Construction Manager - Hinkley Point - Bridgwater

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About the role

Become part of the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years! Join our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as a Construction Manager on the Hinkley Point Project and develop with this amazing project.

About Hinkley Point C

The first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years; Hinkley Point C in Somerset will provide low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes, create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

Marking a significant milestone in the revitalisation of our nuclear power industry, Hinkley Point C will make a major contribution to the UKs move to reduce carbon emissions. The electricity generated by its two EPR reactors will offset 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

What you'll be doing

• Provide and demonstrate a positive HSE leadership, building a strong and
  compliant HS&E culture throughout the whole construction life cycle of the Project
• Ensuring all site activities are undertaken safely and responsibly, and in accordance with the CDM Regulations .
• Be r esponsible for p artner reach back support regarding Payroll / HR / IR / Plant and ICT issues raised at site.
• Lead, manage and motivate the p roject c onstruction t eam through implementation of b est p ractice in line with p artner and p roject expectations.
• Support the planning and execution of construction on a day - to - day basis and
  ensuring f orecasts and r eports are provided as required.
• Liaison with all MEH Alliance departments for c onstruction m anagement, and
  support functions along with the c lient stakeholders at construction meetings
• Oversee the delivery of the 4-week lookahead plan and wider program 16 weeks
  (provided by the project team) and drive the performance to ensure targets are
  met, issues are identified and resolved.
• Report on site orderliness, ensuring the areas work productively in a lean manner.
• Managing the discipline of the workforce to the MEH standards
• Ensuring compliance to the ECSA working agreement by providing a presence at
  the clocking stations as and when required.
• Ensuring daily returns are completed and issues are highlighted
• Ensure weekly & monthly reports are compiled and produced in a timely manner for upward review.
• Ensure by coordination with the superintendents there is sufficient resource plant and materials to meet construction requirements in line with the delivery schedule

Who we're looking for

• Degree Qualification (Equivalent) or proven experience
• Relevant Professional Accreditation (PM, Construction, Engineering) .
• IOSH Managing Safely or MAPS or CCNSG
• Experience working on major construction projects at a senior level.
• Strong leader, pro-active and perform well under pressure
• Experienced in delivering and operating at a senior leadership level, including
  experience working within Joint Ventures
• Can achieve Security Clearance (BPSS or Higher) .

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.