOS Alliance view, modelling appropriate Alliancing behaviours and leadership skills.

The role is key in terms of Health & Safety and holds local responsibility for Principal Contractor status under CDM and for managing Health & Safety compliance for all delivered construction work.

The role is also responsible for compliance with Environmental Legislation and Policies.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and managed the construction team to deliver projects on time, with cost and compliance
Direct line management responsibility for a team of Site Managers
Responsible for the performance of tier 2 suppliers about Safety, Time and Quality
Responsible for CDM Principal Contractor Role (delegated from alliance partner)
Review and ensure compliance with the Construction Phase Plan
Ensure compliance with Environmental legislation and policies
Ensure RAMS are appropriate and adequate
Involvement with Constructability reviews and joint sign-off with the Project Delivery Manager (PDM)
Focus on efficient working practices to drive cost and time reductions on-site
Understand overall business risks and work with PDM to manage risks and conflicting demands
Drive a focus on zero waste and reducing embodied carbon within construction activities
Ensure the construction teams are focussed on Internal and External customer requirements so to minimise the impact of our works on Customers and Anglian Waters ODI measures.
Ensure that the site teams are raising the relevant contractual and commercial notices to the rest of the Project Team promptly.
Establishing future view on resources (labour, plant and materials) and proactively inform or escalate any shortfalls or gaps in resources against the delivery plan and take appropriate steps to remedy
Recruitment to meet the required demands plan based on the programme
Ensure ongoing short-term planning of project needs (by local or central resource planner) to maximise resource utilisation (labour, plant and materials)
Compliance with Health & Safety legislation and policies
Fully co-operate and co-ordinate with the H&S Advisors on any investigations
Ensure all operatives of all tiers have the relevant training, valid accreditations and training certificates to undertake the required construction activitiesPerson Specification:

The successful candidate is likely to meet all of the following criteria:

Experience in managing operational resources in a construction environment
Water Industry construction experience
NEBOSH qualified
Alliancing experience
Minimum HNC or equivalent qualification
Experienced in acting as Principal Contractor under CDM regulations
Full UK driving licence