Works Delivery Manager - Sheffield

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Sheffield
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Civil Engineering Network Rail Programme Management Commercial Experience Line management PTS Site Management Works Delivery

FULL DESCRIPTION

Works Delivery Manager - Sheffield

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking a Works Delivery Manager with a strong background in Civil Engineering to join their team in Sheffield. The role involves managing multiple Network Rail and rail-related infrastructure contracts, requiring experience in reactive Works Delivery Frameworks, civil engineering construction, and programme management. Responsibilities include site management, client liaison, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Undertake pre-site scoping visits to capture works requirements and enable robust planning and execution of works
  • Liaise with commercial team to review estimate submissions and final account details – analysing trends and reporting on day-to-day civils performance to the Project Manager to identify contractual progress of works against programme
  • Manage allocated site teams to ensure compliance with site returns, commercial reporting, quality and safety etc to drive efficiencies across the Framework and assist with timely submissions of EWNs/compensation events
  • Prepare and implement Site specific management plans to ensure Site activities comply with [Employer hidden] Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies
  • Prepare and implement site documentation and contract plans to conform, as a minimum, to the Client’s requirement and specification
  • Ensure robust programme management in the planning of works, capturing all required 3rd party access consents, possession/isolation submissions, traffic management requests etc where required to co-ordinate and facilitate the successful execution of works
  • Identify training needs and development potential of allocated [Employer hidden] personnel
  • Undertake site audits and engage with allocated site teams
  • Lead and implement professional safety behaviour and culture throughout the business, promoting positive change in everyday activities
  • Any other duties as may reasonably be required

Person Specification:

  • Experience of reactive Works Delivery Frameworks/fast paced environment (at least 5 years)
  • Civil Engineering Construction work, ideally in a railway environment (at least 5 years)
  • Appreciation of Network Rail design process
  • Demonstratable Line management experience
  • Demonstratable commercial experience – NEC 4 contract experience desirable
  • Demonstratable Programme Management experience

Qualifications:

  • Suitably qualified by experience
  • Railway Safety Training – PTS essential, COSS/IWA desirable
  • Continued professional development courses as appropriate – SMSTS - MAPM - NVQ 6/7 - NEBOSH - Temporary Works Co-Ordinator

The Package

  • Competitive Pay
  • A Company car
  • A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people
  • Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
  • Company Sick Pay
  • Annual professional subscription costs
  • Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award nominated in house Training team
  • Paid Volunteering days and Charity events
  • Annual Flu Jabs
  • Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling
  • Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team
  • Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary
  • A generous Employee Referral scheme of £1000 per successful hire
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