Construction Manager

The Vacancy

Location: National

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Construction Manager to join our Smartspace retail banking team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading project teams from pre-construction through to delivery and handover, ensuring projects are completed safely, to high-quality standards, and within financial targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead project teams to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Manage customer relationships throughout the project lifecycle, including pre-construction, delivery, and post-construction phases.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and financial targets.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, escalating where appropriate.
• Manage external consultants (e.g., Design) to drive value, customer focus, and achievement of project objectives.
• Ensure that the Smartspace Delivery Strategy is considered and applied to each operation on your project or projects.
• Understand and administer contract terms and conditions for each project you are accountable for.
• Lead and support our zero-harm initiative through the implementation of exemplar standards and behaviours and the creation of a positive safety culture through observational praise and challenge.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in managing fast-paced fit-out projects in the retail banking sector, specifically for major high street banks.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Ability to manage risk and ensure compliance with contract terms.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• References to demonstrate experience and success in similar roles.
• Commercial awareness appropriate for the level of the role.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car *
• Travel covered to any of our sites*
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies or to discuss career opportunities in strict confidence, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

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Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.