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Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Role Type: Permanent Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF17710
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow, we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Contractor Controller at our Kyle of Lochalsh site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Contractor Controller, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for leading and coordinating the effective management of contractors and control of work activities on site. This will be in accordance with all H&S policies, specifically the Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations; including induction, permit raising, and works monitoring.
Day-to-day, you will ensure all contractors are inducted, bringing attention to the rules, safety procedures, hazards, and emergency protocols on site. In addition, you’ll check and maintain competency records before undertaking work and ensure that the induction log is updated, as well as deliver a weekly plan of sub-contracted work activities for the Delivery Leads.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Ensuring correct issuing of permits to proceed for contractors and notify the relevant owner of the task (Delivery Lead/PM/POM) that contractors have attended in accordance with the plan.
* Monitoring regularly the health and safety performance of contractors and that the in-house labour is using the work monitoring process, then decide the frequency of work monitoring required.
* Communicating proposed work to necessary stakeholders, ensuring that any work does not conflict with trials or activities.
* Providing general assistance/support to the Estates Team as and when required.
Essential experience of the Contractor Controller:
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
* Self-starter with the ability to work without supervision and the ability to interpret and work within procedures.
* Knowledge of the CDM Regulations.
* Demonstrable experience with Microsoft Office and other IT applications.
* Willingness to learn new skills and processes and guide and train others.
* A commitment to continuous improvement both personal and process.
Essential qualifications of the Contractor Controller:
* Level 3 NVQ in engineering or technical (or similar field) OR provide evidence of recent relevant administrative experience in a similar role.
This role is full-time, 37 hours per week and based at our MoD BUTEC site in Kyle of Lochalsh. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture: www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
* Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
* Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance.
* Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets, and much more.
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
* Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community.
Our Recruitment Process:
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.
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