Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture
Lift Coordination Manager
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Job Introduction
Skillset: Lifting Operations
Job location: North Acton/project-wide
Accessible by public transport? Yes
Working hours: Weekdays
Contract: Permanent
Flexible working:
We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.
Role
As the Lifting Operations Manager, you will require an excellent understanding of a variety of Lifting techniques, Equipment and Accessories. You will be responsible for managing the lifting team, including appointed persons for lifting throughout all areas of the project. This will include personnel assessments and appointments; method selection; writing, reviewing, and auditing lift plans, whether lifting undertaken directly or through subcontractors to ensure compliance with industry standards, project guidance and the latest best practice.
You will also become the owner for the SCS lifting procedure, processes and systems and will be responsible for regular revisions of the same through the SCS Designated Individual for Lifting.
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Main Responsibilities
- Lead, oversee and take control (where required) of the management of Lifting activities across the project.
- Liaising with teams on the project to advise and contribute to lifting solutions.
- Categorisation of lifts; devising lifting methods; equipment and accessory selection; then planning, and producing Lift Plans.
- Oversee the procurement and maintenance of Lifting Accessories and Lifting Equipment
- Reviewing and auditing lift plans produced by others in the lifting team or by subcontractors.
- Issuing Permits to Lift, where necessary.
- Provide leave cover for Area Lifting AP’s.
- Briefing the lifting teams on the planned works, any potential interfaces and the control measures and ensuring understanding is tested and recorded
- Monitor and inspection of lifting operations, where deemed necessary
- Oversee the keeping of all records and registers up to date including of inspections, lift plans and briefings.
- Ensuring all Lifting operations are suitably covered by appropriate Temporary Works assessments.
- Work with other disciplines such as the Head of Temporary Works to ensure procedures and process are aligned.
- Ensure all high risk lifting operations are considered in well enough advance to afford sufficient time to mitigate as much risk as it reasonably practicable.
- Keep abreast of best practice developments in the lifting professional and/or industrial field and communication of these through the Lifting team.
- Set the highest example for Health and Safety Requirements
- Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.
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The Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Demonstrate sufficient experience in a similar role on a large scale project
- CPCS Appointed Person
- Experience in planning and implementation of Lifting Operations
- Microsoft Office Literate
- Knowledge of LOLER1998 & BS7121
- Slinger Signaller/Crane Supervisor experience
Desirable
- ALLMI Appointed Person
- Temporary Works experience (TWS/TWC)
- Comfortable in use of AutoCAD (2D)
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