Field Assurance Engineer – Electrical

Purpose of the Job

Directly reporting to the Lead Field Assurance Engineer – (Electrical) on Site, for the assigned NEC3 contract(s) provide management support to act as Technical and Engineering Lead on behalf of the Chief Engineer to ensure compliance of the Works with Sponsors Requirements and the Assurance Process.

Principal Accountabilities

Provide support to the Lead Field Assurance Engineer in order to discharge the following activities:

On behalf of the Project Manager, represent the Chief Engineer by providing Technical Acceptance of the Contractors’ submissions (including method statements and work package plans, on a risk-based approach and where obligated by third party agreements) to ensure compliance with the project’s Requirements, the NEC3 Contract, the Works Information Volumes 2A/B/C and Technical Assurance Plan, processes and procedures.

Disposition and approval of changes to technical requirements (as delegated by the Chief Engineer), including relevant system performance specifications and technical standards.

Provide oversight of design completion and compliance for the Works and/or Element(s), including ensuring all boundaries, interfaces and systems are integrated and coordinated between interfacing contracts

Provide resolution of arising technical issues, RFI’s, FCD’s, NCR’s, derogations, concessions.

Support the production and acceptance of the project’s Verification Activity Plans, including review and acceptance of the Contractor’s Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), compiling comments, and validating the required Witness, and Review points based on the respective technical and quality specification of the contract and applicable code requirements (supported by the Project Manager, the Chief Engineer and Quality Manager).

Provide risk-based assessment of assurance evidence produced by Contractors in areas including materials compliance, requirements compliance, interface management, verification and validation, RAMS, EMC, As Built information

Liaise with infrastructure managers to facilitate their ultimate acceptance of the Works

Represent the project at relevant technical panels, design reviews, etc. Including those attended by external parties.

Support the named Supervisor’s Representative under NEC3 ECC and as further defined within the Quality Management system and the Contractors obligations for a self-assuring framework.

Support the Project Manager to coordinate obligations (Client, Designer and Principle Designer) under CDM 2015 as set out in the CDM Procedure and Project Execution Information.

As part of Assurance Process provide technical representation for and on behalf of the Chief Engineer for acceptance of witnessing tests, inspections and verification activities for the Works.

Support the Project Manager in the responsibility for compliance with the LU Development Agreement (See Volume 2B Part 11), Docklands Light Railway Interface Part 12, and Network Rail Interface Part 10 where applicable.

Monitoring the contractor’s compliance with Environmental, Safety & Health requirements, escalating issues and seeking intervention where required.

Support the Project Manager by undertaking surveillance activities of the Works.

Reviewing and accepting the Contractors Commitments Compliance Plans, Construction Certificates and data to support the Employer’s Completion Process and Handover Management Plan

Assisting the Project Manager with the authorisation of payment certificates. Providing input to the Business Manager on costs to be disallowed related to quality issues and NCRs

Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected in the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working to Target Zero principles.

Co-operate in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times

Act as a role model for vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too

Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues

Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put information or information systems at risk

Main challenges of the job

Maintaining the design configuration for the scoped asset and its interfaces

Complying with the Project programme

Technical Assurance of the Works in accordance with the Employer’s (FDC) designs

Works verification activities in support of Quality Control processes and procedures

Manage FDC/Contractor Designer’s mitigation plans to effective conclusions

Person Specification

Degree/ HND qualified engineer or equivalent experience (preferably Chartered/ Incorporated or working towards either)

Site based experience of engineering and/or construction on major infrastructure projects, including experience of design, pre- construction activities, construction, testing & commissioning phases and the associated assurance thereof.

Knowledge and experience of construction quality systems and processes

Knowledge of the NEC3 form of contract and of CDM Regulations

Knowledge and experience of site-based ES&H processes and procedures/regulations

Excellent communications and team-working skills