Principle Contractor Site Manager (Civils & Tech)
Contract: 6 Months

The role is work in close coordination with the assigned Project Manager & Engineer to ensure that all technical, safety, integration and regulatory requirements are fully verified and complied with.

The key objectives of the role are to;
• Execute the Site Management Role from site surveys, site establishment and pre-mobilisation on site and throughout the onsite delivery phase ensuring that all coordination/ integration and on site civil & technical verifications are undertaken and recorded at each quality gate and milestone of the programme.
• Manage seamless onsite integration with the client and other contractors through all stages of the onsite programme.
• Provide leadership to the onsite team and manage the safe implementation of the onsite installation to meet programme and set targets and objectives to site teams.
• Ensure full implementation of onsite Quality Assurance and Audit procedure throughout the project.
• Oversee subcontract and supplier onsite performance, coordinate and record all quality, technical inspections and HSE activities and compliance.
• Support the project team in achieving compliance with the Clients project requirements and meeting the operational, contract and business objectives of the project.
• Assume full site management responsibility for CDM compliance and all on site activities and personnel.

Responsibilities and Activities include but are not limited to;
• Oversee the required Design site surveys, including Geo-technical, Environmental, Ecological, Asbestos, Trial holes, Ground Penetrating Radar, including checking/development of scope.
• Maintain and implementation of Principle Contractor responsibilities, with focus on the CDM requirements.
• Set up site lines of onsite communication with client representatives and third-party subcontractors and suppliers.
• Implement on site integration kick off meeting to verify and record fully aligned construction drawings and schedules.
• Carry out daily site reviews with installation teams and/or lead engineer as required and record any deviations or risks with mitigating actions for tracking at weekly progress/coordination meetings.
• Check preceding works in accordance with approved design and standards
• Take active participation in and minute weekly progress/coordination meetings.
• Set up and manage on site documentation and job file records in accordance with Company procedures and the Clients requirements.
• Carry out full review of procurement call off schedule against programme and implement tracker for weekly review with the pre-construction team.
• Monitor Procurement schedule against site programme.
• Implement mobilisation review with design team to verify design freeze achieved and construction package acceptance.
• Lead and record pre-start meetings with installation subcontractors on site.
• Work with the project Manager and Planner to develop and maintain programmes of works.
• Manage, control and report on site progress
• Implement weekly/daily resource allocation process.
• Hold weekly progress and coordination meetings providing, and taking ownership of detailed action plans.
• Take responsibility for the management and implementation of onsite quality and technical inspections, implement fully recorded technical checks in accordance with applicable site testing and inspection requirements.
• Implement and manage all HSE procedures on site with the support of the Project Manager and SHE support team.
• Provide daily/weekly reports to the Project Manager including but not limited to; detailed progress, resource requirements, material requirements, HS&E, quality audits, technical inspections, integration meetings, procurement trackers.
• Implement the on-site induction and competency management process.
• Implement the Design Change through ownership of the design change tracker ensuring that each step is satisfied prior to moving to the next and that all approvals/redlines and documents are in place prior to the onsite implementation of any change or deviation from the original design.
• Ensure all design changes are administered by the Project Engineer.
• Implement and record tool box talks/briefings in line with the appropriate procedures and ensure that all relevant bulletins and SHE updates are covered and recorded.
• Take full ownership of ensuring that all site information, records, as installed data for operation manuals is fully up to date and filed in electronic project files. Includes all test and inspection sheets and allocation records.
• Collate and update as built drawings and documentation in strict accordance with the red line, design change and all other applicable project procedures.
• Agree the local on-site Audit and Inspection plans with the PM and fully implement agreed actions.
• Coordinate Central team QA audits and take ownership of site based corrective actions.
• Arrange and record pre-commissioning planning meetings
• In collaboration with the Lead Engineer and Project Manager, develop detailed commissioning plans including but not limited to: offsite equipment set up (Where applicable), pre-inspection dates, installation inspection & sign off dates, test document readiness, configuration availability, mobilisation of commissioning tools and plant, attendance by subcontractors and third parties.
• Inspect all installation works ensuring compliance to relevant standards, take responsibility for recorded audits of all other inspections undertaken by others.
• Take full ownership of ensuring timely collation and return to head office of all as built site records and that these are accepted by the central Document control team.

Application Experience Required
• Microsoft Visio (Desirable)
• AutoCAD (Desirable)
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Office Suite

General Experience/Qualifications Required
• Experience of working on National Grid Sub-Stations
• Practical onsite civils activities experience
• Site Management and Supervision of major multi-disciplined projects.
• Site management and supervision of Civils installations and electrical systems in a major construction site environment.
• Control and monitoring of temporary installations and equipment.
• Knowledge and experience of working to rigorous document control and NEC contracts
• Technical Engineering qualification to C&G or equivalent as a minimum or experience in lieu.
• CDM Training to supervisory level
• CSCS Card/Equivalent