Tankage Construction Lead – Refineries & Life-Extension

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 month contract

Job summary

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group is seeking a Tankage Construction Manager for a major refinery project in Ellesmere Port. The role leads tank construction and life-extension work within a multi-year CAPEX programme, delivering planning, sequencing and field leadership on a live site.

You will manage isolations, hot work, SIMOPS and contractor oversight, ensuring CDM 2015 duties are met and tanks are handed over safely to operations.

Qualifications

• Significant construction management experience in brownfield oil, gas, petrochemical, terminal or refining environments.
• Proven delivery of above-ground storage tank construction, major repair, refurbishment or life-extension scopes.
• Extensive, current knowledge of CDM 2015 and experience supporting a Principal Contractor.
• Experience managing specialist contractors and high-risk activities such as confined-space entry, hot work, lifting, jacking and work at height.
• Strong knowledge of inspection, welding, NDT, coatings, testing and tank handover documentation.
• Experience of permit-to-work, isolations and SIMOPS on an Upper Tier COMAH site.
• Willingness to obtain refinery site authorisations (e.g. Permit Issuer, AE, Gas Tester).
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Planning, managing and coordinating tank construction, refurbishment and life-extension work packages.
• Developing execution strategies, constructability reviews and detailed work sequences - from isolation and demolition through to shell, roof and floor replacement, testing and return to service.
• Managing isolations, confined-space entry, hot work, lifting, temporary works and SIMOPS within the refinery permit-to-work system.
• Supporting the Principal Contractor to meet their CDM 2015 duties, including the construction phase plan.
• Managing specialist tank contractors across multiple concurrent work fronts.
• Leading quality surveillance - NDT, dimensional control, hydrotesting, punch listing, mechanical completion and handover dossiers.
• Managing progress, look-ahead planning, cost forecasting, change control and risk.
• Providing field leadership through commissioning and the safe return of tanks to operations.

Skills

Brownfield construction

CDM 2015 knowledge

Site leadership

Refinery/tank project experience

Education

Construction Management qualification

NEBOSH or IOSH

Job description

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group is seeking a Tankage Construction Manager for a major refinery project in Ellesmere Port. The role leads tank construction and life-extension work within a multi-year CAPEX programme, delivering planning, sequencing and field leadership on a live site.

You will manage isolations, hot work, SIMOPS and contractor oversight, ensuring CDM 2015 duties are met and tanks are handed over safely to operations.