Why RLB?
At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.
We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.
Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.
We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.
You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.
What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.
Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.
Role overview:
We are looking for an experienced Construction Manager to oversee the safe, efficient and high-quality delivery of complex construction projects.
This role would suit a construction professional with a strong technical foundation and experience delivering major building or civil engineering projects within live, operational or logistically challenging environments.
Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery
- Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of construction activities in accordance with the agreed programme, budget and quality requirements.
- Develop, review and actively manage construction programmes, identifying opportunities to improve sequencing, productivity and overall delivery.
- Plan site activities in detail, establish clear milestones and accurately forecast completion dates.
- Monitor progress against programme and implement recovery measures where activities are at risk of delay.
Site and Subcontractor Management
- Provide daily leadership and direction to site teams, engineering resources, subcontractors and direct labour.
- Manage subcontractor performance against programme, quality, safety and commercial expectations.
- Coordinate labour, materials, plant, access and site logistics to support efficient delivery.
- Review short-term programmes, method statements, risk assessments and resource requirements.
Health, Safety and Environment
- Champion a strong health, safety and environmental culture across the project.
- Ensure construction activities comply with company procedures, project requirements and applicable legislation.
- Review and contribute to Risk Assessments and Method Statements, Project Management Plans and Construction Phase Plans.
- Ensure required permits, licences and approvals are in place before work begins.
Quality Management
- Ensure works are completed in accordance with approved designs, specifications, inspection plans and quality standards.
- Manage inspection and test plans, hold-point inspections and quality records.
- Identify, record and support the closure of non-conformance reports.
Design and Technical Coordination
- Work closely with design teams to resolve queries and ensure information is available in line with the construction programme.
- Review construction information for buildability, coordination and sequencing.
- Raise and manage Requests for Information and support the timely resolution of technical issues.
- Coordinate engineering, structural, envelope, civils, landscaping and building-services interfaces as applicable to the project.
Commercial and Contractual Support
- Work closely with the commercial team to monitor project performance and provide accurate progress information.
- Support the identification, assessment and management of changes to the works.
- Maintain records that support commercial reporting, forecasting and change control.
- Review material, plant and labour requirements, supporting accurate cost and resource planning.
- Identify delivery risks and opportunities and escalate them to the relevant project leadership team.
- Contribute to regular project reporting covering programme, cost, quality, safety and key risks.
Candidate profile:
You will be able to demonstrate:
- Significant experience in construction or civil engineering project delivery.
- Experience working as a Construction Manager, Site Manager, Package Manager or in a comparable construction leadership position.
- A strong understanding of construction programming, sequencing, logistics and resource planning.
- Experience managing subcontractors and multidisciplinary site teams.
- Strong knowledge of health, safety, environmental and quality-management requirements.
- Experience reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements and contributing to construction-management documentation.
- The ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and design information.
- Experience coordinating design teams and resolving technical or buildability issues.
- An understanding of commercial reporting, cost control, forecasting and change management.
- Experience delivering works within complex, live or operational environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to build effective relationships with clients, consultants, contractors and operational stakeholders.
- A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications and construction reporting tools.
Qualifications
- A qualification in construction management, civil engineering or a related discipline, such as an HNC, HND, degree or equivalent practical experience.
- A recognised site-management health and safety qualification would be advantageous.
- Temporary Works Coordinator training would be advantageous.
- First Aid, fire coordination or other relevant construction-site certifications would be beneficial.
- A full driving licence may be required, depending on project location.
Desirable Experience
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be beneficial:
- Data centres or other mission-critical facilities.
- Major commercial or public-sector developments.
- Civil engineering and infrastructure works.
- Healthcare, education, defence or secure environments.
- Structural frames, substructures, deep basements and building-envelope packages.
- Refurbishment and regeneration projects.
- Public-realm and external-works packages.
- NEC or other standard construction contracts.
- Testing, commissioning, completion and operational handover.
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