Construction Manager (Ref: DALCM)

Salary / Rate:

GBP 500.00-99,999.00 

Location:

Strathclyde 

Rate:

Yearly 

Job Type:

Permanent 

Sector:

Building Services 

Date Posted:

25/07/2008 

Reference:

DALCM 

Scope
To deliver the construction phase of projects to budget and schedule. Identify and manage resources during the construction phase, ensuring the correct skills are employed to achieve the goals with no risk to health and safety.

Resource
Manage and coordinate all resources required to achieve project schedules.
Ensure adequate resource is established to support project implementation and ongoing progress.
Ensure a standard model of engineering control procedures for construction activities is established and maintained
Manage the project activities through engineering resource and line supervisors.
Ensure personnel suitability
Advise on personnel training.

Safety
Ensure compliance with all statutory Health & Safety legislation including CDM regulations when applicable.
Ensure all work activities are supported by risk assessment, method statement and COSHH assessment when applicable.
Support Safety activities, Compliance Auditing, Tool Box Talks, Employee Safety Training, Incident awareness and employee methodology.

Design
Participate in Design Review process.
Manage and Co-ordinate external consultants where required to support project activities

Marketing
Support sales and marketing activities, develop customer relationships and assist in expansion and development of new business.
Assist in interpretation of client project brief.
Establish and maintain an escalation process for customer support.

Commercial
Advise on contract strategy.
Review and advise on tender process to gain knowledge & understanding of project content.
Project hand over and sign off.
Project critique (internal & with client)
Liaise with Project Finance Manager on all project financial matters including project tender, project expenditure, approval of material requisition sheets, project creep, manpower cost and invoice issuing.
Ensure project profitability.

Team Work
Provide leadership to engineering and trades.
Maintain project review meetings incorporating all necessary departments.
Employ skills to identify and resolve individual, team and project issues ensuring early identification and resolution


The successful candidate will have a background in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Constructions activities. They will have a proven track record in the delivery of construction/installation projects They will be adept at setting goals, managing projects, setting rules and standards and managing construction resources.