About the role

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with a long-standing reputation for delivering complex, high-quality projects that have a lasting impact on communities across the UK. We play a vital role in the delivery of healthcare, transport, and energy infrastructure, working in close partnership with our clients to create environments that support critical public services.

We are currently seeking an experienced Construction Manager to join our team on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital project in Birmingham. This is a high-profile, technically demanding scheme within a live hospital environment, where excellence in safety, planning, and stakeholder management is essential. The project directly supports one of the UK’s largest and most advanced teaching hospitals, making this a unique opportunity to contribute to infrastructure that underpins frontline healthcare delivery.

What you'll be doing

As a Construction Manager you will:

Lead and manage site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers

Plan, coordinate, and sequence construction activities to meet programme milestones

Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, particularly within a live hospital environment

Maintain high standards of quality assurance and control

Coordinate with design, commercial, and client teams to resolve technical and delivery challenges

Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation measures

Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders, including the client and hospital representatives.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

Proven experience as a Construction Manager on large-scale construction projects, ideally within healthcare or complex live environments

Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, sequencing, and temporary works

Demonstrable leadership and people-management skills

Excellent understanding of UK health & safety legislation and best practice

Ability to manage multiple work fronts and subcontract packages

Relevant construction qualification (HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent)

SMSTS and CSCS required.

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

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

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

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