Operations Manager
Biffa
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Permanent night-shift Lifting Engineer reporting to the Lifting Site Manager at EnerMech supporting the UK's Low Carbon Nuclear project (HPC)
- Lift planning assurance and process oversight of lifting operations at HPC
- Support and develop lifting superintendents and delegate duties to ensure briefed lifting operations
- Recording of lifting inspections and follow up of any non-conformances
- Assist in contractor audits to ensure compliance and compliance auditing of subcontractors' lifting procedures
- Planning, review and/or approval of internal and external SSOWs (Lifting Operations Lift Plans)
- Assess safe systems of work by reviewing lift plans, Method Statements, and Risk Assessments
- Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate lifting operations during the construction phase and execute lift plan requirements where required
- Chair / attend planning and progress meetings with key stakeholders and maintain detailed site logs and records
- Support and assist site lifting contractors with the development and implementation of safe systems of works
Requirements
- CPCS Appointed Persons A61 Appointed Person (Blue Card) OR ECITB Appointed Person - Appointed Person Moving Loads (Certificate of Training) and TAP01 Planning a Rigging Operation (Certificate of Achievement)
- Experience of working with MS Office
- Knowledge of AutoCAD
- Ability to read and interpret General Arrangement drawings of plant and equipment
- Significant experience of working on major construction sites
- Experienced in all types of Heavy Lift and General Lifting Operations
- Demonstrable experience in a supervisory role in the safe execution of lifting and handling operations
- Effective working knowledge and experience of Logistics & Transport management
- Significant experience of establishing, creating and implementing Safe Systems of Work for lifting operations
- Good working knowledge and understanding of UK regulations (LOLER, PUWER, HSWA) and BSEN technical standards associated with lifting, hoisting operations and lifting equipment
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong communicator, both written and verbally
- Strong and effective coordinator who is organised, disciplined, able to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities and parallel tasks
- Report writing skills
