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Onshore Construction Manager required for a major offshore wind developer based in England
Responsibilities
- Provide input into the GBS design to ensure it is safe to construct.
- Assess contractor plans for the main construction site and ensure it can be built and operated safely and reliably.
- Develop and implement robust safety oversight plan throughout the build.
- Act as the Employers focal point for compliance with CDM and other relevant regulations.
- Lead construction strategy and work scope development and then ensure delivery through the main construction contractor.
- Maintain constructive interfaces with and integrate with other internal stakeholders including engineering and offshore construction teams.
- Represent the employer with key external stakeholders as needed to build and operate the GBS construction site.
- Set performance targets for construction with the main contractor and manage construction activities and contractor(s) performance against these targets, intervening as needed to ensure they are met.
- Continually look ahead to identify construction execution risks and ensures that risks to construction delivery are effectively mitigated or eliminated.
- Monitors construction productivity and generates a set of working KPIs.
- Own and endorse project onshore construction costs/estimates and construction schedules.
- Lead verification of Contractor construction documentation, for compliance with contract and standards.
- In conjunction with the GBS quality lead, implement the site quality plan and ensuring construction quality delivers a quality build.
- Provides assurance to Package Manager that construction requirements are being satisfied.
- Leads construction reviews (and contributes to other functional reviews) and implements the construction self-verification programme, particularly for the start of new activity.
Requirements
- Engineering degree or equivalent.
- PMP, Chartered Engineer or other equivalent accreditation.
- Strong safety leadership, with a genuine commitment to HSSE, compliance and quality excellence.
- Extensive experience leading major civil construction sites, with significant role in Employer or Contractor construction contract leadership team.
- Familiarity with current industry construction practices for major civil works, and an understanding of construction practices that assure integrity of build and construction quality.
- Experience managing compliance with CDM regulations.
- Sensitive to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and experience of implementing these in construction workforces.
- Track record in builds strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, particularly within the project organization, contractor organizations and local authorities.
- Understands relevant UK labour law, including human rights and modern slavery, and the management of industrial relations.
