Works Manager

• Right across infrastructure theres a requirement to not only maintain but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life while being safety first and client and customer centric in a friendly fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

  Where will you be working

  Our Rail team manages a wide range of specialist rail engineering works and projects delivering civils track power electrical solutions and station structures across all rail routes in the UK.

  Want to come and be a part of it

  As part of our Southern Rail Business Unit youll play a key role in delivering maintenance reactive and capital works programmes across the rail network. Working closely with Contracts Managers and operational teams youll help ensure resources are deployed safely efficiently and productively to support successful project delivery.

  What will you be doing

  As Works Manager youll provide day-to-day leadership and management of our operational workforce acting as the vital link between site teams and senior operational management.

  Workforce Leadership

  • Lead and manage General Foremen Site Supervisors Operatives and skilled labour resources across the Southern Rail portfolio.
  • Promote a positive safety culture and drive high standards of performance and behaviour.
  • Maximise workforce productivity utilisation and engagement.
  • Support training mentoring and development of supervisors and operatives.

  Operational Delivery

  • Ensure works are delivered safely efficiently and in line with programme requirements.
  • Coordinate labour plant materials and subcontract resources to meet operational demands.
  • Support Contracts Managers in achieving programme quality and financial objectives.
  • Act as the escalation point for labour resource and operational issues.

  Resource Management

  • Manage workforce planning and deployment across multiple workstreams and routes.
  • Coordinate daily weekly and possession-based resource requirements.
  • Monitor labour availability and support recruitment succession planning and skills development.
  • Ensure workforce competencies training and certification requirements are maintained.

  Health Safety & Compliance

  • Ensure compliance with Network Rail standards company procedures and statutory requirements.
  • Promote adherence to RAMS permits briefings and safe systems of work.
  • Conduct regular site visits safety tours and operational inspections.
  • Lead toolbox talks workforce briefings and engagement sessions.
  • Support investigations corrective actions and lessons learned activities.

  Performance & Continuous Improvement

  • Monitor labour performance productivity and efficiency.
  • Ensure accurate recording of labour plant and productivity information.
  • Manage absence performance and disciplinary matters in line with company procedures.
  • Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Support the implementation of new systems technologies and ways of working.

  What youll bring

  Were looking for a strong operational leader with experience managing rail delivery teams and a passion for safety performance and people development.

  You will have:

  • Proven experience leading operational teams within the rail industry.
  • Strong people management and workforce planning experience.
  • A good understanding of Network Rail standards and rail industry requirements.
  • Experience coordinating labour and resources across multiple projects or workstreams.
  • Strong leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience conducting site inspections safety tours and workforce briefings.
  • The ability to manage competing priorities and operational challenges effectively.
  • A commitment to health safety quality and continuous improvement.
  • Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
  • Full UK driving licence.

  Desirable:

  • PTS certification.
  • SMSTS or equivalent site management qualification.
  • Experience delivering maintenance reactive and capital works programmes.
  • Knowledge of workforce competence management systems.

  Whats in it for you

  We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and outside of work some of which include:

  • Matched or contributory pension scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to Mental Health First Aiders
  • My Rewards portal with access to thousands of retail discounts
  • Life Assurance
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Reward and recognition scheme

  In addition this role offers:

  • Competitive basic salary
  • Company vehicle or car allowance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Annual bonus opportunity
  • Paid holidays
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • Career progression within a growing rail business

  About us

  We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work attracting diverse and talented people who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion helping to create an environment where everyone belongs.

  Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind to ensure your aspirations and ways of working align with ours.

  • Were responsible and go further for our people clients communities and the planet.
  • Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.
  • Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
  • Were ambitious and embrace opportunity leading essential infrastructure services for life.

  Whether youre progressing your career or bringing a wealth of experience to the role youll benefit from industry-recognised training development opportunities and the support needed to thrive.

  Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

  Please note: Occasionally we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. Wed encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

  For certain roles successful candidates will be subject to third-party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some roles may also require drug and alcohol testing as part of the induction process.

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Required Experience:

Manager