Project Interface Manager

Location - London

Day Rate - Around £500 per day

Contract Length - 6 months

My client is one of the development partners tasked with finishing the Crossrail project off and they are currently looking for an Interface Manager to join their team

Purpose of the job:

Responsible for managing the Systemwide Contractor's performance of the project's fringes/railheads and the decommissioning of the temporary tunnel systems with regard to progress, cost and health & safety at the contract level. Managing all construction interfaces and testing within area of responsibility, supported by site teams at each geographic location or system based area of responsibility.

Accountabilities:

• Managing the construction interfaces at the fringes/railhead and the decommissioning of the temporary tunnel systems.
• Managing contract interfaces on site and coordination of all welfacre facilities.
• Keeping the Project Manager and Delivery Manager informed of contract and site progress & performance.
• Supporting the PM in the review and acceptance of the programme, and the review of payment applications.
• Developing relations with local community with support from stakeholder liaison office.
• Supervising & leading Site Engineers, including reviewing their daily and weekly reports.
• Maintaining contract performance against project milestones, KPIs, programme, budget and other established metrics.
• Managing the Contract through Construction, Testing, Commissioning, and Handover.
• Provide input into constructability.
• Assisting the PFE in ensuring Contractor compliance with their Quality Plan.
• Leads the reviews and acceptance of selected contractor submittals.
• Assisting the PFE in the management of NCRs and Snag List items.
• Review and acceptance of the Contractor Commitments Compliance Plan in conjunction with the sustainability and consents team.
• Complying with the CRL management arrangements for CDM, within their area of responsibility.

Main Challenges of the Job:

• Responsible for putting in place systems and procedures that will ensure railway engineering works are delivered in accordance with the Technical Assurance Plan, and Systems Integration Management Plans.
• Manage works that have complex interfaces between sub-systems, and with the Crossrail civil station and Systemwide contracts, which require effective interface management during implementation, testing and commissioning phases.
• To support compliant handover of the completed works to railway infrastructure operators.
• To ensure contractor compliance with safe methods of railway working, throughout project execution.
• To ensure the internal interfaces between Crossrail contractors and the external relationships with Network Rail, London Underground and other project partners is managed in such a way as to ensure timely and safe completion of the programme.
• To ensure the contractor complies with their own quality systems.
• To work with the Project Manager and to build effective working relationships at the appropriate level within the contractor's team.

Person Specification:

• Relevant Engineering qualification, Civil, mechanical or electrical engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of managing the construction of significant value packages of work on a major railway or infrastructure project.
• Knowledge and experience of construction quality systems and processes in a relevant context
• Knowledge of project controls processes
• Leadership experience of site-based and preferably also railway ES&H processes and procedures
• Experience managing construction contracts.
• Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/ subcontractor's responsibilities contained in subcontract documents.
• Construction regulatory standards (CDM) experience and relevant experience in Construction Planning & Scheduling

If this is a position that you are interested in than please apply now or contact Sam Wilson on <phone number removed> for more information.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,