Senior Construction Manager

Sick of 12-hour days on site? Looking for genuine, long-term, and guaranteed work-life balance?  How does a 40 hour week sound...?


We are recruiting a Senior Construction Manager to join a client side organisation in the Transport sector. This role offers you the chance to work across a major programme, overseeing multiple live projects, some running concurrently, with annual spend ranging between £30M–£50M, and individual project values reaching up to £30M. To keep things interesting, all projects are delivered in live operational environments.


This is more than just a site leadership role; it's a position of real influence and strategic oversight. You'll be working client side, with genuine opportunity to shape projects from early development through to delivery.


What you’ll be doing

• Lead construction management activities across your entire programme
• Develop and manage a team of up to 10 direct reports, plus supply chain partners
• Champion safety through regular engagement: safety tours, inspections, and performance reporting
• Review and support contractor submissions around CDM, HSE, and ensure compliance
• Oversee quality and commissioning documentation, including ITPs and daily reports
• Conduct site inspections to verify compliance with specifications and drawings
• Support onboarding of contractors—including logistics, security, and interface planning

What you’ll need to succeed

• Degree (or equivalent) in construction management or a related engineering discipline
• A solid background in the construction industry — 10+ years' experience is expected
• Operational experience is highly valued — think rail station or airport terminal projects, or similar
• Comfort working in a high-assurance, process-driven environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills — you’ll be working with a lot 
• Good working knowledge of the NEC contract

The position is offering a salary of around 75,000 per annum, a signing on bonus AND a generous annual bonus of up to 20%, a 4,750 flexible annual allowance and the usual suite of additional benefits including an enhanced employer pension contribution (6%, rising to 8%), private medical insurance, 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days), share saver scheme etc 


What are you waiting for? Apply today by calling us on 0203 998 7667 and ask for Rob. Alternatively, feel free to apply via the link along with a copy of your CV, which doesn't have to be up to date. We endeavour to contact all applicants.


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