Job Title: Construction Manager
Reporting to: Operations Manager
Role purpose
The Construction Manager will manage all specified works on electrical substations ensuring delivery on time to the required standards.
The jobholder will be responsible for ensuring site safety and ensuring quality processes are implemented for all works.
Responsibilities & Duties
Including but not limited to the following:
Acting as customer lead for the site management of projects and ensuring the daily delivery of site works
Management of the construction, maintenance, fitting and wiring of substation plant and equipment
Fully manage and plan site activities to ensure safety, cost and quality are maintained
Follow all published guidelines, standards, policies and procedures to ensure satisfactory completion of work
Ensure all works is undertaken in compliance with the Project design and construction documents, including construction drawings, RAMS and lift plans
Working closely with the Project Manager for successful project delivery
Deliver scheduled/unscheduled work safely, to time, ensuring quality standard in accordance with defined work scope (including principal contractor/non principal contractor
Advise the project team on site staff resource numbers and competencies
Assist in the management and maintenance of all site based orders and materials
Lead and manage all aspects of site construction, H&S and environment
Plan, manage, attend and record OPS daily briefings
Ensure required of CDM Regulations are met in full
Consider all environmental aspects and impacts when preparing operations documentation
Proactively manage health and safety issues and concerns, working closely with all departments to ensure safety by design and accident and incident free culture is maintained
Ensure all plant and equipment is ordered in an efficient and timely manner
Collaborate with Project Managers to issue 6 weekly reports with sufficient detail to enable efficient planning on site and by Construction team coordinator
Complete all site related paperwork accurately and to time, including written risk assessments, site measurement and work record sheets
Take responsibility for your team whilst on site to ensure the safe, effective and efficient implementation of operations
Appoint direct supervision for work parties
Ensure site check sheets and ITP schedules are completed satisfactorily
Provide a mentoring role to develop nominated staff for their training and development
Key interfaces
Relationships with key stakeholders:
Site Fitters and Apprentices
Sub-Contractors
Third Party Workforces that may be affected by our works
Project Team (Safety and Design)
Project Manager
Client nominated representatives
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
The Construction Manager must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working on DNO substation / OHL sites operating from 11 – 400kV and will complete the Omexom Supervisor’s course.
The Construction Manager will also possess:
A proven site management track record with the ability to execute critical tasks in real time.
A sound knowledge of H&S and risk assessments
The ability to plan works in the most efficient manner.
The ability to manage and motivate industrial staff.
The ability to put the customer at the center of decision making.
The ability to engage at a specific and detailed level with key tasks, evidenced by those tasks being executed in a highly efficient manner.
Personal integrity, resilience and the robustness needed to operate in a fast changing contracting environment.
Competencies
Required skills, knowledge, and abilities:
The Construction Manager will be an excellent communicator with all stakeholders
Leadership skills
Strong Team Working skills
Customer and commercially focused
Planning/organisational skills
Resource management skills
Flexibility and adaptability to Change
Values
In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must have the following qualities:
Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.
Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.
Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.