Temporary Works Manager - Manchester

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a xxxxxxxx to join our team on the Highways A57 Mottram Moor Link Road Scheme, this role will be based within the Manchester / Longdendale area.

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable, and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the delivery of Sustainability activities. Work with the team responsible for the on‑site management of temporary works.
• Ensure Balfour Beatty’s temporary works are being controlled in line with their BS5975 procedures.
• Contribute to growing and developing the operational temporary works team.
• Responsible for maintaining the TW Duty holder register to keep track of training and experience of eligible TW duty holders and identifying suitable candidates for further development in the management of temporary works for projects. Ensuring compliance & cooperation between design and delivery of temporary works.
• Support the temporary works designers and project team to effectively design and manage Temporary Works on the project.
• Drive & support innovations in both the design & practical application of temporary works on our projects.
• Liaise with clients to determine if schemes may affect the public and to ascertain approval process and certification required.
• Compile and periodically update a Temporary Works Schedule with all relevant information and to periodically review the schedule with the Temporary Works Designer and Project Lead.
• Ensure that the construction method statement incorporates the requirements of both the permanent and temporary works designs e.g., loads on foundations/permanent works, structural integrity, stability and hold points, etc.
• Ensure that an adequate Temporary Works design is carried out.
• Ensure that the duration for temporary works designs, checking and construction are realistically timed in the construction programme.
• Ensure that the completed designs are obtained from the TWD within the required deadline.
• Ensure that the designer complies with the design brief and adequately describes the residual risks. These risks are to be reviewed, accepted and briefed to construction team by TWC.
• Discuss any changes to the design with the TWD and manage the design change process.
• Manage permits for erection of temporary works, inspections, loading and unloading and ensure the competence of any persons where delegated to carry out on‑site inspections (e.g., TWS).
• Draw up and agree with site team a list of hold points for certain operations for which inspection is required prior to work progressing further.
• Ensure that erected temporary works are maintained.

Who we’re looking for

• Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering.
• Chartered Engineer preferred or working towards CEng level with either the ICE or IStructE.
• Strong, proven experience of the management of TWs in the civil engineering industry.
• Expert knowledge of BS5975.
• Excellent communications & team working skills.
• Detailed knowledge of CDM Regulations, Principal Contractor & Designer responsibilities.
• Sound health & safety knowledge relating to site and design activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders.
• IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD).
• Proven knowledge of National Highways technical standards and approval processes (desirable).
• Attended an approved TWC training course, or TWC Update/Refresher training course.

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:

• 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 Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

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

We are 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 How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK

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