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EX Signallers Required ASAP - Various Locations

Ex-Signallers Contract Various Locations Manchester, Rugby, Birmingham, Wembley We are currently looking to recruit Ex rail Signallers as part of the new initiative from the Government to keep the UK moving. We want to speak to Ex Rail Signallers who have retired or moved onto different roles/careers. If you were Sig 1 or Sig 10, it doesn't matter. We want to speak to you. Work typically includes: Testing the signalling equipment Checking whether there are any disruptions to the train schedule, such as engineering works/incidents on the route. Setting a route for each train Communicating with train drivers and track workers where required Using manual or computerised systems to set and lock track points to direct the trains Using manual or computerised systems to change signals Monitoring train movements and data Dealing with unexpected incidents and completing reports. For more information please apply and I will be in touch ASAP.

Senior Quantity Surveyor/Project QS - Knightsbridge

Senior Quantity Surveyor/Project QS Permanent Position Central London We have a fantastic opportunity to join our clients growing team in Central London. Our well established client works on brilliant high end luxury projects for various clients throughout the world. Right now, they want an experienced Senior QS to join their team on a permanent basis. I cannot stress how good this opportunity would be to someone wanting to progress their career. You would be supported by a very experienced team and a Project Director who wants his whole team to progress and advance their careers through working together to delivery projects to a high standard. Responsibilities: To work on major refurbishment/ Fit-Out upgrade to prestigious Central London property. Must possess 10 years' plus experience, post qualification and come from a contractor background. Used to working with JCT forms of contract, have strong post contact knowledge & subcontract management ideally on high grade refurbishment projects. A good understanding of procurement processes and procedures. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who has worked in Construction as a Senior QS for years and is fully qualified in Quantity Surveying and now looking to progress their career and grow within a company that appreciates you.

Health and Safety Officer - Knightsbridge

Health and Safety Officer Permanent Position Central London We have a fantastic opportunity to join our clients growing team in Central London. Our well established client works on brilliant high end luxury projects for various clients throughout the world. Right now, they want an energetic NEBOSH Health and Safety Officer/Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. I cannot stress how good this opportunity would be to someone wanting to progress their career. You would be supported by a very experienced team and a Project Director who wants his whole team to progress and advance their careers through working together to delivery projects to a high standard. Responsibilities: Prepare a UK compliant health and safety policy and company arrangements for the Client; Prepare a project specific construction phase health and safety plan for the Client; Prepare and/or assist with the production of a project method statement; Implement necessary systems and procedures for health and safety and CDM and training of key staff therein; Carry out the services set out in the document attached to this Schedule One. Ensure all accidents and near misses are reported. Ensure all plant and equipment is operated and maintained in a safe manner and operated by suitable qualified operators. Ensure risk assessments and method statements are completed/reviewed for all activities that could cause harm to any person and ensure appropriate control measures are put in place. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who has worked in Health and Safety previously on Construction projects and is fully qualified in Health and Safety and now looking to progress their career and grow within a company that appreciates you.

Civil Infrastructure Electrical Construction Manager London

The successful candidate will join an already established Pre Construction team on all phase's of this project. The project is a Mechanical & electrical installation and has a project value in excess of £8M & £35M. Electrical Manager duties : Responsible for supervising and coordinating all the workings at a job site including that of a crew of electricians, apprentices, and labourers. Establish and adjust work timelines to meet the construction schedule for the project, Organize and coordinate all project materials and equipment. Ensure that all work installed is completed in accordance with the standards set All work will be completed on budget, on time, and in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. Electrical Manager roles and responsibilities are to: Measuring from plan drawings and isometrics to produce fully priced detailed bills of quantities C/W labour hours and material costs Tracking costs and labour through the project Preparing costs for variations Producing monthly valuations Carry out full construction take off, prepare construction cost plan, track costs & Labour costs efficiency through the project Prepare subcontract packages for procurement, agree contracts and manage through to final account Electrical Manager will have the following Experience: Previous experience on UK construction sites is essential An understanding of Commerical, Design and Programme A minimum of 6 years with a Tier2 M&E contractor on Commercial projects as a manager

Mechanical Quality Assurance Engineer

Mechanical Quality Assurance Engineer Permanent South West London Our client are a leading Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation Contractor with projects across many sectors such as Power, Commercial and Petrochemical. The successful candidate will join an already established Construction team. The initial project is a Mechanical Installation with project value in excess of £30 million. Responsibilities: To follow Quality plans and ITP's Performing quality inspections on site as per IFC drawings Assure materials installed on site match the specifications and submittals. Generate snag lists, liaise with subcontractors until completion and produce records. Assist Mechanical/Electrical Engineers when required Coordinate site walks with the client for Sign off Process. Lead handover of systems of construction into commissioning activities. Lead pre-commissioning witnessing such as hydraulic testing, pre-energisation checks. Qualifications/Experience: Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent. 3-5 years' experience on a commercial site. 3-5 experience with Mechanical and Electrical works after qualification. 3-5 years' experience in Quality Assurance. This is a great opportunity to join a company who will help and encourage progression and further education.

Rail - Asset Information Coordinator - London

Rail - Asset Information Coordinator - London Purpose of the Job To provide a service to effectively expedite, manage, monitor, support and deliver timely, accurate Asset Data and information generated and supplied by contractors and thirds parties. Support and collaborate with both Site Delivery Teams and Contractors in maintaining effective control and management of Asset data in compliance with Clients Technical set of requirements and specifications. Principal Accountabilities Support the Employer in relation to the following: Support and facilitate the delivery of the Asset Data and Information in line with the Employer information requirements, specifications and processes ensuring effective capture, storage, control and handover of all formally released/issued Asset data deliverables. Provide support, direction, guidance to all stakeholders to ensure the project information management and Asset Data requirements, processes, procedures and systems are clearly understood and properly utilised by all. Be a first point of contact to the Site Delivery Teams and Contractors for Asset Information queries, requests and educating them in the necessary processes and data provision templates Continuously review the functionality of processes on site that support the overall information handover strategy to ensure the client's requirements are satisfied. Facilitate exception/progress/KPI reporting. Take reasonable care of your own and others' health and safety and of those who may be affected in the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working to the Clients Target Zero principles. Co-operate with Client in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times Act as a role model for Clients vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with Client's Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put Client's information or information systems at risk. Main challenges of the job The jobholder will be the first point of contact with contractors on day-to-day Asset Information issues. This will include awareness and training sessions following the award of contracts, regular meetings and keeping an up to date Asset Information issues log This post will require the jobholder to be on site for a significant amount of time liaising and collaborating with site contractors Build relationships with line managers and Site teams to ensure the team understands importance of Asset Data integrity, Procedures/Processes. To Support contractors with the provision of Asset Information. Person Specification Proven and practical experience of managing Asset Data and information activities in a large organisation or a large multi-disciplined project, with multiple contracts and stakeholders interests. Good knowledge of Asset Data and data management systems and process within engineering and construction organizations Competent and comfortable processing large volumes of data following predefined processes and methodologies Good communicator and interpersonal skills who can liaise with all levels of staff within clients, Contractor teams and 3rd Party Organisations. Team player with positive "can do" attitude. Good experience of using typical MS office computer applications, such as MS Word, Excel, Office & Outlook.

Power - FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR - TEMPORARY- London

Job Title: FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR - TEMPORARY - LONDON About Our Client Our client are seeking a Finance Administrator to join their team on a 2-3 Months Contract basis. Our Client are currently developing a high voltage direct current interconnector to link the electricity markets of Great Britain and France via the Channel Tunnel. The project is still currently through the construction phase with leading global contractors under Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts. Main Duties: The Finance Administrator will be responsible for the organisation, electronic filing and cross-referencing of previously paid invoices. Responsibilities: Scanning and converting paper-based invoices into an electronic format (PDF) Creating an electronic filing system Referencing the financial transactions within excel to the electronic files Identify and create a list of any missing information required Raise queries and liaise autonomously with other departments across the business Provide regular feedback to the line manager on progress and highlight areas of concern Minimum Selection Criteria Being familiar with filing invoices systems Good understanding of invoicing/bookkeeping processes Being able to read and understand accounting entries from a general ledger extract Being familiar with various cross-referencing methods Extremely good organisational skills Exceptional attention to detail Motivated and results driven to deliver high quality work Takes ownership on given tasks Strong communication skills Ability to work independently with minimal supervision Strong Excel (Pivot table, V-lookup, embedded documents, for example) and Adobe skills

Rail - System Integration T&C Manager - East London

There is a requirement for a System Integration Test & Commission Manager to come onto the Crossrail project until at least the beginning of 2021 on a FIXED-TERM CONTRACT in Westferry, East London. Role Brief: To manage the safe and efficient execution of the system integration testing required to verify and validate the performance of the Elizabeth Line railway systems on behalf of the Crossrail Project. This will enable entry into both the Trial Running and Trial Operations phases with a view to facilitating the timely opening of the Elizabeth Line for passenger service. Manage and plan prescribed integration tests across all railway sub systems including Signalling, Train, Platform Screen Doors, Customer Information Systems, Radio, Communications, Driver Only Operation and Power. Identify gaps, risks and hazards in the testing undertaken to date and propose mitigation actions including specifying additional client-led testing Writing and reviewing integration test scripts on behalf of Crossrail Attending site to witness integration tests and produce test reports Analysing test data and reports and working with the Technical Directorate and the supply chain to resolve test logs and defects Skills & Experience Required: Experience and detailed knowledge of testing and commissioning into service complex railway systems including power, signalling & train and interfacing sub systems. Experience of metro and/or NR infrastructure Experience of onsite testing, test procedures, tools and logs & reports. Experienced of working closely with the supply chain to enable safe and efficient test environments. Experience of working closely with Technical colleagues and the supply chain to undertake root cause analysis and resolve test logs and system defects. Excellent interpersonal skills, including tact and influence. Able to be assertive without causing unnecessary conflict, and to interact and communicate effectively with people. Able to multitask and manage conflicting priorities, used to working under pressure and to deadlines. Strong customer orientation focussed on the ultimate objectives of this major capital investment programme for London Experience of testing & commissioning of rail systems Experience of signalling testing including writing test scripts Experience of planning and executing tests on site Experience of system integration Experience of major infrastructure projects For further Rail & Infrastructure updates, please connect with me on LinkedIn 'Rosie Wilkinson': https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosie-wilkinson/

Senior Risk Manager (Highways Projects )- London

Senior Risk Manager Highways Projects Our client are seeking a Senior Risk Manager to support their Highways team who are leading on the design & delivery of the high profile Lower Thames Crossing project. It is intended that the role will offer the opportunity to progress your career as your experience grows. About the role Our clients Risk Management team, work with industry-leading clients on major multi-billion pound projects, programmes and portfolios of work, providing support and technical information relevant to the service requirements. In collaboration with the wider Programme and Project Controls community, our service excellence is supported by internal knowledge communities and collaboration tools to capture and share best practice. We are looking for self-starting and motivated analysts to join our high performing team of risk and value analysts, managers and consultants. The main purpose of the role is to: Demonstrate effectiveness of the risk management process and integrate with other project management and control disciplines. Manage and deliver project or programme controls work by delivering risk management activities to identify, evaluate, mitigate and report on threats and opportunities to our clients within capital projects, whilst meeting defined objectives within time and cost parameters Your Day-to-Day: Delivery of risk management services to clients in compliance with client governance, processes and objectives. Facilitation of workshops in a client environment, using advanced methods for risk, value and lessons learnt processes. Undertaking day-to-day risk management activities including identification, prioritisation, register management, action planning and monitoring. Production of periodic risk reporting including profiled risk expenditure, impacted risk / drawdown and risk exposure changes. Requirements Essential: Degree educated with proven risk management experience, including evidence of delivery of major programmes ideally within the Highways / Infrastructure sectors Working towards relevant professional certification, such as APM Risk Certificate, IRM Certificate Experience in the construction or infrastructure sectors. (previously Pertmaster), including the analysis of complex logic-linked cost-loaded schedules. @Risk and Primavera Risk AnalysisExperience in the application of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) techniques and tools, for example: Experience using Enterprise Risk Management tools, for example, Active Risk Manager (ARM), Predict!. Experience in the delivery of risk throughout the project lifecycle including support of investment decisions and delivery/implementation phases. Understanding of construction contracts and the relationship between risk management and controls/management functions including: project management, change control, planning & scheduling, cost & commercial management and reporting. Evidence of previous experience in definition and delivery of risk management plans within projects. Desirable: Membership of a professional body (e.g. APM, IRM) Risk Management qualification, for example IRM International Certificate, APM Risk Certificate, or Axelos M_o_R An understanding of planning techniques and tools, including P6 and Microsoft Project. Awareness of Value Management processes and techniques. Prior experience of delivering Risk Management at Programme or Strategic levels. Experience in application of a variety of contract forms.