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Tunnel Preconstruction Manager
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Tunnel Preconstruction Manager (Sizewell C)CWASizewell C
Job Responsibilities
- Develop construction methodologies that optimise safety, programme certainty and productivity while accommodating project constraints as well as governing technical, environmental and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the development of method-led execution strategies for (i) tunnelling works including launch audit formation, segmental lining and SCL works alongside (ii) constructing the onshore tunnel launch shafts (3No) and offshore tunnel-shaft- connections (6No).
- Lead constructability reviews to ensure temporary and permanent works interfaces are identified and managed effectively to mitigate risks / accommodate project constraints.
- Define requirements for working space, access routes, temporary facilities, utilities, lifting operations, plant deployment, logistics and muck-away arrangements.
Qualifications
Essential
- Significant experience in major infrastructure, tunnelling construction projects, including experience in pre-construction planning, construction method development and constructability reviews.
- Proven experience delivering projects across the full lifecycle in complex, regulated environment.
- A collaborative leader who demonstrates safety-leadership, clarity, respect, positivity, humility and solidarity in how they work.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to lead technical reviews, drive collaboration and influence decisions.
- Ability to integrate technical, programme and commercial considerations into clear strategies.
- Knowledge of UK construction and health & safety legislation.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary workstreams relating to scope pre-construction activities, exercising stakeholder and interface management with relevant parties.
- Engage with the logistics and tunnelling surface works team (responsible for establishing the tunnel launch compound) to coordinate the construction-stage requirements of the tunnelling works.
- Develop technical inputs and construction assumptions that underpin scope definition, pricing and risk allowances.
- Manage specialist consultants and contractors undertaking early contractor involvement (ECI) activities.
- Embed constructability into the detailed design process, engaging with counterparts in the design team to contribute to design decisions and highlight key considerations for construction-stage requirements.
- Engage the supply chain and support specialist ECI engagement, as required.
- Lead preparation of the technical submission supporting approval of the Target Outturn Cost (TOC) for the tunnelling scope. This will involve leading the development of key deliverables including a project execution plan and delivery strategies, documenting key underpinning assumptions.
- Support the timely procurement of tunnelling items, defining specification / operating requirements, alongside supporting the tender and evaluation process.
- Support and mentor engineers and package managers engaged in the tunnelling scope.
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