Project Manager (Assurance) - Civils & AFO

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join our Completions & Transitions team here at SCS Railways, supporting the Shafts & Headhouses Delivery unit.

About the role:

This role is the Project Manager for engineering assurance activities for civil, architectural and fit out disciplines for shafts and headhouses, focussing on construction and handover phases.

Scope of works will cover all Shafts and Headhouses and consist of covering RC, structural steelwork, blockwork, cladding, miscellaneous steelwork, passive fire protection, and landscaping. Shafts assets span from West Ruislip to Euston, and regular attendance at asset sites is a key part of this role.

This role will plan, coordinate and report on construction assurance activities, ensuring that programmes are in place at each asset for assurance activities, and that these are actively managed by the Project Engineer team.

This role will liaise on day-to-day requirements between their technical and quality assurance teams, and the engineering management team to identify key risks and opportunities to the assurance of the works, reporting regularly to the Completion and Transitions Lead on escalations required to maintain progress.

Regular liaison with subcontractors and suppliers is a key part of this role, ensuring each supplier fully understands and is delivering against the requirements of their Works Information, and has a relationship to provide escalation back to SCS.

This role is also responsible for the accurate digital delivery of the Project Information Model for construction assurance in so far as the correct allocation of documents and files in the information systems forms a key part of the project information delivery plan.

Reporting structure:

Reporting to the Completions & Transitions Lead, this role will manage a team of Project Engineers.
Main Responsibilities

General Assurance

• Understanding and ensuring the asset programmes are maintained, that the project CDE (Common Data Environment) reflects plans and can be used to interrogate progress.
• To monitor and report on assurance of in-progress works to highlight key risks to the timely and accurate assurance of the works that otherwise might not become clear until after works are complete on site.
• Lead on implementing digital solutions for assurance gathering on site.

Assurance planning

• Working with the project engineers to have an assurance lookahead programme for each work package, in place and populated no more than 2 weeks after the completion of the package.
• To report on this weekly to the leads with justifications and mitigations for date movements.

Technical Assurance

• To work with the Project Engineers and Technical Assurance Team to ensure that consistently high quality evidences are planned and delivered to satisfy System Safety, Technical Interfaces, Requirements and Undertakings and Assurances

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HND in Civil Engineering and vocational training in Engineering
• Main contractor and major project experience highly desirable
• Ideally you are currently working at agent or project manager level
• Experience of programme management
• Knowledge and Understanding of construction contract law and forms of contract through experience and formal training.
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system, Aphex).
• Relevant CSCS Card
• Training in Health & Safety and Environmental management
• Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.

About The Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK's new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK's 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You'll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join our EDI Champions program or support the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 - working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR) and will be reported to HS2.

It is an SCSJV requirement that all employees, Design House, and Supply Chains must implement and comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System with guidance for use", OHSAS 18001:2017 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System, Policies, Plans, Procedures and Processes, and statutory requirements as they affect the Joint Venture 's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are effectively implemented on the project. Develop a culture of safety on the project through the absolute commitment to the Zero Accidents target and ethos, and develops a wider awareness of quality, environmental issues and demonstrates commitment to achieve continual improvement and Zero tolerance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. we do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please see the disability confident commitments:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-guidance-for-levels-1-2-and-3/level-1-disability-confident-committed

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role