Construction Manager

We are looking for Construction Managers with experience in Process Plant and Equipment, M&E and Building Fit Out to join our defence sector, which includes a contract at a facility near Reading.

The role will be a key part of the Project Management Area Teams as we look to obtain bulk construction completion and handover the area to the operator. This role will cover all aspects of the scope across each Cell Area, including, M&E services, RC, doors, Process Plant and Equipment and Architectural Fit Out (AFO).

The roles require Security Clearance at SC level with some to DV level, therefore the ability to obtain clearance is essential; 5 years continuous residency in the UK and UK Citizenship is required.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Review of all available documentation and drawings to gain an in depth understanding of the works involved
- Management and direction to the Work Pack Engineers, ensuring they carry out their roles and responsibilities
- Ownership and responsibility for co-ordination of all construction activities within the Area
- Ownership and responsibility in ensuring adherence to the Programme, with a particular focus on our 6-week look ahead drum beat
- Co-ordination with, and management of all supply chain construction leads operating in the Area
- Co-ordination with various stakeholders, client, designer, engineering, commercial etc. to ensure progression and adherence to the programme
- Supporting the Project Manager and owning and developing the medium-term Cell Programmes
- Leading of the Construction Sequencing sessions with all suppliers and directing the co-ordination of activities on site
- Monitoring and reporting against progress each period
- Ensuring delivery of a right first-time outcome

**About you**:

- The ability to understand the scope of the works and can identify change
- Able to promote the pursuit of excellence and continuous improvement, driving innovation, adopting best practice, standard processes and procedures
- Must hold a CSCS card
- SMSTS or equivalent is preferred
- Security Clearance at SC or above already held is preferred
- Prior experience in Defence/High Assurance Level projects is preferred
- Lifting AP beneficial
- TWC beneficial

**About Costain**

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

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**Right to Work & Security Checks**

Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you. For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

**Closing date**

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