Package Manager for Heads

CWA: Civil Works Alliance; Bath; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading salaries

Generous annual leave entitlements

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Civil Works Alliance is seeking a Package Manager for Heads to lead a multi-disciplinary team delivering offshore/marine work packages within the Sizewell C project. You will manage subcontractors, drive schedules, and ensure safety, quality and value across the programme.

Essentially you will coordinate engineering, site activities and commercial interfaces, with a focus on zero harm and delivery within agreed time/cost constraints. The role is based in the Marine and Tunnels Section.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• CSCS card for managers and professionals required.
• Experience with developing programmes and schedules.
• Experience managing Subcontractors.
• >5 years experience on offshore/marine projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of agents, sub agents and engineers on a Sizewell C work package.
• Manage subcontractor delivery and associated budgets.
• Coordinate safety, risk, time, cost, and quality objectives to meet project requirements.
• Oversee programme development, scheduling and KPI tracking.
• Support the commercial team and client communications.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Subcontractor management

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

Package Manager for Heads Opportunity with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C

As part of the CWA (Civil Works Alliance), you will support the building of Sizewell C. Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low‑carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years. This role will be within the Marine and Tunnels Section.

What will you do?

Job Purpose / Overview

To provide management, leadership and control of a multi‑disciplinary team comprising Agents, Sub Agents, Section Engineers, Site Engineers. Responsible for management of Subcontracts associated to the delivery of the work package. To determine the most appropriate means of satisfying customer/project requirements, objectives, and constraints: time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions:

Core

• Live the Balfour Beatty & Project Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of Balfour Beatty & Project Sustainability activities
• Motivate team and manage performance; monitor the competency of team members and undertake training/ coaching as appropriate

Health Safety & Environmental

• Approves and reviews Method Statements and Risk Assessments and makes improvements as appropriate
• Able to coordinate an Accident / Incident Investigation
• Carries out trend analysis and identifies improvement areas from audits and near misses
• Oversees vessel/site audits and confirms the sufficiency of control documentation

Engineering Control

• Guides & coaches subordinates in technical requirements associated with offshore installation work scope
• Oversees and evaluates / approves supplier technical solutions
• Guides and coaches subordinates in resolution of construction issues, drawing on experience and accepted industry best practice
• Has input to design based on operational experience

Quality

• Ownership of whole process of production, checking and submission of Handover Documentation
• Implements systems and processes to support construction of the works in accordance with the specification (eg ITP's, Materials Approval, NCR, Handover Documentation)
• Carries out trend analysis of the above and identifies improvement areas for nonconformance and business improvement
• Carries out Independent Inspections of their own section and of others
• Carries out Site Audits to check works and documentation compliance
• Coaches less experienced staff
• Liaise with designer and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues

Productivity

• Produces a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software
• Tracks and monitors KPI compliance and recommends improvements to maintain team production
• Establishes monitors of production, translated to graphical form from the Programme to aid understanding of current status and identification of requirements for intervention
• Cross references section programme to three weekly programme and ensures compatibility

Commercial

• Maintains accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors)
• Produces a budget from the resourced programme and monitors / reviews weekly costs
• Leads operational procurement of subcontractors
• Manages sub-contractors
• Understands cost and value
• Produces correspondence to sub-contractors, suppliers and Client
• Supports commercial team in AfP

Able to work with NEC and other relevant forms of contract. Able to identify technical requirements and industry standard techniques associated with development & control of offshore/marine activities. Able to review, approve, and support and implement a programme/schedule. Able to review & approve safe systems of work relating to offshore/marine activities. Knowledge of the Construction and Design Management (CDM) regulations. Strong communication skills with solution orientated approach to issue resolution. Strong leadership and management skills, with experience of managing a multi-disciplined team. Wide ranging independent judgement evident.

Desirable

• Knowledge of DCO and MMO License applications and implementation.
• Knowledge of the pre‑construction process.

Essential

• Engineering Degree.
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card – managers and professionals.
• Experience with the development of programmes and schedules.
• Experience of managing Subcontractors.
• >5years experience on offshore/marine projects.

Desirable

• Professional accreditation or working towards professional accreditation.
• Offshore sea survival qualification.
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).
• 5-10years experience of managing offshore/marine projects.

The CWA is a single delivery organisation made of up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies – Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke – which offer industry leading packages including

• market leading salaries
• generous annual leave entitlements
• pension scheme
• other flexible benefits