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Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-notch solutions across the energy, water, and telecommunications sectors. Our dedicated Construction team in the Southwest is expanding, and we're excited to welcome a talented Construction Manager to our join us.
As a Construction Manager at Last Mile working under the UKPS brand, you will lead and influence a team of Project Managers and a Project Quantity Surveyor to deliver multi-utility projects that meet customer requirements.
Have you got the drive to go the Last Mile?
What’s in it for you as a Construction Manager?
We offer good benefits and remuneration packages, but most importantly, an enjoyable and rewarding place to work. We believe in rewarding our people well and there are plenty of career opportunities for the right person.
In return of your hard work and dedication, we can offer you:
Core Benefits:
- 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
- Holiday buy scheme
- Discretionary bonus
- EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Up to 7% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
- Refer a friend incentive
- Wagestream
- Employee assistance programme
And once you have successfully completed your probation, you will have access to:
- Flexible start and finish times
- Private medical insurance
- Company sick pay
Your responsibilities as a Construction Manager:
- Manage a regionally based team of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers to ensure the timely, quality and cost-effective delivery of the PM’s portfolio of projects.
- Develop and maintain a strong PM team ethic ensuring consistency of approach and sharing of ideas.
- Ensure the PM team are clearly and regularly communicating with customers and internal/external stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Senior Management team across the business to share feedback and help with the continuous improvement of UKPS policies and procedures.
- Working with the HR Team take responsibility for the day-to-day HR requirements of your team.
- Attend customer meetings to support the PM and provide the customer high level feedback where requested.
About you:
Experience / Knowledge:
- Previous management experience in a utility-based discipline
- Previous track record of managing and delivering on multiple projects and the related financial performance
Qualifications:
- Managing Health and Safety qualification e.g. IOSH or NEBOSH
- HNC e.g. In an Engineering discipline, ideally Electrical & Electronic engineering
- Business leadership/management qualification
About us:
We are UKPS; a fast-growing Multi-Utility Independent Connections Provider (ICP) part of the Last Mile infrastructure. We are fully accredited under the NERS, GIRS & WIRS schemes to carry out the turnkey provision of multi-utility infrastructure and subsequent connections to new build housing, residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
At Last Mile, we are one of the UK’s largest Independent Network Owners, owning and operating in excess of 500,000 gas, electricity, water, and wastewater connections serving residential and commercial customers. Last Mile Asset Management adopt and operate electricity, gas, water and wastewater, and ground source heat/cooling networks that are designed, installed, and commissioned by Lloyds accredited Independent Connection providers (ICPs).
At UKPS & Last Mile, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront in making sure our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long term career opportunities for you to grow with us. If you are motivated to succeed and have a ‘can-do’ attitude, we would love to hear from you!
