Construction Manager

Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

We’re recruiting for a Construction Manager to join us. You will have responsibility for the onsite management at Mowbray, Horsham to ensure the company’s aims and objectives are delivered. You will play a pivotal role as lead consortium member and will be one of the key communication channels with the Management Company.

What you'll be doing:

• Working closely with the Engineering & Commercial Manager to oversee delivery of all onsite strategic infrastructure and landscaping to meet the required standards, budgets, and programme
• Proactively controlling site costs through identifying overspend, cost-efficient use of resources, managing contractor relationships, and continued discussion with both internal and external teams
• Leading on all consortium matters and providing direction to Parcel Developers Site Managers teams to ensure they know what is expected of them
• Taking overall responsibility for the project office, site security, transfer of land to the Management Company, and managing gate persons (if necessary). This also includes working with our external Health & Safety Advisor, being the lead H&S company member on site ensuring health & safety compliance for both L&G and our Principal Contractors
• Supporting our Principal Contractors on the installation of utilities and managing site-wide services. This includes overseeing any Design & Build Contractors the business employs on site in the delivery of community facilities (e.g., community centre and sports pavilion)
• Assisting the Engineering Manager and Commercial Manager in delivery of the Commercial Business Plan and ensuring the adoption of road and sewers on site, which will entail strategy, phasing, and sequencing of future infrastructure delivery in accordance with the Commercial Plan. This also involves the production of construction programmes and plans for Phase development that delivers the business plan
• Ensuring compliance with planning conditions such as CEMP’s, overseeing ecology issues on site, and managing enabling works such as tree protection or demolition
• Consumer Duty Accountabilites: Assisting with organising surveys, meeting visitors, and liaising with landowners on matters such as access. Continually developing and improving relationships with contractors and the local community. Ongoing liaison with local key stakeholder groups

Who we're looking for:

• Full and comprehensive understanding of the construction process and infrastructure delivery including groundworks, utilities and landscaping
• Competent in the use of various computer packages including MS Office Products and able to use programming software
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Must have strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent written, verbal and listening skills
• Acts on own initiative
• Customer service skills
• Planning, organising and leadership skills
• Effective at building relationships
• Presentation and personal skills

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
• Competitive family leave 
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart 

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.