Civil & Structures Manager

Civil & Structures Manager – Highways

Cheshire / Chester
£75,000 – £85,000 + Company Car / Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits
Permanent

Package & Benefits

£75,000 – £85,000 salary, dependent on experience, plus Company Car or Car Allowance, up to 10% combined pension contributions, BUPA Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance at 4x salary, 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays, holiday purchase/selling scheme, hybrid working where appropriate, funded professional qualifications and ongoing professional development.

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Civil & Structures Manager to take a senior role delivering capital civil engineering and structures projects across a major long-term highways maintenance contract in Cheshire.

Working for an established international infrastructure organisation, you'll take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of civil engineering, bridge and highway structures schemes.

This is a senior operational position combining project delivery, Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), commercial awareness, client management and leadership of multidisciplinary delivery teams.

You'll work closely with the Local Authority client, operational teams, commercial colleagues, subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on programme and within budget.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll lead the planning and delivery of capital civil engineering and structures projects from early contractor involvement through to construction and handover.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leading highways, civil engineering, bridge and structures projects
• Working collaboratively with the client during ECI and scheme development
• Managing project programmes, resources, budgets and delivery performance
• Coordinating direct labour, Supervisors, subcontractors and supply chain partners
• Working with Commercial teams on procurement, quotations, NEC contract administration and cost/value performance
• Managing project risks and identifying commercial and operational opportunities
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders
• Providing visible leadership and developing operational teams
• Ensuring compliance with CDM, HSEQ requirements, risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Driving continuous improvement, quality, sustainability and a right-first-time approach

About You

We're looking for an experienced civil engineering or construction professional with a proven background delivering projects within highways, bridges, structures or associated infrastructure.

You'll be comfortable taking ownership of projects from pre-construction through delivery and will have experience managing multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, programmes, budgets and client relationships.

You'll ideally bring experience of NEC contracts and working within a live highways, infrastructure or maintenance environment.

An ONC, HNC or HND in Civil Engineering or Construction is essential. Chartered Engineer status or equivalent structures experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Previous experience within Local Authority highways, term maintenance, bridge maintenance, structural renewals or major highways frameworks would be particularly relevant.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join a major international infrastructure organisation with a strong and secure presence in the UK highways sector.

You'll take ownership of a significant portfolio of civil engineering and structures work, with the opportunity to influence projects from ECI and pre-construction through to successful delivery.

The organisation offers excellent long-term career prospects, investment in professional development and a comprehensive salary and benefits package.

Relevant backgrounds/job titles may include: Civil & Structures Manager, Structures Manager, Highways Structures Manager, Structures Project Manager, Bridge Manager, Senior Project Manager, Civil Engineering Manager, Contracts Manager, Senior Agent, Project Manager or Senior Bridge Engineer.

If you have a strong background in highways, civil engineering, bridges or structures and are looking for a senior permanent position with excellent long-term prospects, we'd be interested in hearing from you.