Construction Manager

  • Melior Associates
  • Southampton, Hampshire
  • 17/09/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Great career opportunity for a Construction Manager / Project Manager working for a Tier 1 Civil Engineering Contractor near Southampton

My client delivers a range of schemes to maintain and improve water supply and wastewater treatment works

Ideally you will have experience of working in the water sector

Responsibilities of the Construction Manager/ Project Manager

  • Manage, supervise and mentor the site team as appropriate
  • Ensure realistic scheme programmes are prepared, reviewed and updated
  • Adopt, maintain and promote cost conscious management through efficient use of all resources
  • Ensure method statements and risk assessments are prepared, reviewed, briefed and updated
  • Deliver site inductions and regular tool box talk briefings to all site personnel
  • Ensure all plant and equipment used is fit for purpose, only operated by suitably trained personnel and regularly inspected
  • Ensure all records for measurement and payment purposes are prepared promptly, in appropriate form
  • Keep line management updated of potential problems and opportunities
  • Management of temporary coordination
  • Develop scheme Health, Safety and Environmental Management Plan (HASEMP)
  • To ensure works are constructed defect free
  • Ensure all works are undertaken with due regard to the needs of the local population within the immediate vicinity of the works and the travelling public as a whole

Ideal Knowledge, Skills, and Experience of the Construction Manager/ Project Manager

  • Recognised Civil Engineering/Site Management Qualifications
  • Degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management
  • Health, Safety and Environmental Management (IOSH or Construction Managers Safety Certificate
  • Valid Driving Licence
  • CSCS Site Manager (Min)
  • First Aid at Work
  • Understanding of Engineering Principles
  • Incorporated or Chartered status

This is an excellent opportunity for the right Construction Manager/ Project Manager offering an excellent career opportunity couple with very competitive salary package