Vital Human resources are pleased to offer this position as a Construction Manager Track

Vital Human Resources Ltd is an international recruitment consultancy, specialising in professional and technical personnel. Focusing on permanent, contract and temporary positions, our people have unrivalled industry sector knowledge and understand that each market vertical requires specialist expertise.

To assist the Project Manager / Renewals Manager in delivering allocated contract safely in accordance with legislation and procedures to contract specification and programme, while effectively supervising and delivering the approved construction programmes to the agreed resource and cost plans.

Responsibilities

• To promote safe working practices, ensure full implementation and compliance with safety responsibility statement below.
• To deliver the company Essentials.
• To engage and lead with constructability reviews.
• To attend IDC’s where applicable.
• To attend Project construction, planning and access meetings.
• To coordinate the implementation of site construction activities with the Track installation team(s).
• Responsible for the submission of accurate site records to enable effective monitoring of programme, cost plans and change as requested to agreed format as applicable.
• Ensure that tool box talks, task briefs and COSS briefs are carried out for all work tasks prior to commencement of work for allocated contracts.
• To produce construction Work Package Plans
• To produce and coordinate weekly Task Briefs
• Ensure that all allocated tasks are undertaken in accordance with the planned safe method of working.
• Responsible for ordering and receipt of site deliverables, timely returns of goods receipts notices.
• Responsible for ordering and receipt of site plant, including security and timely off–hire.
• Supervise sub-contractors, contract staff and direct labour for allocated site activities.
• Overseeing quality control throughout the project cycle.
• Identifying and monitoring project risks (threats and opportunities), planning and implementing mitigations to them, and responding to other issues that affect the project.
• Carry out performance reviews for direct reports, administering poor performance, attendance management and disciplinary procedures as applicable
• Undertake PDRs and staff development of direct reports where applicable
• The role is one of site supervision and based generally in a site environment. It is a requirement of the role to attend site on a regular basis (including night time).

Competence Profile

Essential Skills, Qualifications and Training:

• Acceptance of Sponsorship
• Industry Common Induction
• OLEC 1
• Standard 019 Briefing
• Personal Track Safety
• D&A Screening
• SMSTS/IOSH Managing Safely
• Supervisory Management training / qualification with significant practical experience
• Must be able to drive
• The ability to supervise and lead the site team in the successful delivery of the allocated contracts for specific discipline (PWay, civils, signals)
• Computer literacy – Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience of railway construction management for specific discipline

Desirable Skills, Qualifications and Training:

• Understanding of Railway planning systems - desirable
• Understanding of the Railway operating environment - desirable
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence and communicate effectively with site staff and project team
• Emergency First Aid at work
• IOSHH Managing Safely
• COSHH
• Project Induction
• COSS
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment techniques
• Environmental awareness for managers
• IOSH working safely