Materials Controller - Coventry, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty Vinci

Balfour Beatty Vinci

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Coventry, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Balfour Beatty Vinci has an exciting opportunity for an
Materials Coordinator to join our team based in Coventry

What you'll be doing

As an
Materials Coordinator you'll be working alongside our Logistics team helping to deliver the biggest civils infrastructure project in the UK.

You will manage and coordinate delivery of the day to day traffic accountability for activities such as concrete and aggregate requirements on behalf of sublot 2b construction team.

The principle function of this role is to manage the traffic allocation of all programmed activities within sublot 2b.

To review upcoming construction activities and allocate relevant traffic capacities to each function operating in each works area ensuring the traffic allowance does not exceed the allowed totals per day at the gate.

Liaising with the Site Wide Delivery & Logistics team (SWD&L) looking at the forecasts for aggregates, concrete, prefab and DfMA loads, assisting the Transport Planners with coordinating those deliveries.

Some of the duties you will have include:

Identifying and reporting programme clashes in advance and escalating unresolvable issues in advance of the following week or three week lookahead to ensure delivery of all requirements can be achieved.
Interfacing with the supply chain and haulage companies to optimise day to day truck capacity for site activities.
Collaboration with SWD&L material coordinators and logistics managers to ensure Vehicle management compliance is adhered to.
Co-ordination with sublot construction teams regarding programme - both short term and long term lookahead to inform material requirements with supply chain.
Raising orders with SWD&L for aggregates and other materials as and when required.
Review weekly performance of gate activity vs forecast to identify improvements on Order vs Allocation vs Delivered allowances per team.
Support the H&S and Community Engagement teams with gathering information on vehicles who are reported for non-compliance or unsafe acts.
Other duties as required by the business to support the construction team to deliver the project successfully.
Experienced in day to day coordination and delivery of construction materials and logistics.
Good written and verbal communication skills, ability to manage last minute change.

Why join us?

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is responsible for designing and building part of the most exciting and challenging infrastructure project in Europe: HS2.

We are building the West Midlands section of HS2's Phase One route, spanning approximately 90km from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

We will be employing thousands of people from the region to design and build the civil infrastructure for HS2 and we are looking for a wide range of skills to join the team and support this unique and ground breaking project.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We aim to be a leader in equality, diversity and inclusion by creating a safe inclusive working environment for all - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

We are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging all staff to engage in a diverse range of year round learning opportunities and provide personal development opportunities.

Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.

About the company
Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long established joint venture between two global leaders in the delivery of critical infrastructure.

Working together for over 30 years, we have been successful in delivering a number of significant infrastructures; creating unrivalled expertise and capability across rail, highways and aviation sectors in the UK and beyond.

In 2008, we announced our formal alliance with the aim of delivering modern and innovative solutions to the UK's infrastructure needs.

Since then, our collaboration has gone from strength to strength. We've successfully bid and delivered many key projects for Crossrail and Highways England Smart Motorways Programme. Balfour Beatty VINCI is a powerhouse for critical infrastructure.