Construction Manager - Wastewater/Infrastructure

Construction Manager opportunity to lead the delivery of large-scale, safety-critical infrastructure projects across London and the South East. The role involves providing technical oversight, ensuring compliance, and managing contractors and consultants to deliver high-quality, safe, and sustainable outcomes.

Client Details

Our client is a major UK infrastructure company delivering large-scale, safety-critical projects across the utilities sector. With a strong focus on water, wastewater, and broader infrastructure programmes, the business operates in highly regulated, technically complex environments and is expanding its project delivery team in the London region.

The team is responsible for managing high-value projects that require collaboration across design, operations, and construction disciplines, ensuring safe, sustainable, and high-quality outcomes. Due to continued growth in critical infrastructure programmes, they are seeking a Construction Manager to lead project delivery and provide technical oversight across multiple live schemes.

Description

• Provide technical oversight of construction activities to safeguard operational performance and asset resilience
• Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and quality requirements across all projects
• Manage consultant specialists and SMEs to deliver robust construction assurance
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and asset management teams to align solutions and share lessons learned
• Support contractor and consultant selection, appointment, and performance monitoring
• Lead Operational Integration activities, ensuring project deliverables are clearly defined and agreed by all stakeholders
• Review and approve key project documentation including Project Delivery Plans, Commissioning Plans, and test plans
• Monitor project progress, costs, and performance to deliver programmes safely, on time, and within budget

Profile

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience in a construction or engineering role
• Strong technical knowledge of wastewater, utilities, or other complex process-driven environments (energy, transport, oil & gas, rail, power generation, aerospace, defence, or manufacturing experience also considered)
• Experience in reviewing technical project information and delivering construction assurance
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate
• Understanding of performance and quality management principles
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in fast-moving, safety-critical project environments

Job Offer

• Competitive salary from 60,000 to 79,000 per annum, depending on experience
• 5,800 annual car allowance
• Annual bonus and performance-related pay plans
• 26 days holiday per year (increasing to 30 with service) plus bank holidays
• Private medical healthcare and access to wellbeing benefits including physiotherapy, counselling, and health MOTs
• Generous pension scheme and additional financial perks
• Opportunity to work on technically complex, high-profile infrastructure projects in a growing, supportive organisation
• Flexible working arrangements with a mix of office-based and on-site activities in the East London region