Superintendent

Boskalis; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension plan

Private health care

Additional holiday days

Free parking

Beverages

Job summary

Boskalis Westminster UK is seeking a Superintendent to lead and supervise dredging projects in the UK and Ireland, onshore and offshore. The role involves implementing safety plans, reviewing work methods, and coordinating Boskalis staff, subcontractors, and equipment to ensure successful project execution.

You will maintain daily site reports, build strong client relationships, and deputise for the Works Manager when required.

Qualifications

• At least a secondary vocational working level.
• Knowledge of Office software and basic quality and safety systems.
• Practical knowledge of dimension technology and equipment operation.
• Experience with dredging projects and related activities.
• Ability to work onshore and offshore and travel within the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Implement safety, health and environment plan for the project; contribute to QA plans and risk assessments; conduct toolbox talks and JHA.
• Prepare short-term mobilization planning and demobilization.
• Review and follow work methods; ensure resources are in place and aligned with execution plan.
• Assist in detailed planning derived from project planning; monitor progress for quality, cost and efficiency.
• Lead Boskalis and subcontractor teams onshore and offshore; manage daily site reports and weekly operational reports.
• Maintain good client relationships and communicate with supervisors.
• deputise for the Works Manager in their absence on small projects.

Skills

Office software

Quality & safety systems

Dimension technology basics

Equipment operation experience

Dredging knowledge

Education

Secondary vocational training

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• What we promise 1: Contributing to one of a kind projects
• Organisation: Dredging
• Region: UK
• What we ask of you 3: Achieving Results
• What we ask of you 1: Building Relationships
• What we promise 2: Creating new horizons, literally
• What we promise 3: Not your average 9-to-5
• What we ask of you 2: Problem Solving

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.

Dredging is one of our traditional core activities. Boskalis is famous for projects like the expansion of the Suez Canal and the extension of the Maasvlakte at the Port of Rotterdam. Creation of new nature areas like the Markerwadden is something we contribute to. Combining our state-of-the-art fleet, equipment and incredible manpower, we’re able to achieve projects that no one believed were even possible.

Job Description

Make your mark as a Superintendent.

The Superintendent (often under the general direction of the Works Manager or Project Manager) is responsible for managing and supervising the execution, according to the contract, of projects or parts of projects, and occasionally stands in for the Works Manager during their absence. This function may be performed both onshore and offshore.

This role reports into the onsite Boskalis Westminster operational team that undertake both capital and maintenance dredging projects throughout the UK and Ireland.

Your responsibilities as Superintendent:

• Implement a safety, health and environment plan for their part of the project; offers suggestions for the QA plan and Risk Assessments, including preparing and conducting Toolbox Talks and Job Hazard Analyses (JHA), and prepare quality checks.
• Carry out on-site preparations for the project to be performed, including preparing short-term planning for mobilization, installation and demobilisation
• Prepare and review work methods, ensuring that approved work methods are executed. Ensure that people, equipment and material for the relevant part of the project are at the right place, at the right time, in consultation with relevant parties inside and outside the organization. For this part of the project, provide input for the execution plan.
• Prepare and follow detailed planning derived from the project planning, monitoring the work for efficient and effective execution, taking into account quality, cost and budget.
• Managing, instructing, adjusting and motivating the various teams of workers, both Boskalis employees onshore and offshore and employees of subcontractors and operators of rented vessels and machines.
• Being responsible for updating a daily site report, including work performed (amounts dredged and dredge depth), materials used, weather data, personnel deployed, equipment and subcontractors. Drawing up weekly and operational reports.
• Maintaining and encouraging a good relationship with the client and holding consultations with its supervisors.
• Understanding of the project-related tasks of the Works Manager or PM for the purposes of deputising in his or her absence. On very small projects acting as the key Boskalis representative for the execution of the works.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• At least a secondary vocational working level and intellectual ability
• Knowledge of Office software
• Knowledge of quality and safety systems
• Basic knowledge of dimension technology
• Practical experience with and insight into the operation of equipment and auxiliary equipment
• Practical experience with projects relating to some of the following areas: stone dumping, bank protection, bed protection, currents and tides, jetties and groynes orhopper work, cutter work, backhoes, clamshells, grabs, dumping, environmental dredging, small-scale dredging or pipes and ducts, landfalls and outfalls. knowledge of tides, sea conditions and bathymetric survey information.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

What you can expect:

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
• Rewarding conditions:As well as offering a competitive salary we give industry leading benefits, including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (based on a full-time contract), a generous pension package, with the opportunity to add flexible benefits, such as private health care, and the purchase of additional holiday days; free parking and beverages. Conveniently located officewith a friendly, supportive team.
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realise your full potentialwith training and development through our Boskalis Academy
• Your team: You will work as a Superintendent within our Operations team, undertaking both capital and maintenance dredging projects.
• Where you will work: You will be supporting projects with travel within the UK and Ireland with occasional requirements to work away from home on project sites, therefore having a full UK driving licence is essential.
• Full/part-time job: The positionof surveyor is a full-time job.