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Construction Manager

HoD Construction: leads workshop and stage builds to art department drawings on UK film/TV stages and locations under Construction Manager / art drawings.

Duties

• Read the call sheet and sides before arriving
• Maintain radio/set etiquette and H&S
• Hand over notes/kit status at wrap
• Lead construction crew
• Budget and schedule builds/strikes
• H&S on stage and workshop
• Liaise Art Directors and Production

Reports to

Production Designer / Supervising Art Director; production on deal

Works with

Chargehands, Coordinator, Art Directors, Scenic, Riggers, H&S

Career path

Chargehand → Construction Manager

Day to day

Labour plan; H&S on site; chase materials; walk with Art Directors; hit dress dates; manage strike.

Call times

Workshop/stage builds often early day shifts; night builds around shooting stages happen. Standby construction matches unit when covering; strike days run long.

What to wear

PPE: boots, hard hat, hi-vis as required; gloves; eye/ear protection; outdoor layers for yards. Follow Construction Manager site rules.

Tools & kit

Trade tools as carpenter/painter/plasterer grade; PPE always; site tool stores as managed by CM.

Tips

Confirm title, agreement, budget band, prep/wrap and kit fee on the deal memo before accepting. We never invent Bectu figures — check bectu.org.uk ratecards / your branch.

Software

• Drawing PDFs / Bluebeam
• Excel schedules
• PDF drawings / Bluebeam
• Excel labour & materials schedules
• Call sheets when on standby
• ChatGPT for cut-list drafts (Chargehand/CM verify)

Related roles

Chargehand Carpenter, Carpenter, Art Director

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