Construction Manager

Construction Manager

📍 Oxford, Oxfordshire

💷 £300–£350 per day | Freelance / Contract

Long-term project | Approx. 2 years remaining | ASAP start

💷 £300–£350/day + around two years of work remaining on a major Oxford healthcare scheme.

If you’re a technically strong Construction Manager who can interrogate drawings, spot buildability problems and drive subcontractors on site, this is a long-term contract worth looking at. 🏗️

About the role

We’re looking for a hands-on Construction Manager to join the delivery team on a complex, highly serviced clinical development in Oxford.

This isn’t a purely supervisory role. You’ll be expected to understand how the building goes together, challenge drawings, resolve construction interfaces and take ownership of your areas before problems hit programme.

You’ll work closely with M&E / Building Services, Design, Project Management, Site Management and subcontractor teams.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day construction delivery across allocated areas.
• Review drawings for buildability, clashes and installation issues.
• Coordinate construction, M&E and design interfaces.
• Manage subcontractors against drawings, specifications and programme.
• Oversee penetrations, openings, fire stopping and associated details.
• Look ahead, identify risks and resolve issues before they affect delivery.
• Manage Site Managers, Supervisors and site labour.
• Monitor quality, progress and site standards.
• Lead and contribute to subcontractor and coordination meetings.

What we're looking for

• Previous Construction Manager experience, or a strong Site Manager ready to operate at this level.
• Strong technical construction and buildability knowledge.
• Confident reviewing and coordinating construction drawings.
• Experience managing several subcontract packages and construction interfaces.
• SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid.

Desirable background

Experience on hospitals, healthcare, modular construction, complex fit-out or heavily serviced buildings would be particularly relevant.

Why consider it?

✅ Approximately two years of construction remaining

✅ Major specialist healthcare project

✅ Technically challenging, highly serviced environment

✅ Flexible working hours around a 9-hour day

✅ Strong continuity for a freelancer

✅ Potential permanent opportunity longer term

Best-Fit Candidates / Useful Matching Context

Strong matches may currently be working as a Construction Manager, Senior Site Manager, Site Manager, Package Manager or Build Manager within a main contractor or specialist construction environment.

Relevant backgrounds could include healthcare construction, hospitals, life sciences, laboratories, complex commercial fit-out, modular construction and other M&E-intensive / highly serviced buildings.

Reference: DARA-CM-OXF-01

Apply now if you’re looking for a technically demanding, long-term Construction Manager contract in Oxford.

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