Instrumentation & Monitoring Manager

Job Introduction

Overall responsibility for the Instrumentation and Monitoring (I&M) in compliance with the Act, Works Information and any Third Party Agreements. Contributing to achieving a safe system of work and assuring to third parties that impact of construction is as predicted and acceptable. Implementing and triggering of contingency measures when necessary. Reporting to the Head of Asset Protection.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role. 

Role Responsibility

• Establishing, maintaining and improving project procedures and production of monthly reporting progress data.
• Controlling the I&M project wide reporting for all areas and ensuring all areas work to the required standard.
• Working with the Project control teams in Areas to submit the Project wide reporting to SCS Leadership and HS2.
• Managing and handling data for reporting purposes.
• Support the planning team to establish Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and ensure that monthly reporting is accurate, including any additional measures required under the contract.
• Ensure that client reporting requirements are always met.
• Work with the commercial team to ensure that the EVA and cost systems correlate and that the combined monthly reporting is accurate.
• Be client focused and aware of the client’s priorities and develop into the plans. Cascade a positive approach to meeting these down through the team.
• Work with the I&M Route wide Subcontractors to establish effective relationships and ensure continuous improvement in delivering programme and productivity.
• Responsible for managing Subcontractor's efficiencies on a route wide basis, ensuring minimal disruption of delivery of I&M in Areas. Establish and work to maintain robust open and honest reporting with all parties to ensure project meets targets.
• Have excellent knowledge of conditions of contract, and ensure that project timescales are achieved.
• Participate in managing the project core risk register and assigning owners to risks and ensuring that these are actively managed out. Likewise for opportunities.
• Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies.
• Managing Project Control Engineer(s) and other staff as appropriate.
• Understanding HS2 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.
• Package Management of small perhiphal I&M works packages held at the Core, including but not limited to INSAR, Mission OS Data Management Platform and Interfacing with our Structural Health Monitoring workstream.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Project Management experience (as part of a team or otherwise),
• Numeracy and ability to create and use Excel spreadsheets, summarizing and communicating performance data clearly and concisely,
• Ability and motivation to work both in teams and individually,
• Strong Communication skills, both interpersonal and with the written word,
• Relevant experience working on similar large civils contract (ideally that included I&M).

Desirable:

• Civil or other engineering degree, or Project Control specific qualifications,
• Experience in use of Power BI, P6 and other Project Control software (PRISM, iTWO etc),
• Familiar with Instrumentation and Monitoring technologies and procedures on large civil contract .

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 one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

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 1998) 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 race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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