Royal BAM Group

Construction Manager – Railheads & Track Installation

Royal BAM Group
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited KingdomLeadWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing major rail infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with technical standards and effective delivery of construction activities. Proficient in leading diverse teams, coordinating logistics, and implementing productivity improvements while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Rail Infrastructure Project ManagementLeadership of Construction TeamsProgramme Delivery ManagementCommercial Awareness of NEC ContractsExperience with HS2 and Network Rail Projects

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage and coordinate construction delivery activities for the assigned section of Lot 3
  • Ensure safe, efficient and compliant execution of railhead infrastructure, track installation, logistics interfaces and associated civil works
  • Lead Agents, Section Engineers, construction teams and subcontractors
  • Translate project objectives into executable delivery plans
  • Support the Project Manager in achieving programme, cost, quality and safety targets
  • Lead and manage Agent-level delivery teams
  • Coordinate multiple work fronts and construction disciplines
  • Drive short-term and medium-term production planning
  • Monitor productivity and implement improvement initiatives
  • Ensure readiness of labour, plant, materials and access arrangements
  • Own construction delivery against the approved programme
  • Lead look-ahead planning and resource planning
  • Coordinate recovery plans for delayed activities
  • Review productivity performance and resource forecasts
  • Manage construction risks and constraints
  • Support project financial objectives and review subcontractor performance and progress
  • Identify change, compensation event and early warning opportunities
  • Maintain records supporting commercial and contractual matters
  • Review construction impacts associated with design changes and instructed variations
  • Participate in cost reviews and forecasting exercises
  • Lead day-to-day interface management between railheads, logistics, track installation and adjacent contractors
  • Chair delivery coordination meetings
  • Manage construction interfaces with designers, civil contractors and systems contractors
  • Manage subcontractors and suppliers delivering railhead and track construction works
  • Coordinate material deliveries including rail, slab track components, S&C units and associated infrastructure
  • Ensure construction logistics are aligned with planned installation activities
  • Directly manage Agents, Section Engineers and site management teams
  • Support recruitment, onboarding and development of construction personnel
  • Provide coaching and mentoring to junior delivery managers
  • Monitor safety performance trends and implement corrective actions
  • Lead significant incident investigations and lessons learned activities where required
  • Ensure compliance with HS2 and FBJV delivery standards
  • Ensure works are delivered in accordance with approved designs and specifications
  • Support inspection and testing activities
  • Coordinate completion documentation, as-built records and handover requirements
  • Support testing and commissioning activities for track systems

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Proven experience managing the delivery of major rail infrastructure or complex civil engineering projects
  • Experience leading multiple construction teams and subcontractors simultaneously
  • Demonstrable experience managing programme delivery, productivity and construction performance
  • Good commercial and contractual awareness, including NEC contracts
  • Experience managing railheads, logistics compounds, slab track, conventional track and S&C installations
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
  • Understanding of High Speed rail technical standards and Works Information requirements
  • Experience working on HS2, Network Rail or other major rail infrastructure projects
  • Knowledge of rail logistics, possession planning and access arrangements
  • Familiarity with digital construction management tools and BIM
  • Experience supporting testing and commissioning of railway systems

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary
  • A wide range of family-friendly policies
  • Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
  • 8 % matched pension contributions
  • Private healthcare
  • Life assurance
  • 26 days holiday
  • 2 wellbeing days
  • 1 volunteering day
  • Personal and professional development

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Hard Skills
Construction Delivery ManagementProductivity MonitoringRisk ManagementResource PlanningConstruction Performance ImprovementTesting and Commissioning SupportLogistics CoordinationCivil Engineering Project DeliveryChange ManagementCompliance with Technical Standards
Soft Skills
Stakeholder ManagementCoaching and MentoringCommunication SkillsProblem-SolvingTeam Leadership
Tools & Technologies
Digital Construction Management ToolsBIM
Industry Keywords
High Speed Rail StandardsRail LogisticsPossession PlanningConstruction InterfacesNEC Contracts