Construction Manager - Infrastructure, Civil and Build (M2)

Role overview

Construction delivery

• Lead and manage construction delivery across multiple project packages; oversee site execution, sequencing, logistics, and coordination.
• Monitor contractor performance against project requirements, specifications, quality standards, and programme commitments.
• Ensure safe work in accordance with HSE requirements; manage stakeholder and operational interfaces.
• Review schedules, progress reports, and recovery plans; identify risks and mitigate programme and budget impacts.
• Lead site inspections, quality reviews, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Support change management, variation reviews, and commercial assessments; chair site meetings and resolve technical and delivery issues.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, permits, and operational constraints; report progress to senior stakeholders.
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.

Required qualifications and experience

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Significant construction management experience on major building, infrastructure, transportation, or aviation projects.
• Proven experience managing contractors and delivering projects through the construction phase.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, site logistics, quality assurance, commissioning, HSE, and safe systems of work.
• Experience administering construction contracts and managing consultant and contractor performance.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to coordinate complex interfaces in operational environments.

Desirable experience

• Professional membership with CIOB, ICE, RICS, PMI, or equivalent is desirable.
• Airport, transportation, mission-critical infrastructure, or operational-facility experience is advantageous.
• Knowledge of operational readiness and handover, or experience in PMC, consultancy, or client-side project management environments, is advantageous.
• Strong leadership capability to motivate and manage diverse project teams.

Accountabilities and success measures

• Deliver construction works to approved safety, quality, cost, and schedule targets; manage contractor performance and construction risks.
• Coordinate stakeholder and package interfaces, comply with governance and assurance processes, achieve milestones, and hand over completed assets.
• Success measures include zero harm, programme and budget performance, high-quality execution, positive stakeholder feedback, and successful operational integration.

Work arrangement

• The posting is tagged on-site and says part-time, flexible, and hybrid options may be discussed if suitable for the role.