Construction Manager

Company: The Manchester Airports Group
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

As a Senior Construction Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of projects across the Airport Campus, primarily ensuring appointed contractors undertake their duties under CDM2015. As a Designated Competent Person you will lead on all Capital Accident/Near Miss Investigations, reporting findings direct to the Head of Project Delivery and sharing learnings across the business. You will need excellent stakeholder management as you will be working collaboratively within our Capital Delivery team, maintaining strong engagement with the Operational teams whilst overseeing delivery and acting as the first point of contact for all MAG Framework Contractors. Safety needs to be at the forefront of all Capital projects while meeting customer and stakeholder operational needs and constraints, protecting the business from operational and commercial disruption.

Responsibilities

  • Quality of Pre-Construction Information completeness and content from Asset records for historic H&S File information.
  • Ensuring completeness of the Designers’ Risk Register and contribution to the Design Risk Meetings.
  • Review adequacy of the Construction Phase Plans.
  • Maintain register of F10s and monitor expiry dates.
  • Manage the Safe Start process for the site to ensure that the construction phase is fit to commence and fully compliant.
  • Conduct regular site inspections and report on MAG Safeport.
  • Review H&S File Part 1 for completeness and accuracy; coordinate the PA3 Process with Assets stakeholders.
  • Oversee construction site incident investigations to ensure that they reach appropriate root causes and remedial actions.
  • Appointed as the NEC Supervisor during contract delivery, responsible for ensuring construction quality is maintained by the appointed contractor.

What will make you successful

  • Experience in project delivery in a complex, operational, safety regulated environment, and understanding of test and commission and handover phases of infrastructure projects.
  • Thorough working knowledge of UK health, safety and environment legislation and its application to construction delivery.
  • Working knowledge of NEC contract form and client/PM/supervisor obligations under the various NEC models.
  • Experience of value engineering/value management approaches and their use to deliver best value technical solutions.
  • Desired – professional affiliation (e.g.: RICS; APM; CIOB; RIBA, ICE or similar).
  • Strong contractual/commercial awareness, with an understanding of risk apportionment/management and whole life value.

About MAG

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. We are building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We are on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. We invite applications from all backgrounds who can bring unique strengths to our team.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best. At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities include: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.

Sustainability and Benefits

Sustainability is a core value, shaping everything MAG does. We are committed to protecting the environment and supporting local communities. Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, education, skills and employment support, and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities. Benefits include:

  • Bonus scheme
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Free parking
  • Subsidised public transport
  • Huge range of company discounts
  • Free Virtual GP service, available 24/7
  • Care Concierge service
  • Two volunteering days per year

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Posted: April 10th, 2026