Construction Manager

  • Permanent or contract
  • London and the South East
  • Up to £66,000/annum £450/shift
  • Closes: 31/12/2024

Amaro are hiring a Construction Manager for our London and Southeast works. You must have at least 10 years’ experience in railway signalling and have SMTH/G110 certification to be considered.

Amaro are a leading provider of signalling, power and telecoms services. We help some of the biggest names in rail by providing engineering and design support for their most complex and challenging projects. Established in 2011, over the years we’ve forged a reputation for service, flexibility and railway engineering excellence, offering a level of engineering and value rarely seen amongst our competitors.

Role-specific requirements

  • Identify and communicate good engineering practice
  • Liaise with senior company resources including but not limited to technical and SHEQ management
  • Undertake project briefings
  • Ensure compliance is well maintained in all aspects of construction
  • Undertake tendering by programme production activities
  • Lead shift development activities
  • Allocation and control of construction budgets and programme
  • Manage client interface with site teams and wider company
  • Identify and forecast budgets, including CTC, tools, equipment, transport and site accommodation
  • Demonstrated and detailed in box plans suitable to submit to client and clients construction management representatives
  • To take on the role of responsible manager and review safe system of works packs as required
  • Review of IRSE & E&P logbook reviews
  • Support the project managers with procurement of materials and plant for the various projects
  • Chair go no go and whiteboard meetings for various projects across the business
  • Manage briefings
  • Monitor actual performance against contract
  • Management of resources
  • Ensure hours projected and scheduled are within maximum hour limits according to Network Rail standards.
  • Ensure installation works have been carried out in accordance with the installation handbook or clients local/project specific manuals
  • Client feedback
  • Budget management
  • Carry out site inspections undertaken to plan.
  • Undertake the role of CRE/CEM as required
  • Undertake checks on returned SWPs
  • Experience in developing and maintaining accurate progress/Installation trackers
  • Record of managing teams in a safety-critical workspace

Skills, experience and competencies

  • PTS
  • Full, UK driving license
  • Substantial signalling installation experience
  • Leadership and management qualities and experience
  • Team building skills and understanding
  • Financial awareness, budgeting, costing, forecasting and projecting
  • I.R.S.E. licence – Engineering Manager
  • Able to manage teams in a safety critical workspace
  • Able to demonstrate understanding of signalling construction
  • Office 365 competent particularly Excel, Outlook and Teams

It is the policy of Amaro to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, gender, sex, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or information or any other characteristic protected by law. We will take additional measures to support anyone who may need assistance throughout our recruitment process.

We are not an immigration sponsored company and so are unable to accept applications from anyone who does not hold the correct documentation allowing them to legally work in the UK.

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