Works Manager

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Help Deliver an Award-Winning Coastal Defence Scheme

Volker Stevin is looking for an experienced Senior Works Manager to join our team on the prestigious Southsea Coastal Defence Project
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This nationally significant project is helping to protect local communities, businesses and critical infrastructure from coastal flooding while creating a lasting legacy for future generations. As a key member of the project leadership team, you'll play a vital role in delivering complex civil engineering works safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for the safe, environmentally compliant and right-first-time delivery of construction activities across the project.

You'll lead teams of Foremen, Supervisors, operatives and subcontractors, ensuring works are delivered safely, on programme and to the quality standards expected on one of the UK's leading coastal defence schemes.

You'll also be a key interface with the client, stakeholders, supply chain partners and local community, helping maintain the strong reputation of both the project and Volker Stevin.

• Lead and manage site operations to ensure safe and efficient project delivery.
• Plan and coordinate labour, plant, materials and subcontract resources.
• Lead, mentor and develop Foremen, Supervisors and site teams.
• Drive workforce engagement, wellbeing and performance.
• Support short and medium-term planning and construction sequencing.

• Champion Volker Stevin's Safety Ripple and Quality Ripple initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Promote a positive safety culture and ensure incidents are reported and investigated appropriately.
• Lead site inductions, briefings, toolbox talks and workforce communications.
• Ensure actions arising from inspections and audits are closed out effectively.

• Build strong relationships with clients, residents, stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Manage subcontractor performance against safety, quality and programme requirements.
• Support risk management through planning meetings, design reviews and early engagement.
• Monitor project performance and drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, programme and cost.

• Support Project Managers with resource planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Contribute to programme delivery and cost control.
• Ensure sufficient supervision and competent resources are available across all work areas.

• Minimum 10 years' experience in a supervisory or construction management role.
• CSCS Site Manager.
• SMSTS.
• First Aid qualification.
• Proven experience delivering civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with in coastal, marine, flood defence or major infrastructure projects.
• Confined Spaces certification.
• Temporary Works Appreciation.
• Lifting Appointed Person qualification.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Volker Stevin is under the umbrella of Volker Wessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each…