Amey

Principal Construction Manager

Amey

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Take overall responsibility for the safe delivery of highways construction activities, fulfilling Principal Contractor duties under CDM.
  • Lead the planning and execution of construction programmes, ensuring delivery to agreed time, cost and quality targets.
  • Develop and implement Construction Phase Plans, risk assessments and method statements.
  • Manage and deploy site supervision, plant, labour, materials and subcontractors effectively across multiple schemes.
  • Work closely with design, commercial and traffic management teams to ensure buildability and minimise network disruption.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners.
  • Drive a positive health, safety and environmental culture, promoting continuous improvement and best practice.
  • Support commercial processes including measurement, valuation and cost control.
  • Lead, mentor and develop construction and supervisory teams, embedding a “right first time” approach.

Requirements

  • HNC / HND or higher qualification in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Significant experience delivering roads and highways construction or maintenance schemes in the UK.
  • Proven experience operating as, or supporting, the Principal Contractor.
  • Strong working knowledge of highways contracts, construction methodologies and traffic management.
  • Demonstrable leadership experience managing multi‑disciplinary teams and supply chain partners.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Chartered or working towards professional membership (ICE, CIHT or similar) - Desirable.
  • Experience on term maintenance contracts, trunk roads or strategic road networks - Desirable.
  • Strong commercial awareness and experience working alongside quantity surveying teams - Desirable.
Benefits
  • Company Car – Electric company car provided
  • Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
  • Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
  • Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
  • Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
  • Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Civil EngineeringConstruction Phase PlansRisk AssessmentsMethod StatementsCost ControlMeasurementValuationHighways ContractsConstruction MethodologiesTraffic Management
Soft Skills
LeadershipMentoringTeam DevelopmentRelationship ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingContinuous ImprovementOrganizational SkillsCollaborationCommercial Awareness
Certifications
HNCHNDChartered Membership (ICE)Chartered Membership (CIHT)Professional Membership (ICE or CIHT)Full UK Driving Licence