Construction Assurance Manager- Returners

Are you looking to return to work following a career break of 2 or more years? If you are an experienced professional looking to return to the workplace, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. To apply for this vacancy and join our Returners Programme, applicants must be returning from a career break of 2 or more years or have been freelancing or working in a home business, in that time.

National Highways is looking for a Construction Assurance Manager to join our Northwest Operations team. In this pivotal role, you’ll be at the heart of delivering major Capital Investment Schemes, representing our interests on civil engineering construction and maintenance sites and ensuring every project meets the highest standards.

Reporting to the Construction Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind schemes delivered on time, within budget, and to exceptional quality and safety standards, all while safeguarding a positive customer experience. Join a well-established team that prides itself on collaboration and culture, and enjoy a role that promises variety, challenge, and impact every single day.

Based in either Warrington or Preston, this opportunity is ideal for professionals with background as an Agent, Sub Agent, or in similar construction site management roles who are ready to take the next step in their career.

You will also be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have no more than 3 points to be considered for this position and during employment.

• Assuring the completion of planned works to agreed standards and escalating any concerns to the Construction Manager, in line with agreed governance requirements.
• Ensuring that all works are constructed in line with: CDM regulations, HSE Legislation, Chapter 8 requirements, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works (MCHW).
• Ensuring Project Managers receive regular and timely feedback on scheme construction progress, risks, early warnings, design related issues, and act as the initial point of escalation for any on-site issues that need to be resolved.
• Acting as liaison between all key supply chain partners and co-ordinate the delivery programme, ensuring buildability reviews are carried out on all projects.
• Maintaining good liaison with Project Managers and Commercial & Procurement colleagues, providing relevant and timely information on Early Warnings and Compensation Events.

• Proven highways/structures maintenance/construction experience is essential; experience of working on high-speed Trunk Road/Motorway Networks.
• Knowledge of site-based processes, relevant legislation, practices and policies for health & safety, environmental and quality management, including good understanding of the DMRB, MCHW, Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual and CDM Regulations.
• CSCS Card Holder essential;
  Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including stakeholder management, with a strong customer focus and managing geographically dispersed teams.
• Experienced in using the NEC 4 ECC form of contract.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.