Commissioning Manager - Reading, United Kingdom - COSTAIN GROUP PLC

COSTAIN GROUP PLC

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Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Commissioning Manager to join a team of 10 Commissioning Managers covering all systems to be delivered included the system full integrated testing at a Nuclear facility outside Reading.

Overview of Role:

Act as Deputy to the Project Senior Commissioning Manager.

To cover for the Project Senior Commissioning Manager during their absence. Assist in leading the Costain Commissioning Team and the commissioning works of the Supply Chain.

Provide due Governance and management to meet the Nuclear Licence Conditions, Quality Management System and Project Delivery processes and procedures.

Management of project commissioning activities to meet the quality, cost, resource, programme and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities:

Develop working relationships with all commissioning stakeholders including the Client Commissioning Manager, Client Operators and Maintainers, Supply Chain Specialists, Engineering team, Assurance Team, Requirements, Human Factors, Quality, Construction, Completion and Handover teams.
Understand Client User Requirements.
Understand Safety Commissioning Schedule.
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.
To ensure that testing and commissioning is planned and carried out safely and to be responsible for health and safety at work of all those working under their control.
To assist with the development of the detailed construction schedule to ensure a phased release of works to support the commissioning activities.
To liaise between the Site Construction team and the Client on all matters related to commissioning.
To supervise and provide guidance to the Supply Chain and their Vendors that provide Commissioning Services to the Project.
To ensure test and quality documentation produced by Vendors are adequate to deliver fully tested systems with evidence of System and Safety requirements.
To ensure that Supply Chain contractors tests are executed in accordance with Project procedures.
To supervise the safe precommissioning /commissioning of the plant in accordance with the project requirements.
To feedback technical data obtained during commissioning to Engineering departments, to ensure continuing improvements in design.
Project Commissioning reporting. Status and Metrics.
Ensure the correct procedures are followed for all commissioning works to comply with the Nuclear License Conditions and the Clients Commissioning Operating Procedures.
Champion efficient & safe processes to facilitate as early as possible completion of Construction and handover to Commissioning through the Completion database with clear, defined boundaries.

About you
Membership of an appropriate professional institute as an incorporated engineer or equivalent with equivalent academic qualifications essential.

Must hold or be able to attain minimum of S/C security clearance.

Skills:

Articulate technical complexities and have very good communication skills
Able to chair meetings and direct the work to meet the programme.
Able to engage within the project teams to influence strategic outcomes.
Needs a comprehensive understanding of HSAWA, CDM, risk assessments, safety systems, safety cases and SSoW.

Experience:

The Project Management of Commissioning and commissioning experience is essential.
To have worked in a technical environment with responsibility for the specification, operational performance, maintenance and commissioning of safety justified plant and equipment to the highest levels of quality, safety and security.
Strong people management skills and process experience.
Experience of commissioning electrical, mechanical and EC&I system.
Good experience of managing and working with contractors.

About Costain

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.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

Closing date

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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