Construction Assurance Manager – HS2, Maple Cross
Job Description
Location: Align IPT – Maple Cross – Rickmansworth (Please ensure you are able to travel to this site before applying, this is a heavily site-based role)
Salary Base salary: c£50,119pa to £58,963 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits – check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
As a Construction Assurance Manager (CAM) at HS2 you will support the Senior Construction Assurance Manager (SCAM) in providing specialist constructability support and expertise to the HS2 NEC3 Project Manager.
The post holder will also undertake a risk-based approach to the assurance of the constructability of the Works, whilst maintaining standards of health and safety, and supporting the required project delivery outcomes, namely, quality, environmental impact, Undertakings and Assurance (U&A) obligations.
The post-holder will work closely with HS2 Project Managers, the HS2 QHSSE Compliance Manager, and the Stakeholder and Interfaces Manager and Integrated Project Team (IPT) in undertaking their role.
The role is to assure the installation of the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) for the tunnels, ventilation and intervention shafts and portal buildings. Experience in these areas is essential.
About the role:
- Responsible for supporting the Senior Construction Assurance Manager in undertaking Constructability Assurance, taking a risk-based approach.
- Supporting HS2 Project Managers by providing specialist advice and expertise at all stages of the construction process for help in administering the contract.
- Co-ordinating and undertaking safety tours and other site based HS2 safety practices.
- Responsible for supporting the NEC3 Supervisor in discharging their duties under the Contract.
- Responsible for supporting the NEC3 Project Manager in discharging their duties under the Contract.
- Responsible for supporting the functional teams in assuring that the works are adhering to U&A’s, Environmental Minimum Requirements and Code of Construction Practice requirements.
- Support the Senior Construction Assurance Manager in managing HS2 cross contract interfaces with respect to constructability.
- Assisting the Senior Construction Assurance Manager and HS2 Project Managers with the HS2 CDM Assurance Process to enable release of the Hold Point Release Letter.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.
About You:
Skills:
- Problem Solving – the ability to identify problems and review related information to assist in the development and evaluation of options and the implementation of solutions, including the ability to manage and plan workstreams, considering the competing demands of stakeholders, cost, time, and quality.
- Decision Quality – Gathering and synthesising information, identifying options and applying sound judgement based on logic and reason to propose options to the CAM and / or Senior Project Manager using key facts and data.
- Building Relationships – ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers to resolve emergent risk situations.
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of NEC3 Contract and Supervisor responsibilities along with general management principles and operation of matrix organisations
- Knowledge of UK construction regulations including Construction Design Management (CDM) and Construction Safety Management requirements
- Knowledge and experience of site-based processes and procedures for health, safety, and environmental management
- Understanding of risk identification and management
- Understanding of construction planning and ability to follow and monitor progress against a project programme.
- Degree level qualification in civil engineering, construction or building science or the equivalent experience.
Types of Experience:
- Construction experience of large-scale Civil Engineering projects including being able to assure the installation of the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) for the tunnels, ventilation and intervention shafts and portal buildings. Experience in these areas is essential.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect
It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.
As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.
Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application; however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised, and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
About Us
High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.
HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff – living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.
In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.