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Works Manager (Senior)

Building a sustainable tomorrow

We are seeking an experienced Senior Works Manager to join us at the Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth, Devon where we are the preferred contractor to carry out heavy civil engineering construction in and around the Royal Navy dockyard.

Your work environment

  • BAM operates a flexible working policy 

 

  • People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

As a Senior Works Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

  • Ensuring site works are planned, coordinated, and undertaken in a safe, timely and cost-efficient manner in accordance with the relevant project plans, design drawings, specification, and the programme.  

  • Ensuring construction operations and materials comply with project requirements. 

  • Controlling the short and medium-term programmes to ensure timely and economical completion. 

  • Ensuring that effective corrective actions are taken on identified problems. 

  • Liaising with the Construction Manager and delivery teams regarding construction activities. 

  • Providing health and safety leadership to operational delivery teams

  • Supporting the General Foreman to work safely in accordance with assessed construction risks and adherence with the control measures defined in Work Package Plans and Task Briefs.

  • Providing necessary support to enable the project environmental risks, objectives and targets are met.

  • Compliance with all project documentation for the application of legislation.

  • Managing the General Foreman, Foreman, Site Supervisors, and other assigned resources

  • Promoting and maintaining effective client and stakeholder relationships to protect and enhance the company’s reputation to enable repeat business.

  • Upholding the core company values, inspiring and encouraging the same throughout the team.

  • Supporting the Project Manager/Agent in defining the efficient and effective planning of the works (methodology) and plant and labour resources.

  • Ensuring the timely ordering and delivery of all plant and equipment appropriate for safe delivery of the works and is secured and maintained effectively.

Who are we looking for?

  • HNC (Construction related) or Level 6 NVQ Construction Site Management.

  • Demonstrable knowledge and practical application of site construction activities and management of staff, operatives, and subcontractors within regulated sectors. 

  • Gold Supervisors or Black Managers Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card.

  • Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary

  • A wide range of family-friendly policies

  • Company car/car allowance/travel allowance

  • 8 % matched pension contributions

  • Private healthcare

  • Life assurance

  • 26 days holiday

  • 2 wellbeing days

  • 1 volunteering day

  • Personal and professional development

 

BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Jonathan Schulte, Recruitment Manager, BAM Nuttall Ltd, m: 07717 227890 / Email: jonathan.schulte@bam.com


BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.

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