Job Description
Overall Objective:
The management of the day to day delivery of construction activities on various projects within the General Civils Sector.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Holds an appropriate civils qualification HNC/HND/ Degree – Minimum 10 years’ experience
- Good IT skills
- CSCS card – minimum gold standard
- 5-day SMSTS
- Experienced in the delivery of civil engineering schemes – value £5million+
- First aid at work certificate desirable
- Holds a UK driving licence, clean or low on points
- Experienced and competent in management of teams of 5 or more staff on projects
- Is a member of a professional body (ICE/CIOB)
- Has experience of leadership training (Basic)
Health, Safety & Environmental:
- Can carry out inductions and TBT briefings
- Can develop RAMS including review and approval of Sub Contractor RAMS
- Is a leader by example on health safety and environmental practices (will not take risks)
- Has a good understanding of industry H&S and Env best practices
- Produces site construction phase plans
- Can fulfil role of temporary works co-ordinator and fulfil requirements of procedure
- Strives to exceed basic standards on site and proposes new innovations
- Attends and contributes when required to monthly HSEQ meetings and internal working groups
Technical:
- Has a good all-round knowledge of basic engineering principles
- Can mentor and develop engineers and site agents
- Good at problem solving, troubleshooting and innovations
- Can think outside the box analysing project benefits (cost/programme) and promotes this discipline to team members
- Can delegate and manage information flow and identify and produce technical queries
Programme and Progress:
- Can develop the project programme and monthly updates
- Has a good understanding of planning software
- Has an experienced and good understanding of contract requirements (NEC Cl31,32 and Cl 60s)
- Can fully develop the weekly programme independently
Personal Skills:
- Conducts themselves in a courteous and professional manner
- Is open and honest
- Friendly and approachable
- Encourages and supports other colleagues
- Has a ‘can do / will do’ attitude
- Good communication skills, keeps colleagues/peers informed
- Remains focused can work well under pressure to meet deadlines
- Is open to new ideas and listens to others point of view
- Can adapt their communication style to suit colleagues/client and customer
- Can consistently make decisions in line with position and level of authority
- Can take feedback on own performance and takes steps to improve this
- Can identify and actively promote the development of future managers (Engineers/Site Agents)
- Demonstrates the desire and willingness to further progress in roles and responsibilities
Commercial:
- Experience and capable of producing monthly commercial reports
- Has good understanding and experience in forms of Contract (NEC/JCT)
- Can develop and produce procurement schedules
- Can maintain accurate records of measurement for direct works and subcontract works to support commercial team
- Can support commercial team in production of variations and quotations
- Has experience in the review/appraisal processes and management of sub-contractors
- Can identify risks and opportunities and communicates in monthly reports to management
Record Keeping/Progress Reporting:
- Prepares daily and weekly progress reports, variation reports for the scheme
- Familiar with document management systems
- Will chair weekly internal meetings, and client progress meetings
- Can produce monthly reporting in line with contract requirements
- Will ensure wider team are complying with all daily and weekly reporting requirements
- Can confidently deliver project presentations to the client and wider Esh general civils sector management
Quality:
- Maintains company quality assurance documentation for ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 systems
- Supports and promotes sector QA and demonstrates buy in by auditing internally on projects monthly
- Has ability to recognise defective works and rectify in a timely manner
- Ensures project team and sub-contractor supply chain deliver to standards (Lead by Example)
- Can compile efficiently the necessary documentation to complete H&S File and handover documentation
