Senior Electrical Commissioning Support Manager

Due to continued growth, the position of Senior Electrical Commissioning Support Manager has become available to join our Client’s successful team based in Berkshire

This is for the design and build of a facility near Reading. The scope of works for this project will include Programme Management, Construction, Building Services (M&E), Instrumentation and Control Systems and various external works.

Potential candidates for this role must be able to obtain and retain Security Clearance to be able to be considered, British Citizenship and not have worked outside the UK during the past 5 years.

This position has a competitive salary dependent on skills and experience, in addition to a fantastic benefits package including pension contribution matched up to 10% (that’s like free money!), a day off for your birthday and a dedicated professional development budget.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Act as a Senior Manager reporting to the Head of Commissioning Delivery.

Manage the Completions, Training and, Preservation & Maintenance teams to ensure activities are completed safely to the prescribed procedures.

Ensure the Completions, Training and, Preservation & Maintenance teams have adequate SQEP resource to meet the project requirements.

Provide Commissioning assurance to the project.

Champions Sustainability Safety, Health and Environment by putting personal safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do and helping the environment and communities to thrive

Must be customer focussed by striving for excellence through understanding, anticipating and meeting their needs

ROLE OVERVIEW

The overarching responsibility of the Commissioning Support Manager is to manage, co-ordinate and take ownership of the Completions, Training, and Preservation & Maintenance functions for the project. This is a senior management position and will require strong leadership skills. The Commissioning Support Manager will help Costain provide due governance and management to meet CDM regulations, Nuclear Licence Conditions, QMS and Project Delivery processes and procedures, including the Commissioning Management Plan.
General Responsibilities

You are responsible to your Manager, as stated above, for the execution of your individual job responsibilities. You shall:

Support your Manager and the personnel under your control;

Maintain a good working relationship with Contractors, the Client, and associated personnel.

Manage and control your section of the work according to agreed programmes and be conversant with all drawings, specifications and related information for these works.

To cover your absence from site during holiday periods, you are to handover your duties to a delegate or colleague as agreed with your manager.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To always prioritise Safety, Quality & Security above all else.
Review, propose, implement and manage safe systems for the deployment of personnel involved during the commissioning phase across the site including permit to work and site operations.
Manage and improve the effectiveness of the established processes to enable safe & efficient demarcation and control of systems & sub-systems.
Ensure the Completions (handover from Construction to Commissioning) process is understood and followed by all to ensure safe & efficient control of plant.
Manage, coordinate and take ownership of the Completions process and team.
Help coordinate the completion of non-commissionable elements of the project in line with the schedule.
Ensure the Preservation & Maintenance team have clear leadership & management.
Develop with the Clients Maintenance Team, Engineering (Design), Assurance (Nuclear Design Safety) and the specialist equipment suppliers maintenance regimes to deliver fully performing assets to the Client at the Handover of the project.

Ensure all maintenance and preservation is carried out by Suitably Qualified and Experienced personnel.
Ensure all maintenance, preservation and failures are recorded and reported and advise Client on risks to the longevity of equipment and plant.
Ensure the Training Manager has clear leadership & management.
Liaise between the Site Engineering, Construction, Quality, Commissioning teams and the Client as required on matters relating to Completions, Training and Preservation & Maintenance.
Manage and co-ordinate guidance to Contractors that carryout Installation, Commissioning, Training, and Preservation & Maintenance services to the project.
Coordinate with the Construction & Commissioning teams so that they fully understand the requirements of the Completions process to provide a smooth transition from construction through commissioning and start up to meet the project (Principal Contractor) and Client requirements.
Review Contractors documentation for suitability, including but not limited to Boundary Drawings, ITP’s, Check sheets and Commissioning documentation.
Chair meetings relating to Completions, Training, and Preservation & Maintenance.
Produce monthly reports to include all functions of the Commissioning team.
Assist the safe execution of works in line with the Project Completion Schedule (P2C).

QUALIFICATIONS

Electrical Engineer with onsite experience.
SSSTS, SMSTS (or equivalent CDM course)
Membership of an appropriate professional institute as an Incorporated or Chartered engineer.
Electrical Authorised Person course.

SKILLS

Articulate technical complexities and have very good communication skills.
Strong people management skills and process experience.
Able to chair meetings and resolve issues.
Needs a comprehensive understanding of HSAWA, EAWR, CDM, risk assessments, safety systems, safety cases and SSoW.
Able to engage within the project teams to influence strategic outcome across several interlinking projects.

EXPERIENCE

Experience of Construction & Commissioning on a large-scale project is essential.
Experience of M&E Inspection & testing processes.
Experience of managing Completions processes & databases.
Good experience of managing and working with contractors.
Strong experience in managing projects through Construction, Commissioning and Handover to the Client in a highly regulated Industry.

DESIRABLE

Plant experience desirable. It is desirable to have worked in a Nuclear technical environment under licence conditions.
To have worked in a technical environment with responsibility for either the operational performance, maintenance and commissioning of safety justified plant and equipment to the highest levels of quality, safety and security.
Experience in Commissioning / Commissioning Management in highly regulated industry such as Nuclear or Oil & Gas.