Construction Manager

Job Title: Construction Manager

Ref. No.: CJD081025F

Location: Based near Dudley

Salary: Circa £80,000

This is an exciting opportunity to join my client, a respected, industry-leading Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their expertise to the civil/structural engineering, geotechnical, and telecommunications engineering landscapes. They are searching for a talented, experienced Construction Manager to oversee an array of construction and build projects, who is willing to lead an expanding team of experts in the field. The successful candidate should expect to be based out of the Head Office, located not far from the industrial, multi-cultural town of Dudley.

Benefits for the role of Construction Manager include (but are not limited to):

- Competitive salary (commensurate with the skills and experience you bring to the role)
- Employee pension scheme
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Sick pay
- Company vehicle
- Possibility opportunities for hybrid working
- Progression opportunities
- Access to a range of high-profile projects across the region

Responsibilities for the role of Construction Manager include:

• Overseeing handover of works, and implementing the successful completion of projects
• Undertaking site visits, and documenting these accordingly
• Interpreting designs and drawings produced by colleagues, and formulating construction programmes to successfully deliver these
• Liaising with and managing clients and other stakeholders, at various points during the projects being undertaken
• Overseeing the allocation of resource, budgets, and other necessary aspects of project delivery
• Supervising a highly-talented and diverse team of individuals, ensuring they carry out work to the highest of standards
• Providing adequate mentorship and training to colleagues within the Construction/Built Team
• Encouraging and facilitating Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for colleagues within the team
• Managing resource and materials allocation and procurement
• Enforcing all relevant health and safety standards and protocols

Required skills and experience for the role of Construction Manager include:

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree (or equivalent qualification/experience) in a relevant field
• Experience of managing construction-based teams/projects, in a UK consultancy setting
• Extensive experience of leading/managing a high-performing team of colleagues
• Demonstrable experience of liaising with/managing a diverse range of clients and other stakeholders, throughout the successful delivery of projects
• Experience of interpreting construction and build works designs and drawings
• Proven experience of working with piling
• Demonstrable experience of procuring resources, with a view to successfully delivering projects within the sector
• Excellent working knowledge of a range of different construction techniques, including building structures and materials
• Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to travel to the head office (based near Dudley) approximately two to three times each month
• Hold a full, valid UK driving licence

Desirable skills and experience for the role of Construction Manager include:

• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
• Good local knowledge

If you are interested in the role of Construction Manager, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.