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About the Role

The UK&I Construction Manager provides operational leadership for construction and installation activities across Vanderlande’s UK & Ireland airport portfolio. The role oversees mechanical, electrical and automation-related installation activities across brownfield and greenfield projects, including live airport environments. We are looking for a construction leader experienced in automated systems installation, with the ability to influence, motivate and align multidisciplinary teams to achieve excellence. Through collaboration and shared ownership, the role drives safe, right-first-time delivery and readiness for commissioning and handover. Specialist automation engineering expertise is not required.

Responsibilities

Accountable for day-to-day construction delivery and operational performance across the UK&I portfolio.
Act as the Principal Contractor’s operational representative on assigned sites.
Ensure full compliance with Construction Phase Plans, CDM 2015, RAMS, Permit-to-Work systems, and airport operational requirements.
Drive right-first-time installation, construction excellence, and continuous improvement.
Serve as a senior operational interface with airport stakeholders, airlines, operations teams, and contractors.
Ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to airport operations and passenger experience.
Lead on proactive issue resolution, stakeholder alignment, productivity improvement, schedule recovery, and identification of commercial opportunities.
Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to Site Management teams.
Support succession planning and foster strong collaboration between Project Management, Engineering, HSEQ, Planning, Logistics, and Procurement functions.
Act as a visible safety leader, championing Vanderlande’s Stay Safe culture.
Ensure Site Managers lead construction readiness reviews.
Coordinate simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), airport access arrangements, possession windows and interfaces between contractors and project teams.
Oversee site-based contract delivery involving significant project risk and complex installed equipment.
Monitor contractor performance and drive corrective actions.
Manage operational workforce deployment and utilisation across projects.
Coordinate construction and installation delivery, including mobilisation and pre-commissioning.
Support commissioning and handover with the relevant project teams.
Chair weekly construction coordination meetings, resolve operational issues and escalate risks.
Ensure consistent use of ProTrack, Velocity, Omnitracker and other approved execution tools.
Use reliable data to support monthly programme reviews, project boards and KPI reporting.
Maintain compliance with Vanderlande governance and airport requirements.
Ensure Site Managers implement agreed installation quality requirements.
Monitor installation quality, non-conformances, rework and defect closure across projects.
Drive corrective actions and ensure required inspections and quality documentation are completed.

Requirements

At least five years’ experience leading multiple construction or installation teams on large, complex automation (MHS/BHS) projects, including brownfield & greenfield delivery.
Experience in baggage handling, airport automation, material handling, logistics or warehouse automation, parcel systems, industrial systems or a comparable technical environment.
A strong understanding of the project lifecycle from pre-construction through commissioning and handover, including readiness planning and operational interfaces.
Knowledge of applicable construction health and safety legislation and the responsibilities of Principal Contractors or equivalent local dutyholders, including the Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS) role in the Republic of Ireland.
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage stakeholders and resolve delivery issues across concurrent projects.
Commercial and project management awareness, including labour performance, subcontractor delivery, change identification and recovery planning.

Skills

Automated systems installation
Construction leadership
Multidisciplinary team alignment
Collaboration
Shared ownership
Safe delivery
Right-first-time delivery
Commissioning readiness
Handover readiness
Stakeholder management
Issue resolution
Productivity improvement
Schedule recovery
Commercial opportunity identification
Leadership
Coaching
Mentoring
Succession planning
Safety leadership
Behavioural safety initiatives
Proactive reporting
Quality management
Project management

Location

London - Heathrow

Work Type

Permanent

Experience Level

At least five years’ experience leading multiple construction or installation teams on large, complex automation (MHS/BHS) projects, including brownfield & greenfield delivery.

Education Level

A relevant degree (Master/Bachelor) in engineering, Construction Design or Construction Management.
NVQ Level 6/7 in Construction Management
Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) certification.
NEBOSH General Certificate or a comparable health and safety qualification.
CSCS Black Manager card or an appropriate equivalent for the work location.
A recognized project or construction management qualification, such as PMP, PMI-CP, CCM, PRINCE2.

Benefits

28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
Bupa Medical Cover
YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
Cycle to work scheme
Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces childcare costs for parents and employers
Pension with Aviva
Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.

About the Company

Vanderlande is a global market leader in baggage and parcel handling systems and airport solutions.

Equal Opportunity

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.