The Bachy Business has a number of forthcoming opportunities which will need a competent delivery team to be mobilised and managed. The opportunities cover a broad spectrum of activities and scopes but generally these are not solely geotechnically focused projects and include; earthworks, reinforced concrete, enabling and geotechnical works.

The Construction Manager will lead a team of operational roles in order to safely and efficiently deliver these projects. They will be responsible for the efficient running and resourcing of site operations in order to support the work of either a large individual project or multiple projects whilst achieving excellence in safety, quality, sustainability and efficiency, ensuring consistency with the Bachy Soletanche processes and systems. 

The Construction Manager will internally be interacting with the Scotland management team, Senior Leadership Projects Division, Operational Employees as well as externally interacting with Subcontractors, Suppliers and Regulatory Bodies

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure that the process strategy and in particular the culture of Bachy and its impact on project delivery is clearly communicated understood by site staff teams
• Work with the Project Manager to oversee all site activities including logistics, temporary works, plant and people interface to ensure safe execution of the works
• Ensuring the efficient management and review of various sub-contractors
• Manage the programme for the deployment of site staff and plant to the projects
• Build a good working relationship with the various project departments to ensure that the correct plant and tools are selected and delivered to the project sites in a timely manner and that they are fit for purpose
• Ensure that all work carried out on site is in strict compliance with the work procedures and the BMS
• Partner all projects within the area of responsibility to ensure the right quantity, quality and skills mix of operatives are provided within agreed timelines – both at site set up and during the full life cycle of the project
• Ensure apprentices and workforce are fully developed to maximise their competence
• Work closely with the whole process team (to include operations, preconstruction, commercial, plant, resource, QA and design), to ensure an effective and efficient project delivery
• Ensure that all the operations team comply with the Bachy business Management System through support and audit
• Manage, develop and coach site teams to ensure that deliverables are met
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm by promoting a culture of safety among all site staff

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Good understanding of civil engineering construction including; piling, enabling works, earthworks, reinforced concrete
• Minimum of Managers & Professionals level CPCS Qualification
• Civil Engineering Degree / HND preferred
• Commercial awareness to recognize changes from intended scope
• Clear customer focus
• Clear drive and ambition
• Ability to effectively manage conflict and negotiation
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels across the organisation and externally
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Management
• Experience in delivering major infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of training requirements within the BMS
• Team Player, Action Taker, Positive

The following qualities/experience are desirable: 

• Project Management qualification
• Strong computer skills - focused on Excel / Word / PowerPoint and ideally and ideally conversant with other software, e.g. MS Project
• Previous management experience in a similar Geotechnical environment
• Experience of working with a blue-collar workforce