Installations Team Leader
Salary: £70,000 per annum + benefits
Location: Heathrow, with some travel to other sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Contract Type: Permanent
Reports To: Senior Manager Installations
 
We are seeking a highly skilled Installations Team Leader to oversee installation projects across the United Kingdom and Ireland. This is a pivotal leadership role, combining strategic oversight with hands-on operational delivery. You''ll lead a multi-disciplined site management team to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality project execution across airport and other high-profile installations.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Installations Team Leader
  Salary: £70,000 per annum + benefits
  Location: Heathrow, with some travel to other sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland
  Contract Type: Permanent
  Reports To: Senior Manager Installations
    
  We are seeking a highly skilled Installations Team Leader to oversee installation projects across the United Kingdom and Ireland. This is a pivotal leadership role, combining strategic oversight with hands-on operational delivery. You’ll lead a multi-disciplined site management team to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality project execution across airport and other high-profile installations.
  Key Responsibilities:
  As the Installations Team Leader, you will:
  
  • Lead and mentor the United Kingdom and Ireland installation site management team, fostering a safety-first culture and best practices in construction.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for project resourcing and oversee workforce allocation for optimal efficiency.
  • Plan and manage projects from pre-construction to handover, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and right-first-time delivery.
  • Monitor project performance, control costs, and mitigate unnecessary expenditure.
  • Facilitate collaboration across cross-cultural teams, including UK and EU colleagues, contractors, and airport stakeholders.
  • Support career development of team members and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, HASWA 74, airside regulations, and Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) standards.
    
  Requirements / Qualifications:
  
  • Proven experience in managing large teams delivering complex construction projects.
  • Strong construction industry knowledge across all project phases, including pre-construction and handover.
  • Experience with strategic and tactical project delivery, site planning, and cross-functional leadership.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and project schedules.
  • Familiarity with airport operations, airside security, permitting systems, and phased project execution.
  • Qualifications:
    • o NVQ Level 7 in Construction Senior Management or equivalent
    • o NEBOSH General Certificate
    • o SMSTS trained
    • o CSCS Black Management Card
    • o Higher-level technical qualification or related discipline
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills and a track record of team development and succession planning.
  • Eligible to work in the UK and willing to travel to other sites across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
    
  Benefits:
  
  • 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
  • Private Medical Cover
  • Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments and health-focused rewards
  • Career progression in a challenging and innovative environment
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Childcare salary exchange scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Employee recognition platform with rewards
  , fostering a safety-first culture and best practices in construction.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project resourcing and oversee workforce allocation for optimal efficiency.
• Plan and manage projects from pre-construction to handover, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and right-first-time delivery.
• Monitor project performance, control costs, and mitigate unnecessary expenditure.
• Facilitate collaboration across cross-cultural teams, including UK and EU colleagues, contractors, and airport stakeholders.
• Support career development of team members and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, HASWA 74, airside regulations, and Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) standards.

• Proven experience in managing large teams delivering complex construction projects.
• Strong construction industry knowledge across all project phases, including pre-construction and handover.
• Experience with strategic and tactical project delivery, site planning, and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and project schedules.
• Familiarity with airport operations, airside security, permitting systems, and phased project execution.
• Qualifications:
  • NVQ Level 7 in Construction Senior Management or equivalent
  • NEBOSH General Certificate
  • SMSTS trained
  • CSCS Black Management Card
  • Higher-level technical qualification or related discipline
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and a track record of team development and succession planning.
• Eligible to work in the UK and willing to travel to other sites across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
• Private Medical Cover
• Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments and health-focused rewards
• Career progression in a challenging and innovative environment
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Childcare salary exchange scheme
• Pension scheme
• Employee recognition platform with rewards