Operations Manager

Role: Operations Manager
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater
Security Clearance: BPSS
Permanent Role

Altrad are the critical human infrastructure that enhances the lives of millions, by the value-added solutions it provides in support of the nation’s vital assets. Altrad aspires to be the most trusted and valued support services company – learning from the ingenuity of its 10,000 people in the UK & Ireland, to deliver extraordinary outcomes for its clients.

With over 10,000 people working for Altrad across the UK and Ireland, no two days are ever the same. We serve a wide range of industry sectors; we strive to be the best we can be – everyday. At Altrad you will be rewarded with the opportunity to build a progressive career, in a company who values your ingenuity, creativity and ambition. Are you ready to accept our challenge?
The Project Manager is responsible for delivering the engineering definition, detail design, procurement, and construction phases of the project to agreed performance targets

Accountabilities
Ensure that all activities are controlled in a responsible, safety conscious climate, meeting both Altrad and MEH Alliance requirements and current legislation. Application of CDM and all relevant Engineering Standards to achieve a world class HSEQ performance, meeting all technical and environmental legislative requirements.
• Improve the effectiveness of the Health & Safety, Environmental or Quality Management Systems by promoting a culture that identifies both risks and opportunities within the organisation and how these can be mitigated or exploited to improve results
• Leading by example - set the correct standards and show a positive attitude towards health safety and welfare.
• Complete Safety audits as per agreed schedule.
• Have awareness of CDM regs and implement on all construction works carried out.
• Ensure all temporary works procedures are carried out and adhered to.
• Manage the operations delivery team to ensure all Safety audits and Toolbox Talks are completed to the correct timescale and correct standard.
• Attend stake holder engagement and walkdowns
• Have knowledge and familiarisation of associated procedures and best practices.
• Audit onsite procedures and processes for compliance.
• Ensure high standards of workmanship within the facilities.
• Always demand best practices, whilst continually looking for innovations that will support continuous improvement.
• Deal with any Safety concerns from your team and escalate if cannot be resolved.
• Ensure all procedures are adhered to and operatives are SQEP to client and corporate requirements.
• Encourage the use of Good, Better, How observations.

Work Control & Support
Ensure that the Project Definition is produced, managing the interface between Altrad, MEH Alliance and the design functions. Apply technical & commercial Supervision of all construction activities for Projects under your control, in accordance with current safety legislation, company procedures, MEH Alliance Contractors Standards and Nuclear site licence.
Technical & Commercial Supervision
• Input where possible during development of tender, pricing and risk register.
• Assist in the preparation & review of key control documents to include i.e. Risk assessments, costed, resourced and clash managed schedule, Quality Plans associated with project, Method Statements.

Procurement
• Coordination of the purchase of necessary materials and fabricated items to complete the works.
• Ensuring / checking materials are to correct specification.
• Timely arrival of materials and subcontracts in line with agreed schedule.

Delivery
• Actively promote change programmes within the business and ensure that requirements are clearly communicated to employees under your control including any changes in responsibilities or accountabilities
• Managing & liaising with team allocated to the works.
• Collaboratively liaising with the client representatives. Demonstrate leadership and commitment by ensuring that the focus on enhancing customer satisfaction is maintained.
• Oversight of operational delivery ensuring progress in line with agreed schedule. (SPI/CPI) Driving the Project team for accountabilities
• Ensure site productivity is in line with agreed schedule / quantitively tracking.
• Project delivery oversight awareness, allowing clash management and resource demand visibility
• Oversight of multi-discipline activities, liaising and engaging support from the relevant discipline engineer/PM where necessary.
• Identify potential tender opportunities

Quality Assurance
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with the relevant specifications.
• Ensure ITP’s/QP’s stage sign offs are done concurrent to the works.
• Ensure inspection certificates are completed in line with the schedule and are issued to the QA department for inclusion in the LTR.
• Attend formal LFE session on completion of works.

Costs
• Drive cost savings throughout the delivery team.
• Report any opportunities to the Project Manager for inclusion in the benefits realisation register.
• Accountability for project costs v tendered costs.

Controlling Resource & Materials
Responsible for ensuring all resources and materials are in place to progress to the schedule and maintain efficient use of all resources to deliver to the project effectively. Control and coordinate the activities and labour of all contractors engaged during construction. Ensure that all contractor job methods and risk assessments are understood. Ensuring that all requirements are in place to allow effective execution of work on a daily basis without delay.
• Pre-assessment of planning data to determine resource number requirements and input to forecast.
• Review of resource forecasting to allow peaks and troughs in workload to be determined.
• Ensure in conjunction with the project team that all the Project logistics and needs are known, understood and planned.
• Oversight of all planned works and sub contractor engagement
• Ensure Project Supervisors and Operatives do not take verbal instructions from other parties, unless there is an immediate risk to Health and Safety.
• Review of any EW issues and CENs etc. through project review meetings with PM etc
• Attend Commercial Meetings.

Contact, Communication & Coordination
Be the point of contact and co-ordination for all task supervisors and liaison between contractors, communicating effectively with all parties (i.e. MEH Alliance operational staff, etc) to ensure that the works can be efficiently controlled and delivered, whilst maintaining appropriate communication with the Project Manager to ensure effective decision making is achieved.

Liaise with Early Engagement Engineer (as required)
• Attend meetings as required to gain the necessary knowledge prior to RFQ for your agreed projects. This may include but not limited to:
• Design feasibility studies
• Constructability Reviews
• HAZCONs
• Risk Registers
• General early engagement activities and meetings

Review of Project Documents
• Ensuring they are transmitted / responded to in the correct timings, to include:
• Raising specific project documentation as required (ie CEN’s,TQ’s EW’s, GC’s etc)
• Assisting the development of quotations
• Utilisation of CEMAR where required
• Production of project Management reports
• Update of programme and tracking against baseline

Be a point of contact for Clients to escalate any issues
• Assist in weekly resource planning meeting with Project Managers to review and agree:
• Following weeks planned resource requirements
• Resource look-ahead and Clash management
• Supervisor forward workloads
• Sub-contractor requirements

Produce Monthly Operations Project Status Report
• Produce summary for distribution to the Project Manager detailing:
• Project progress overview and delays
• Current hours utilised v Programmed hours v Progress (RAG)
• Current Bid/Tender status
• Any other issues

What is in it for you:
In return for your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days’ holiday, and the opportunity to part of our exciting journey.
Quite simply, a journey with Altrad begins with a desire to create a better tomorrow