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Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Chief Engineer / Construction Manager will provide strong technical and leadership direction to deliver the project safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality and performance.

You will lead teams of engineers, site management, and subcontractors, ensuring that engineering, design coordination, and construction activities are fully aligned with programme, budget, and regulatory requirements.

• Oversee the full construction engineering process, ensuring all engineering designs, methodologies, and procedures comply with statutory regulations, technical specifications, and industry standards.
• Provide visible leadership across site operations, embedding a safety first culture and ensuring health, safety, and wellbeing are the highest priority at all times.
• Monitor and manage the project programme, identifying risks and opportunities across design, procurement, and construction activities, and implementing mitigation measures where required.
• Ensure the project is delivered within agreed time and budget constraints, supporting cost control and value management initiatives.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate technical and construction risks, maintaining the integrity and performance of the project.
• Lead and coordinate engineering teams, works staff, and subcontractors, providing mentoring and technical guidance as required.
• Maintain strong and proactive relationships with the client and stakeholder teams, acting as a key technical interface.
• Maintain accurate and auditable records of engineering decisions, approvals, and technical changes.
• Set and manage short and long term project objectives, ensuring alignment with overall project goals.
• Contribute to and review internal and external project reports, providing clear and accurate updates on progress, risks, and opportunities.

• Proven experience delivering multi million pound healthcare construction projects, ideally within live clinical environments.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to manage, coordinate, and mentor engineering and construction teams.
• Collaborative approach with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A strong advocate for health, safety, and wellbeing, ensuring safe working practices are embedded across all project activities.
• Detailed working knowledge of NEC4 contracts, including procurement and contract administration.
• Demonstrable ability to identify, analyse, and mitigate project risks, while also identifying opportunities for improvement and value.
• Experience preparing and contributing to project reports for internal management and external stakeholders.
• SMSTS qualification.
• Valid CSCS Card.

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer, even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that Sir Robert McAlpine is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.