Senior Construction Manager

VINCI Building has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Construction Manager to play a significant part in supporting the delivery of a £180m student accommodation project at the University of Southampton.

With a build programme to 2029, the scheme includes in excess of 1,500 new student beds, along with refurbishment and the restoration of a Grade II listed building.
Designed to operate emission-free, this project will exceed UK net zero carbon targets, along with a commitment to significantly increase affordable student accommodation.

As Senior Construction Manager, you’ll be able to demonstrate extensive experience overseeing mid to large-scale construction projects from inception to completion. With a proven track record working for a large Main Contractor in the UK, you will lead site teams, manage budgets, ensure safety compliance, and coordinate stakeholders to deliver projects on time and within financial targets whilst exceeding our clients’ expectations.

• Plan, organise, control and coordinate the site or section of the site to a satisfactory and safe completion
• Ensure that works are coordinated to ensure suitable safe access and segregation is maintained
• Ensure that works are not started before Risk Assessments, Task Safety Plans and Method Statements are issued and agreed; issued and communicated by the sub-contractor and to then actively monitor their implementation
• Is aware of full project life cycle and contributes effectively with construction expertise at each
• Sets up processes to ensure the site team effectively manage all site reporting such as record sheets, site instructions, daily diary etc.

• Fully aware of the resource requirements to effectively complete a section of work and ensures arrangements are made to meet these needs
• Ensure individuals are aware of what is expected of them
• Develop individuals through coaching and training
• Resolution of disputes

• Ensure that the works are carried out in accordance with good practice and in line with all relevant specifications, drawings,
• method statements and to obtain all relevant technical / manufacturers information prior to any activity commencing
• Dissemination of information to relevant parties

• Ensure materials, plant and sub-contractors are procured to meet targets
• Control costs
• Recognises change on site and retains records as required by the established change control process

• Ensure each subcontractor is aware of the Guide for Sub Contractors working with Vinci Construction and are interviewed prior to any engagement
• Communicates VINCI quality policy and systems to subcontractors and suppliers
• Ensures that robust on-site procedures are established and employed and undertakes daily checks
• Undertakes regular checks to ensure workforce are meeting quality requirements
• Drives delivery of quality for the project, actively stopping and correcting sub-standard work and actively engaging specialist support to ensure this

• Ensure that the works are undertaken in accordance with all VINCI HS&E legislation, and the site Health Safety and Environmental Plans
• Puts safety first and instills this in the project team and suppliers
• Ensures that suitable welfare is in place and maintained
• Sets up procedures to ensure that all safety documentation is collated and retained for example scaffold inspection records, PUWER records etc.
• Ensures that weekly recorded site inspections for temp works such as hoardings, scaffolds, Haki stairs etc. are undertaken
• Ensures plant is inspected to meet PUWER guidelines

• Mark up the project programme on a weekly basis
• Assesses and coordinates one week lookahead…