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On-site in Plymouth·Added yesterday (last checked 5 Nov)

Costain

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Plymouth
Experience: 5+ years

Skills

Costain is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Plymouth.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Senior Engineer 2+ years of site experience
Agent 5+ years of site experience
IT skills including MS Office

Nice to have

BIM / Digital including Autodesk and /or Bentley
Scheduling in Aphex, P6 etc.
Behavioural Science / Safety

Essential

Education & certifications

Degree level/HNC/HND qualification in a Civil Engineering (or equivalent experience) and vocational training in Construction / Engineering
CSCS

Desirable

Chartered status of a relevant Institution
Project Management training e.g. APM, Prince2 etc.
Nuclear Training e.g. Triple bar
SMSTS / IOSH
Other site qualifications e.g. Lifting Appointed Persons, Confirmed Spaces (Medium), Temporary Works Coordinator / Supervisor etc.

The role

What you'll do

Co-ordination of sub-contractor activities, including chairing regular co-ordination meetings with staff and subcontractors
·Ensuring project documentation is completed for hand-over and Take Over
Studying drawings and technical documents and raising technical queries for clarification of any conflicting information
Ensuring Non-Conformance Reports are issued when required
In liaison with the Site Agent maintain the Site Risk Register
Provide Leadership and/or management in a Client facing role, personally demonstrating a positive Culture including key values & behaviours of Safety and Quality
Reporting to Senior Leadership Teams of various Project Organisational teams and functions both directly and indirectly
Co-ordination and liaison with relevant site teams and functions to enable the works, including cross business functional departments
In liaison with the Site team(s) identify opportunities & risks and maintain the Risk Register in conjunction with the relevant project functions
Scrutinise drawings and technical documents
Provide Intelligent Oversight of the works and site activities and where required raise relevant documentation such as TQ's RFI's, NCR's
Overall compliance with Health & Safety Legislation, Company Policy and best practice throughout the construction / commissioning process
Ensuring site works and activities comply with relevant expectations, standards and arrangements including site rules and emergency procedures
Safe Systems of Work (SSoW)
Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) including hazards and control measures required
Permits for control of works
Site Licence management arrangements and governance requirements training and development of education for subcontractors, site supervisors, site teams and workforce
Scrutinise and undertake detailed scheduling / programming of site activities in conjunction with sub-contractors and the site team
Co-ordination of H&S meetings and site progress meetings

Ensuring project documentation is produced, collated and completed for hand-over

Key Accountabilities

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we'd love to hear from you-even if you don't tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need.