Construction Manager

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Construction Manager to join our growing Power team based in Dartford, delivering critical infrastructure projects across the UK's electricity network.

This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role on major power projects, managing site operations, leading multidisciplinary teams and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

As Construction Manager, you'll take ownership of construction activities from mobilisation through to handover, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme and within budget. You'll lead site teams, manage subcontractors, coordinate stakeholders and drive operational excellence across every stage of delivery.

Working closely with Project Managers, engineers, commercial teams and clients, you'll be responsible for maintaining high standards of safety, productivity and quality while fostering a positive, high-performing site culture.

• Lead and manage construction delivery across power infrastructure projects.
• Ensure works are delivered safely, sustainably and in line with programme requirements.
• Manage site teams including Site Managers, Engineers, Supervisors and specialist functions.
• Drive a strong health, safety and environmental culture with a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
• Review and approve RAMS, permits and safety documentation.
• Manage subcontractor performance, productivity and compliance.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Lead construction planning, resource allocation and short interval control processes.
• Work closely with commercial teams to manage budgets, change control and cost recovery opportunities.
• Ensure quality standards, audits and assurance activities are completed effectively.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Support, mentor and develop team members to create high-performing project teams.

• Proven experience delivering construction projects within the power, utilities, energy, civil engineering or infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrable track record of safely delivering projects to programme and budget.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Experience managing subcontractors and multidisciplinary site teams.
• Sound understanding of construction methodologies, project controls and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure project environment.
• Solution-focused approach with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Good understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation.

• CSCS Card
• SMSTS (or equivalent)
• Full UK Driving Licence

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.

Why join us?

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…