Construction Coordinator – Mechanical

Location: Cumbria

About us:

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure delivers some of the UK’s most complex and critical infrastructure across six core sectors. From working on projects and long-term frameworks, we believe in connecting people, places, and communities through responsible infrastructure. Our people are our business. We leverage their expertise to design and deliver safe, resilient infrastructure through innovative solutions. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group with revenue of over £3 billion.

Role description:

As a Construction Coordinator you will be aligned to the Operational Management, Construction Management Function and mobilised as part of the project delivery team throughout the project construction phases, reporting to the [Construction Manager]. You will be responsible for supporting the agreed project delivery strategy and the development of deliverables and underpinning for Perfect Delivery of the functional and discipline work scope for the current phase of works with line-of-sight delivery of inputs and outputs for successful completion of the project downstream.

You will support Morgan Sindall’s input to the project for the construction management function of the electrical construction works to ensure the project is delivered against the accepted legislative and functional requirements and in line with Morgan Sindall IMS processes and procedures, the Project Execution Plan and any client stated requirements.

You will collaborate with a multi-functional project delivery team and interface with external stakeholders including end-user client representatives, partner designer, and their sub-designers / consultants as well as our own supply chain to influence outputs and outcomes for the project in line with project performance objectives.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisting with the discharge of CDM duties as required.
• Assisting the Construction Manager with the management of construction activities on site.
• Supporting the Construction Manager as part of the Principal Contractor team in ensuring that the construction activities are executed to meet the regulatory & statutory requirements.
• Assisting in enabling the construction works where there are plant interfaces and then oversees the works on behalf of the Construction Manager to ensure that the design intent is met.
• Ensuring an initiative-taking and proportionate approach to nuclear safety through quality and safety to ensure that they are optimised on the site.
• Ensuring an initiative-taking & proportionate approach to radiological, conventional, and environmental safety to ensure that they are optimised on the construction site in accordance with approved construction documents.
• Ensuring that work is controlled in accordance with client’s Conduct of Engineering Manual and that all legal, regulatory, and contractual and governance arrangements are met and that.
• Controlling documents submitted by Contractors are reviewed and commented on for compliance with the site requirements.
• Assisting with the control and supervision of the works being undertaken.
• Reporting progress to the Construction Manager and maintaining appropriate records for safety, contractual or quality purposes.
• Capturing, sharing, and applying construction LFE and shared best practice.
• Managing day to day liaison with plant personnel to ensure any necessary permissions are in place and minimize impact to the project.
• Managing day to day arrangements for work co-ordination and delivery of work to ensure delivery teams have suitable arrangements for maintaining a safe construction site.
• Assisting with monitoring contractors in relation to site, contractual and statutory requirements an ensure contractors are aware of their subsequent responsibilities. This includes as a minimum:
  • Agreeing to the Safe System of Work.
  • Agreeing with stakeholders supervision requirements.
  • Defining handover points for supervision such as weekend working or shift handover.
  • Ensuring appropriate risk assessment is performed.
  • Ensuring work progressing in line with Safe System of Work.
  • Ensuring agreed supervision levels are implemented.
  • Ensuring workplace checks carried out.
  • Ensuring at handovers all the people fully understand their responsibilities.
• Carry out post job review.
• Acting as an Appointed Person for the control of electrical safety systems.
• Ensuring that the physical configuration of constructed plant (i.e. ensuring the design intent is met) through witness, surveillance and verification of work and manufacturing records.