Construction Manager

Date: 8 Oct 2025

Location: Manchester Airport, GB

Company: MAG

Summary

•    Construction Manager 
•    Permanent role
•    Based at Manchester Airport
•    Fantastic range of company benefits & discounts 

 

Why MAG?

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate.
 
Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities.  Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.
 
At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:
 
•    24 days holiday plus bank holidays
•    Flexible and generous company pension plan with various company contribution options (up to 10%) that you can change to suit your personal needs
•    Free parking
•    Subsidised public transport
•    Huge range of company discounts
•    Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
•    Care Concierge service
•    Two volunteering days per year

The role

As a Construction Manager, you will support the delivery of Capital projects from GW0 to GW6, working closely with Project Managers to uphold the principle of “The Invisible Builder.”

 

You will be responsible for Construction Delivery, ensuring high standards across HSE, risk management, cost, schedule and quality. You will collaborate with Capital Delivery colleagues and stakeholders, acting as the key contact for Framework Contractors.

 

You will also promote a strong health and safety culture on site, ensuring contractors meet all required standards and compliance expectations.

What will make you successful in the role?

Essential experience includes:

  • Organisation leadership, delivery through others, influencing without direct control.
  • Project development from explore through to project implementation.
  • Large and small greenfield and brownfield project delivery in mature assets.
  • Project development and delivery.

 

Desirable experience includes:

  • Degree and/or Post-Graduate qualified or equivalent
  • Professional affiliation (eg: RICS; APM; CIOB; RIBA, ICE or similar)
  • Experience of the construction, test and commission and handover phases of infrastructure projects across the full range of project size and complexity.
  • Excellence in project delivery from explore through concept development and project implementation.

 

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

 

At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

 

We’re also committed to well-being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups.

 

As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process.

 

You can contact the team by emailing HR.Recruitment@MAGAirports.com

 

Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women’s Network, Embrace - Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity