Construction Manager

Willmott Dixon Group; North Waterhouse Farm; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the North West is looking for a Construction Project Manager to lead complex projects while ensuring high quality, safety, and budget compliance. The ideal candidate has strong leadership and technical skills, proven track record in project delivery, and holds a degree in a construction-related field. Competitive salary and market-leading benefits are offered, including flexible options for work-life balance, making it a great opportunity for those who are ready to lead and innovate in construction.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrable success in delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Proven ability to control costs, timing, and quality against targets.
• Strong technical skills, including interpreting contract documents, programmes, drawings, and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire teams to deliver projects successfully.
• Manage customer relationships and oversee project delivery standards.
• Collaborate in preconstruction and programme development.

Skills

Leadership

Project delivery

Cost control

Technical interpretation

Team management

CSCS Card

First Aid at Work

SMSTS certificate

Valid driving licence

Degree in construction-related field

Progress towards MCIOB membership

Education

Degree in a construction-related field

Tools

Planning software

Job description

Are you ready to lead prestigious projects in the North West region? Willmott Dixon is looking for a Construction Project Manager to join our award-winning team.

The Role

We are seeking a Construction Project Manager with a proven track record in successfully leading and delivering complex projects. You’ll thrive in a collaborative environment, building strong relationships with customers and supply chain partners. You will be the driving force behind our most significant projects, taking responsibility from early customer engagement through to successful handover. This includes:

• Leadership: Building and inspiring teams, and making key decisions that shape the success of your projects.
• Delivery: Leading teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Preconstruction: Collaborating with customers and developing workable programmes.

You’ll ensure that every aspect of delivery meets our high standards, including quality, cost, time, and above all, safety. We build our reputation on delivering brilliant projects for our customers and as a Construction Manager, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing that reputation.

The Project

You’ll ensure that every aspect of delivery meets our high standards, including quality, cost, time, and above all, safety. We build our reputation on delivering brilliant projects for our customers and as a Construction Manager, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing that reputation.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

• Demonstrable success in delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Proven ability to control costs, timing, and quality against targets.
• Strong technical skills, including the ability to interpret contract documents, programmes, drawings, and specifications.
• Experience managing diverse teams, including direct employees, consultants, and supply chain partners.
• CSCS Card
• First Aid at Work certification.
• SMSTS certificate.
• Valid driving licence.
• Degree in a construction-related field.
• Progress towards MCIOB membership.
• Familiarity with planning software.

What We Offer

We reward our people generously with a competitive salary and a market-leading benefits package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

Ready to Lead?

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, join us at Willmott Dixon and become an ambassador for our business. Together, we can build something extraordinary.

In return for your hard work, we offer a competitive package that includes flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes an enhanced pension scheme, full PMI for you and a partner, life assurance, enhance holiday leave and Incentive Bonus.

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe’s 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.

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