Description
Construction Interface Engineer
Wimbledon - Greater London
12 month contract
My client, one of the largest utilties company in the UK is looking for a Construction Interface Engineer to represent the company and colleagues with the client.
Job Purpose:
To enact the role of Engineers Representative on behalf of the client across multiple construction sites
To ensure that the site based construction activities across the companies are efficiently managed in accordance with company policies and procedures
Key Accountabilities:
- Ensure that the Principal Contractor (PC) is pro-active in discharging his duties under the CDM regulations, not least in managing all safety aspects of the construction based activities
- Ensure the facilitation of regular site safety walks, holding coordination meetings with all contractors on site, ensuring that access/egress to the site is controlled and maintaining a site log/diary
- Review the suitability of Risk Assessments and Method Statements
- Provide input to, review and comment on the deliverability of the PC Site Delivery Programmes and proactively monitor all activities, promptly advising the Project Engineer of any programme risks
- Chair regular (weekly) Site Progress Meetings with all Contractors and issue minutes of these meetings, a file of these to maintain on site. Minutes and any relevant documentation as required by the project and PE including site daily diary to be uploaded on to Livelink
- Be familiar with industry construction standards and will be expected to inspect, approve or reject materials and workmanship
- Undertake the role of Engineers representative for sensible monitoring of site construction activities and be familiar with all aspects of the contract documentation (where appropriate)
- Issue site instructions following agreement from the Project Engineer and authenticate any record sheets issued by the Principal Contractor. (Familiarity with standard contract terms and conditions ie FIDIC, BEAMA and NEC is desirable)
- Assist the Commissioning Engineer to review and confirm that the PC Commissioning programme is acceptable from a delivery perspective
- Ensure that a drawing documentation system is established on site, which clearly indexes drawings logged and filed in specific sections
- Maintain the system throughout with the latest working drawings/revisions clearly noted and drawings filed to ensure they are readily available
Knowledge & Experience Required:
- Basic Project Management skills including management of risk for delivery of projects to scope, time, cost, quality, safety and security of supply.
- Awareness of Contract management within fixed price and target cost contracts
- Good understanding of Safety and Environmental legislation and practices and policies
- Good knowledge of CDM Regulations
- Previous experience of project site management capability of working to deadlines and in a contracting environment
- Experience and understanding of current company and Partner HR policies and procedures
- Familiar with the companies Basic Safety Rules and hold Person and "BESC" Authorisation but trained to Competent Person standard, with supplementary authorisations as applicable
Qualifications Required:
- HNC/HND or equivalent experience in an engineering/construction discipline
- NEBOSH or IOSH is desirable
- Desirable - A recognised qualification in engineering or a proven track record in Site Management
- Desirable - Formal training in the following areas:- Construction H&S, CDM, Risk Assessment & Method Statements, Environmental, Duty of Care and Waste Management, Contract Terms and Conditions
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