Construction Manager - OHL

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Are you a seasoned professional passionate about delivering world‑class infrastructure in the power transmission and distribution (T&D) sector? Balfour Beatty is looking for a driven Overhead Line (OHL) Construction Manager to join our Power T&D team.

As an OHL Construction Manager, you'll lead the delivery of complex overhead line projects, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency are at the heart of everything we do. Working on transformative projects within the power T&D sector, you'll manage teams, schedules, and resources to deliver on our promise of excellence.

• Support the Delivery Manager / Senior Project Manager in their responsibility for overall profit and loss of a standard or major project whilst ensuring the highest standards of safety, sustainability, environmental and quality are implemented.
• Promote a collaborative working environment which ensures client, internal and other stakeholders' requirements are effectively managed, and employees feel motivated and engaged to deliver.
• Support in the winning of a number of projects in accordance with the Power T&D Strategic Plan as necessary.

£Competitive - DOA + excellent benefits including Site Allowances, Company Car and Subsistance Allowances (Subject to T&C's of role).

• Manage Site Managers / Project Engineers to ensure that all work undertaken satisfies all required safety and technical policies and procedures.
• Plan the work and oversee the requirements for necessary materials, plant and equipment.
• Oversee the requirements for resources and then manage staff for the project.
• Manage the construction site(s) on a day‑to‑day basis, including supervising the labour force, monitoring subcontractors, checking materials, inspecting work and overseeing quality control.
• Ensure that all work is carried out according to NRSWA and be responsible for effective liaison and collaboration with Highways Authorities, Local Authorities and other Utilities providers etc.
• Ensure the project is delivered on time and on budget by setting benchmarks, agreeing budgets and monitoring progress.
• Check design documents.
• Responsible for a working environment which ensures the achievement of all safety and environment legislation, engineering and customer standards.

• Full Clean UK Driving Licence.
• Previous experience as a Construction Manager.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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