Costain have won extensive work across the water sector to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to the Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 – 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 – 2035). Our scope is to provide project management, design, construction and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects vary in value covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites.
We are looking for an experienced Senior General Foreperson to sit within the Project Delivery team and drive delivery through the Project both in pre-construction and on site delivery.
As our new Senior General Foreperson, you’ll be responsible for the operational delivery on a specific project supporting pre-construction buildability and onsite delivery, supported by a wider delivery team. This is a senior position within the Project team. The role requires an individual with strong strategic thinking and ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including client teams, designers and direct reports to drive safety and quality delivery at all stages.
Qualifications: Previous experience of managing multidisciplinary projects including Civils and MEICA (preferably in the water sector)
A collaborative manager who is experienced in leading and delivering projects of work including water infrastructure or large-scale linear projects
Experienced in leading multi-contractor and multi-disciplined teams
Ability to review information, consult with relevant persons and organisations to make agile decisions
Can demonstrate the ability to out-perform against a tight budget through effective programme development, risk and opportunity management and use of production and innovation
Experience in stakeholder management; including customers, client, site operators, landowners and utility companies
SMSTS qualification
Relevant CSCS card
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About us: Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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