Job Description

About the role
Construction Manager (Water Recycling) - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)
Location: Peterborough
@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies-Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO-delivering over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.
We are looking for a Construction Manager to lead the delivery of innovative solutions for AMP8.
As construction Manager you will lead on the management of quality, cost, and timely delivery of all construction activity carried out on site. Managing the construction delivery team to ensure all construction activities are provided in compliance with the scheme deliverables from a developed solution at DM3, ready to go to site and project completion with an aspiration of Zero defects at DM4 in conjunction with the delivery team.
Whilst the role primarily focusses on managing construction delivery, you must always adopt a wider pan-Alliance view, modelling appropriate Alliancing behaviours and Leadership skills within integrated teams.
What you'll be doing
Key responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire site construction teams, managing resources across multiple projects.

• Ensure efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective project delivery.

• Review and approve RAMS, ensuring full compliance with safety standards.

• Take ownership of constructability reviews, project rehearsals, and Fit for Assembly signoffs with the Project Delivery Manager.

• Oversee workforce allocation, optimizing efficiency across partner companies.

• Collaborate with the Site Manager to develop and implement construction phase plans.

• Management of direct labour teams from all the different partner companies.

• Work with other CMs in the alliance to allocate the direct workforce on a weekly basis, ensuring efficient allocation based on location, skill set and scheme duration.

• Co-create and collaborate on the production, submission and compliance with construction phase plan with the Site Manager.

Who we're looking for
What we are looking for:

• Experience of managing operational resources in a multi-site construction environment.

• Experience within water Recycling industry (preferred)

• SMSTS and Site Environmental awareness training scheme.

• CSCS card (Manager level).

• Minimum degree/HNC or equivalent qualification i.e., NVQ Level 6.

• Full UK driving licence

• Leaderships skills

This is more than just a job-it's a chance to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact on the future of infrastructure.
Are you ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and be a driving force in AMP8's success!
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...
About us
Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

Skills Required