SCL Shift Manager

Job Introduction

Our Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture team is working in partnership with HS2 to deliver the new London tunnels from Euston to West Ruislip. Our joint venture team is working on sites at Euston, Old Oak Common and West Ruislip, building tunnels 13 miles long and up to 50m deep, supporting delivery of HS2 phase one.

We are looking for a SCL Shift Manager to join our HS2 team onsite in London. You will be responsible for the SCL works on site, taking a significant role in delivery as well as managing aspects of time, cost and quality.

Role Responsibility

Responsibilities:

•  Identify risk and opportunity, advise the Sub Agents appropriately. 
• Be conversant with all drawings, specifications and related information for the works under their control and ensure a similar understanding within the team. 
• Undertake and work with the Site Engineers to ensure all setting-out and quality control procedures are performed in a timely and efficient manner, so as not to impede the construction programme.  
•  Develop a 28-day programme to benchmark productivity measures for the workforce. Assess actual programme and productivity achieved for review at weekly progress meetings. This should include resource requirements. 

The Ideal Candidate

Skills and Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree / HNC or similar in a construction discipline. 
• IOSH or SMSTS desired, SSSTS minimum. 
• Tunnel Safety Training Scheme (TSTS). 
• Experience with SCL construction techniques – as a guideline 2 years minimum desired. 
• Temporary Works Appreciation desired. 

About the Company

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. 

Flexible working 

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role. 

Reasonable adjustments  

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. 

More information about the role 

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk 

Closing date 

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business. 

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