Construction Manager - East Coast

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead delivery on an Overhead Line (OHL) project based in Edzell
. This is a key leadership role responsible for managing site operations, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality delivery in line with programme and commercial objectives.

• Full ownership of site construction activities from planning through to delivery
• Driving a Zero Harm culture and ensuring all HSE standards are met
• Managing and developing a multidisciplinary site team
• Overseeing programme, cost and quality performance
• Leading subcontractor management and supply chain delivery
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Ensuring robust planning, reporting and risk management

• Proven experience in a Construction Manager or senior site leadership role, ideally within OHL, utilities or infrastructure
• Strong track record of delivering projects to programme and budget
• Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Commercially aware with knowledge of contracts and cost control
• Strong commitment to health, safety and continuous improvement

• Role is primarily site-based in Edzell
• Travel required between sites and to Head Office (Motherwell) for meetings and training

• 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.