UK Construction Group Leader

Job Title

Job Description

Reports to: Senior Construction Manager UK 

Location: Remote

Introduction to role

Vanderlande is a global market leader in material handling systems. Working within the project execution department a Construction Group Leader will report into the Senior Construction Manager and be responsible for leading the UK Construction Team ensuring implementation of best practice.  Acting as a safety champion and guardian of best practice for all construction related activity across project portfolios for the UK Branch.   Acting as an enabler for the team’s mission and vision harnessing leadership with a drive to set standards and positively collaborate with an everyday better mindset where safety culture and prioritisation forms the foundation of execution.   

Role Responsibilities

This role will understand the value and dynamic nature of people with the demonstrable ability to motivate and achieve results through mentorship and coaching against a backdrop of continuous personal growth building the future leaders within the business and strengthening the capability of the team against the teams strategy, vision and core values. Serving our internal and external customers against a framework of ownership and accountability, the execution of the role will be underpinned by promotion of both physical and psychological safety acting as a positive role model as part of an inclusive culture with a givers mindset. 

Your responsibilities and activities will include:

• Harness a givers mindset and demonstrably grow/develop others strengthening the resilience and leadership capability within the team. 
• Champion process adherence and improvement through collaboration and ownership. 
• Consistently champion accountability in good and bad situations measured through the performance of direct reports. 
• Demonstrably understand the principals of servant leadership with proven emphasis on performance management and tactics to achieve the desired outcome
• Ability to operate with ambiguity, remaining versatile with a solution driven mindset. 
• Support and promote an inclusive culture, targeting growth and industry leading mindsets. 
• Demonstrably improve leadership and communication capability to enhance the team’s brand in line with the team mission. 
• Accelerate and strengthen collaboration through influence with wider functions achieving change and adoption.
• Remain resilient and maintain an inspirational setting through turbulence and challenging environments. 
• Demonstrably hold yourself to account and challenge the norm consistently. 
• Actively seek to improve functional capability and performance. 
• Maintain an appetite and desire to grow and develop essential human skills through self-awareness and remaining an advocate for deliberate feedback. 
• Aware of dependencies and intricacies of cultural make up and human behaviour. 
• Actively work with a selfless mindset and embodied leadership principals.  
• Be an integral part of the team, harnessing an ability to deliver through others. 
• Consistently meet and exceed both operational and tactical K.P.I’s. 
• Strengthen relationships and cross functional collaboration supporting the Senior Construction Manager with strategic initiatives. 
• Leader in safety & quality and proven execution of setting standards and elevating performance of others.

Role Qualification and Skills

• Experience in a leadership role primarily focussed on people/line management 
• Understanding of servant leadership principals and demonstrable people development skills 
• 5+ years’ experience in successfully managing large multi-disciplined teams during delivery of large and complex projects in a demanding environment with proven results. 
• Awareness and proven experience with aspects of project delivery throughout the lifecycle. 
• Experienced in development and delivery of tactical plans supporting best practice and defining functional standards. 
• Awareness and solid understanding of CDM 2015 Regulations and HASWA 74 
• Experience in building culture and championing change. 
• IT literate, capable of using MS Office and Outlook as a minimum. 
• Proven Safety record through stewardship within time critical and pressurised working environments. 
• Comfortable with ambiguity and harness an entrepreneurial mindset. 
• Possess the ability to champion a successful safety culture and safe working ethos. 
• Implementation of new ways of working based on continuous improvement principals. 
• Financial and Project Management Awareness. 

Preferred Qualifications  

• SMSTS Trained as a minimum. 
• NVQ Level 5 in Strategic Management & Leadership or equivalent. 
• NEBOSH General Certificate or higher. 
• ECS Card / CSCS Black Management Card. 
• NEC Training or equivalent. 

Candidates must reside with eligibility to work in the UK and willing to travel. 

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)

• Bupa Medical Cover
• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• Perkbox includes things such as free eye tests at Specsavers including discounts on Glasses, free cinema vouchers and a weekly free coffee from Nero. Along with hundreds of savings on day-to-day shopping, trips etc.
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension with Aviva
• Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.