Mechanical Construction Manager - Reading

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About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Mechanical Construction Manager to take ownership of construction activities on one of our key projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering safe, high-quality, and sustainable outcomes while leading subcontractors and site teams to success.

What you'll be doing

• Leading site construction activities - from briefings and RAMS to managing subcontractors and site managers.
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.
• Driving a culture of Zero Harm, inspiring your team to deliver safety excellence.
• Promoting sustainability by embedding efficient practices for waste, water, and energy management.
• Managing subcontractors, monitoring progress, and ensuring compliance with contractual agreements.
• Working closely with project managers, surveyors, designers, and planners to keep projects on track.
• Building strong relationships with clients, ensuring expectations are met and exceeded.
• Supporting defect management and ensuring a smooth handover process.

Who we're looking for

• Proven construction management experience within mechanical or related disciplines.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Financial awareness and a track record of delivering projects successfully.
• Experience working as a Principal Contractor or Main Contractor on complex and live operational sites.
• A valid CSCS card and SMSTS.
• Training/experience in First Aid, Temporary Works Coordination, Asbestos Awareness, and Fire Marshal duties.
• Experience using BIM 360 Field and Plan.

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 is a leader in mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions.

We design, install and maintain the complex systems and technologies that underpin the UK's national infrastructure and bring buildings to life.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com .