About Sweet Project Construction Limited

At Sweet Project Construction Limited (SPCL), we work with the data, defence, and energy sectors. We are a comprehensive design, construction and engineering provider, offering services spanning site acquisition, architecture, and refurbishment to client occupancy. In our world, there are no simple projects, only specialist needs and clever solutions.

We are a turnkey contracting business, drawing on over forty years of specialised industry experience to provide excellent service, sustain long-term partnerships and achieve the highest quality outcome for key clients, whilst maintaining financial commitments.

Experience Required

• A good understanding of construction methods and technology including materials.
• A proven proactive knowledge of the management of health, safety and environment.
• Understanding of contract documentation and reporting and how best to protect Sweet Projects Commercially.
• Be fully IT competent.
• Proven track record of career progression through engineering, trade, or construction roles in the construction industry.
• Have an understanding of planning techniques and the use of relevant software.

Qualifications

• Minimum ONC or equivalent in construction-related subject.
• Membership of professional body (e.g., CIOB, RICS, etc).
• 1st Aid at Work (4 day).
• CSCS Card – Gold.
• SMSTS (essential).
• RAMS (essential).

Responsibilities

• The development of key working relationships with all Sweet Projects staff, clients, consultants, and sub-contractors.
• Working in close partnership with local supply chain partners and using local expertise and knowledge.
• Contributing to long-term customer partnerships ensuring repeat business.
• Ensuring delivery on time, to budget, and to agreed quality ensuring procedures are followed / maintained and that authorisation parameters are not exceeded thus ensuring compliance with our group processes and procedures.
• Ensure the work complies with all relevant specifications and drawings.
• Be fully conversant with the method statement produced for each element within the project and oversee the work to ensure that the work is executed safely.
• Attend and contribute to any safety initiative as required to ensure the project is constructed safely.
• Comply and manage health and safety in line with Sweet Projects processes, procedures, and current guidance and good practice.
• Carry out site induction and toolbox talk to those persons working on or visiting a given project.
• Ensure that site branding and housekeeping standards adhere to company guidelines.
• Co-ordinate the activity of different sub-contractors / trades or section of work to ensure work is carried out efficiently making expectations clear and reviewing performance standards, resolve problems with and between trades hold a weekly sub-contract progress review meeting.
• Liaise with Specialist Contractors to ensure that works are constructed in accordance with the latest information.
• Understand each specialist sub-contractor’s order including all attendances. Ensure works are executed safely in accordance with agreed methodology.
• Produce short term programmes to allow the planning, execution, and monitoring of the works compared against the contract programme ensure all programmes plans, method statements, and risk assessments are up to date, understood, and adhered to by all the necessary people.
• Inspect the works as required and in line with Project Quality Plan and relevant Inspection and Test Plans / checklists ensuring that the works are compliant with specification.
• Where elements of the work are found not to be in accordance with the specification, Issue and follow through to close out non-conformance reports as required.
• Promote high standards of work completion across the site.
• Manage junior team members, making expectations clear and reviewing performance standards.
• Always communicate with clients and third parties in Sweet Project’s best interests.
• Set role model and ensure high standards of personal conduct on site at all times to deliver the Sweet Project’s brand image.
• Where required ensure materials ordering is carried out in line with the specification, and is procured in a timely manner, that due consideration is given to storage and delivery requirements whilst ensuring wastage is monitored and controlled effectively. Ensure materials received are recorded and details submitted to the accounts department.
• Produce and maintain project records in line with Sweet Project’s procedures and in addition by the Site / Project Manager for example to include but not limited to:
  • Daily site diary
  • As-built records
  • Register of delay and disruption
  • Be responsible for assigned packages.
  • Adhere to the policies, processes, and procedures in the Integrated Management System and the Information Security Management System.