Senior Construction Manager

Lead.. .. Deliver.. .. Build for growth!

This is an opportunity to take a high-profile leadership role at the heart of a growing specialist construction business, shaping how projects are delivered, developing the construction function and helping establish the standards and capabilities needed for continued growth. If you are a Senior Construction Leader who combines technical credibility with strategic thinking, commercial awareness and a genuine focus on delivery, we would like to hear from you.

BASIC SALARY

£80,000 - £90,000

BENEFITS

• Company Car
• 25 days Annual Holiday
• Company Pension (3%)
• Private Healthcare
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover

LOCATION

Northampton

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS

Milton Keynes, Banbury, Rugby, Corby, Market Harborough, Bedford, Kettering, Bicester, Peterborough

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Construction Manager, Contracts Manager, Senior Project Manager - Aviation, Construction

We are looking for an accomplished Senior Construction Manager to take a leading role in a growing specialist airport infrastructure business.

This is more than project delivery. You will have the opportunity to shape the construction function, influence delivery strategy and build the capability needed to support future growth.

Based out of our Northamptonshire Headquarters and with UK-wide travel, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple UK construction projects, ensuring safe, profitable and high-quality delivery. Working closely with design, engineering, manufacturing and commercial teams, you will drive construction excellence from pre-construction through to handover.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing senior leadership across multiple concurrent UK construction projects.
• Developing and implementing construction standards, governance and delivery strategy.
• Leading and developing Project Managers, Site Managers and wider delivery teams.
• Driving programme, safety, quality, productivity and commercial performance.
• Overseeing design coordination, buildability and construction readiness through RIBA Stages 0-7.
• Integrating off-site manufacture, modular construction and DfMA into delivery where appropriate.
• Managing complex interfaces across design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and construction.
• Ensuring safe and effective delivery within live airport and operational environments.
• Building strong relationships with clients, airport operators, contractors and senior stakeholders.
• Providing construction expertise across pre-construction, tenders, business development and strategic growth.
• Driving continuous improvement, lessons learned and the development of a scalable construction function.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Strong experience working for, or closely alongside, a Principal Contractor.
• Excellent construction planning, programme and delivery management skills.
• Thorough working knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work 0-7.
• Strong multidisciplinary design coordination and buildability experience.
• Solid understanding of CDM, construction Health and Safety and risk manage