Job Description

You will be accountable for providing and establishing a common approach with aligned goals for excellence in all aspect of Commissioning and Testing.

To manage and organise individuals or a team on projects in support of the company's strategic commissioning goals and to meet the quality, cost, resource, programme and acceptance criteria. To ensure the highest of standards in Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Environment whist undertaking Commissioning activities.

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• To deliver the execution of works in line with the commissioning schedules.
• To liaise between the Site Construction team and the Client as required re commissioning.
• To supervise and provide guidance to Sub Contractors and Vendors that provide Commissioning Services to the Project.
• Ensure documents produced by Vendors and Tests executed are in accordance with Project
• To advise on any restrictions that will be applicable when working
• To supervise, witness & record the safe Pre-commissioning/commissioning of the plant in accordance with the project requirements against approved test procedures.
• To aid the Permit Office function as required.
• To ensure that up-date procedures, standards, specifications, design guides, manuals etc., required for effective testing are available and followed.
• To participate in the design process (e.g. Hazard and Operability Studies, design assessment etc., to assist design teams in producing safe and operable designs
• Coordinate with Construction to provide smooth transition to commissioning
• Manage and co-ordinate all parties involved in the execution of commissioning tests to ensure compliance of the work with the agreed commissioning plan.
• Work with the clients engineers as required, to deliver outputs and handover
• Produce reports detailing scheduled tests and inspections as applicable.
• support your manager and the staff under your control;
• maintain a good working relationship with Client and associated personnel;
• manage and control the works according to agreed programmes.
• be conversant with drawings, specifications and information for the works.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Have very good communication skills
• Able to chair meetings and direct the work to meet the programme.
• A comprehensive understanding of quality, HSAWA, CDM, risk assessments, safety systems and SSoW.
• Experience of Commissioning on a large-scale projects
• Strong people management skills and process experience.
• Experience of commissioning electrical, mechanical or EC&I system.
• Good experience of managing and working with contractors.
• To have worked in a technical environment with responsibility for the commissioning and operational performance of plant and equipment
• Able to engage within the project teams to influence strategic outcome

Desirable

• To have worked in the same sector or industry as what the role is for
• Experience of Early Contractor Involvement models and NEC forms of contract.
• Knowledge of industry regulations for design and construction
• knowledge of products and construction details and relevant rules, regulations, and quality standards;
• Experience in involvement of a major infrastructure project, ideally from Design through to handover;

Qualifications

Essential

• Willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role and site

Desirable

• Membership of an appropriate professional institute as an incorporated engineer or equivalent with equivalent academic qualifications

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About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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