Construction Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include to:

• Ensure that all building work complies with the Building Regulations throughout the whole construction process.
• Ensure due consideration is afforded to the requirements concerning welfare, security, safety of the construction staff, visitors and building users.
• Liaise with Contractors to provide information from the Asbestos Management Report when planning invasive works.
• Understand and advise on site investigation techniques that may be applicable prior to commencement of building operations such as environmental risk assessments, site clearance, geotechnical processes, and contaminated land.
• Ensure effective records are maintained throughout the design and construction phase including, but not limited to, plant and equipment, resources, inspections, defects, materials delivered/incorporated, change control, variations, compensation events, weather, weekly progress etc.
• Provide construction advice on any aspect of building, refurbishment and alteration works and carry out Value Engineering appraisals on available options to ensure value for money in consideration of quality parameters.
• Attend design and contract meetings and provide advice to the project team on construction aspects of works.
• Ensure that Health and Safety is the first priority on the construction site and is positively communicated at all levels.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Essential Criteria:

• Formal Construction related Qualifications (Degree/HND/BTech).
• Experienced Construction Manager/Supervisor.
• Experience of holding a construction management role (i.e., Site Agent/Site Manager) for a client or within medium to large construction companies.
• Experience of inspection, reporting and auditing of the building regulations.
• Experience in the management and application of the construction safety legislation and the CDM regulations.
• Team engagement/people, writing, reporting, communication skills and excellent organisation skills.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Stage 1 - Application & Sift:

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the 7 essential criteria listed, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application

• Up to 1500-word Statement of Suitability

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essentialcriteria

• Meets some essential criteria

• Meets no essential criteria

Piles Meets all essentialcriteriawill be moved through to the shortlisting stage.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

• Experience of holding a construction management role (i.e., Site Agent/Site Manager) for a client or within medium to large construction companies

Please do not exceed 1500 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.

Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (success profiles)

You will be invited to a (single) face to face interview. If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

Behaviours, Technical and Experience will be tested at interview.

There will be a 5 minute presentation at interview, full details of the subject will be provided at the shortlisting stage.

The Behaviour's tested during the interview stage will be:

• Managing a Quality Service (lead)
• Making Effective Decision
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as office based at our Scientific Campus in Porton Down.

For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requires Security Check (SC). UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Person Specification

Application form and Statement of Suitability

Essential

• Application form and Statement of Suitability

Behaviours

Essential

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

UKHSA Porton Down

Manor Farm Road

Porton Down

SP4 0JG

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)