MAG operates airports, providing infrastructure and services across transport and travel sectors.
This role supports the Stansted Airport Transformation capital development programme critical to the airport’s long-term growth, safety, and resilience ensuring valuable infrastructure and assets are completed on time, to budget, and in full compliance with regulations. As Head of Construction, you’ll be involved across the entire project lifecycle, from the earliest concept and business case through to delivery and handover. Working in close partnership with Project Managers, you will guide projects through the RIBA design stages, lead technical reviews, manage key milestones and integrate stakeholder input. You’ll balance technical and commercial considerations to deliver projects of the highest standard, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance remain at the forefront.
You’ll oversee safe and high-quality construction activities on-site, offering guidance on design decisions, contractor selection, testing and asset handover, while ensuring all work is delivered to programme and without disruption to daily airport operations. You’ll also play a key role in reviewing pre-construction information, advising Project Managers on health and safety hazard documentation and maintaining effective communication between airport teams. Additionally, you will support project managers in developing scope documents and work packages, ensuring all requirements are clearly defined and achievable.
Attention to detail is second nature, whether conducting inspections, managing contracts, or ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and building regulations. You combine technical knowledge with strong numerical and IT skills, and you’re comfortable using project management systems and software, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint, to manage and communicate information effectively.
You’ll bring significant experience in delivering complex projects within operational, regulated environments, with at least 10 years’ proven expertise in construction management across areas such as Building, Fit-Out, MEP, and Specialist Systems. Your background will include leading the construction, testing, commissioning, and handover of major infrastructure projects, with a track record of excellence from concept development through to implementation and final delivery. You’ll be an effective communicator, confident in working with a wide range of stakeholders, professionals, and contractors. With strong leadership skills, you’ll know how to motivate and guide teams to deliver to the highest standard. Your planning and organisational abilities ensure projects are tracked against schedule, budget, and quality requirements, while your resilience and problem-solving skills enable you to navigate challenges and make sound decisions under pressure.
Based at London Stansted Airport
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private medical scheme
Company pension scheme
Car allowance
Bonus scheme