Health & Safety Construction Manager

Directed Delivery (Severn Trent Water)

Be part of a team reinventing how capital projects are delivered.

Directed Delivery is building a new delivery model for the water industry, partnering directly with Tier 2 contractors, using modern construction methods and setting new standards in safety, quality and project performance.

We're looking for a confident, forward-thinking Health & Safety Construction Manager (internal title: Senior Construction Manager) to lead our construction assurance team and help shape the way our contractors work. This role is all about raising standards, embedding digital and lean practices, and giving our projects the delivery confidence they need to succeed.

You'll work across engineering, health and safety, quality and project delivery teams, bringing strong site leadership, technical judgement and the ability to influence behaviours at all levels. You'll also help uplift contractor capability and play a key role in making Directed Delivery an industry-leading model.

What you'll be doing

You'll provide leadership across our construction assurance activities, ensuring the highest standards of health, safety and delivery performance are consistently achieved across our projects and supply chain.

You'll work closely with project teams and contractors to improve ways of working, embed best practice and create a strong culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

You'll also:

• Drive high standards of construction health and safety performance
• Lead construction assurance activities across a portfolio of projects
• Support and influence contractors to improve capability and performance
• Promote modern methods of construction, digital tools and lean delivery practices
• Use data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with engineering, quality and project delivery teams to ensure successful outcomes

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone who can bring strong construction leadership combined with a passion for improving safety, performance and delivery standards.

You'll have:

• Significant experience within construction, utilities, infrastructure or civils environments
• Strong knowledge of CDM regulations, RAMS, temporary works and construction assurance processes
• A people-centred leadership style with the confidence to challenge and influence
• Experience working with contractors and improving supply chain performance
• The ability to interpret data and use insight to drive decision making and continuous improvement

This is a chance to shape a new delivery model, build a high-performing supply chain and leave a lasting legacy across Severn Trent Water and the wider industry.

If you want to be part of something genuinely different, this is it.

How we'll reward and care for you

It's not just a job you'll get here, you'll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work, alongside award-winning training and development to help you reach your potential.

Here are some of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days each year
• Annual bonus scheme of up to £2,250 depending on company performance
• Market-leading pension scheme, where we'll double your contribution up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%
• Sharesave scheme, giving you the opportunity to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail discounts
• Family-friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

Let's go

We can't wait to hear from you. Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.