Construction Manager

Construction Manager | Oxford, Oxfordshire
£300 – £350 per day | Freelance / Contract
Long-term project | Approx. 2 years remaining
Flexible working hours | 9-hour day

The Role

We are recruiting for an experienced, technically minded Construction Manager to join the delivery team on a major healthcare construction project in Oxford.

This is a hands-on site role for someone who understands how buildings go together, can interrogate drawings, identify buildability issues and take ownership of day-to-day construction delivery.

You will work closely with the Building Services/M&E, Design and Project Management teams on a highly serviced clinical development with complex construction interfaces.

Responsibilities

* Manage and coordinate day-to-day construction activities.

* Review drawings and identify buildability issues, clashes and installation problems.

* Ensure subcontractors work in line with drawings and specifications.

* Coordinate construction, M&E and design interfaces.

* Manage penetrations, openings, fire stopping and associated details.

* Look ahead in the programme and resolve issues before they affect delivery.

* Manage Site Managers, Supervisors, subcontractors and site labour.

* Chair and contribute to subcontractor and coordination meetings.

* Monitor quality, progress, programme and site standards.

* Take ownership of allocated areas with minimal supervision.

Requirements

* Previous Construction Manager or strong Site Manager experience.

* Strong technical construction knowledge.

* Experience reviewing and coordinating construction drawings.

* Good understanding of buildability and construction sequencing.

* Experience managing multiple subcontract packages.

* Comfortable working closely with M&E and design teams.

* SMSTS.

* CSCS.

* First Aid.

* Healthcare, hospital, modular, complex fit-out or heavily serviced building experience would be advantageous.

Why Join?

This is a major specialist healthcare development with approximately two years of construction still to run, offering excellent continuity for the right person.

The project has a collaborative, hands-on culture with the opportunity to work on a technically challenging scheme and become a key part of the delivery team. There is also potential for a permanent opportunity longer term.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Construction Manager looking for a long-term contract opportunity in Oxford, apply now via CV-Library quoting reference DARA-CM-OXF-01