Job Description
About the Company
T Vaughan Ltd is a specialist Enabling, Groundworks, Civil Engineering and RC Frame company based in Brentwood, Essex. We employ a select group of individuals with the professional knowledge and practical skills to provide a high-quality service, tailored to our clients' needs. Current projects range in value from 500k to £10 million. As a company we operate within a fast paced environment across a diverse range of projects primarily in London and the South East but with projects stretching across the whole of England. We are currently experiencing a period of sustained growth and require an experienced to join our operations team.
About the Role
T Vaughan Ltd.’s nominated Project Manager will have the main responsibilities but not limited to:
* Programme planning – Plan the project to ensure it is programmed to a level of detail necessary for the site team to deliver the scheme without delays.
* Ensure procurement and reconciliation of materials is carried out in accordance with company procedures to best value and to prevent delays.
* Ensure site teams’ compliance with company commercial policies and procedures.
* Attend tender, handover, pre-start and progress meetings on the project as required.
* Ensure correct commercial engagement of any contracted suppliers and sub-contractors.
* Ensure that suitable and sufficient information is regularly communicated to the Contracts Manager / Operations Director in a timely manner.
* Ensure weekly review of progress, budget resources and forward planning are carried out, and lookahead programmes are in place.
* Chair and/or attend internal and external meetings and ensure the production of accurate records of any discussions and actions are produced, formally minuted and distributed, as necessary.
* Carrying out the role of Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) in line with BS 5975:2019 and in accordance with the company’s internal temporary works procedure, demonstrating industry best practice at all times.
* Make notification to the Principal Contractor of the intention to use sub-contractors in any part of the planned works.
* Ensuring the necessary temporary works appointments are in place.
Health, safety and environmental
* By example, set the highest possible standards of leadership and promotion of HS&E procedures and best practice, ensuring compliance with company procedures and legal obligations.
* Allocate HS&E responsibilities and duties for site personnel, check understanding and provide training, as necessary.
* Assist in the investigation of notifiable accidents or dangerous occurrences and recommend means of preventing re-occurrence.
* Ensure that the Site Manager / Foreman allocate adequate resources to cover sound working methods and reasonable welfare facilities.
* Reprimand any member of site supervisory staff or sub-contractors for failing to discharge safety responsibilities satisfactorily.
* Ensure that any design calculations for temporary works are independently checked (where required) and appoint a temporary works designer
* Set a personal example when visiting sites by wearing appropriate protective clothing and equipment.
* Maintain and manage construction site, including any appointed sub-contractors, ensuring all company procedures and obligations are followed.
* Oversee and ensure that HSE related documents are kept up to date, toolbox talks, briefings, statutory checks, and the like are promptly and correctly completed.
* Undertake senior management site inspections and report back to HSQE Director as necessary.
* Have a wide knowledge of the requirements of The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015) and other relevant legislation.
* Any other acts and tasks as may be reasonably requested by the line manager, a senior manager, or the Directorship team.
* Preparation of project specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements, in addition to any project specific required plans, including but not limited to rescue plans, traffic plans and waste management plans.
Quality
* Ensuring that ITPs/O&M manuals, etc. are produced.
* Ensure that the QA File is produced and maintained as required.
* Establish, set the tone for and promote best practice.
* Issue required QA, ITPs, O&M manuals in a timely manner
Technical queries
* Ensuring that RFIs are produced, recorded and updated in line with the construction programme.
* Have an excellent knowledge of construction best practice in relation to the scope of works i.e. Drainage, Rebar, etc.
* Have the ability to recognize when works appear unsatisfactory, cease works and find a solution to remedy the problem in good time.
* Have the ability to understand and review a project specification and understand where value engineering can be applied in the appropriate manner.
Client Relations
* Build and maintain relationships with both the client and external customers.
* Any other acts and tasks as may be reasonably requested by the senior leadership team.
We respectfully request that no agencies contact us regarding this role at this point in time.