Job Title: Construction Area Leader
Client: Multi-national corporation which provides consulting, engineering, and architecture services Internationally
Assignment Type: Annually Renewable Contract
Location: Lulea, Sweden
Residential/ Rotation: 3 week on office/site, 1 week working remotely, on rotation. Working 5 days per week
Package: Daily Rate + Accommodation + transportation + Paid Holidays
Kintec are currently partnered with a Multi-national corporation which provides consulting, engineering, and architecture services Internationally. Project - Green Steel.
JOB BRIEF
We're currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Construction Manager with experience in managing and monitoring the Construction of a huge Project, considering all its disciplines and phases (earthworks, civil works, steel structure, mechanical assembly, electrical assembly, automation assembly, and commissioning of the facilities). In this role, you will be responsible for managing the Construction of one area of the Project in collaboration with the Client, who will lead the coordination with Contractors.
The ideal candidate is an engineer with experience as Construction Manager in major Projects.
You will report to the Construction Manager and will collaborate with the client and with cross-functional teams to address construction and contractual issues (performance, infringement, rights and obligations, risk and mitigations,...). The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in engineering and construction, ability to manage people and teams, and capacity to work under pressure with multicultural teams.
RESPONSBILTIES
- Assist the Client Construction team in any tasks required for the construction of the area designed, coordinating those actions under the responsibility of the PMC team (quality control, progress monitoring, financial control, risk and opportunity control, and reporting).
- Coordinate the PMC Construction Team to ensure the Contractors carry out Construction Tasks of the Project in a timely manner and consistent with the terms of the Work Contracts and project's requirement and schedules.
- Work in coordination with the PMC construction teams from other areas, and reporting to the construction manager.
- Ensure compliance with Client policies, generic strategies, and procedures for the execution of the Project Supplies.
- Coordinate with the Client logistics team and the Manufacturar supervisors to coordinate the erection of their equipment.
- Promote, establish, and maintain technical and administrative relationships with the client and its contractors to understand and resolve situations arising from the execution of the Project Supplies.
- Support during the Construction for technical control, production, deadlines, costs, and health and safety of the project, which will be executed in accordance with the engineering design (civil works, buildings, mechanical assembly, electrical assembly, instrumentation and control, etc.).
- Responsibility for ensuring that the work activities of the different contractors are carried out in accordance with the procedures of the Contract and the provisions of the management plans, main inspections, and design documents in general.
- Responsibility for complying with all legal requirements associated with the development of the work, among others.
- Quality control and compliance. Verifies that the Construction activities comply with project technical specifications and regulations.
- Technical documentation management. Ensure that management plans, certificates, manuals and other technical documents are available during the Construction for all the Contractors.
- Communication with Contractors. Maintains constant contact to resolve delays, quality issues or changes in requirements.
- Reports and alerts. Informs the project team about the status of supplies and possible risks of delay. Proposes corrective actions in case of deviations.
- Planning support. Collaborates with the scheduling team to measure the progress and planning the next construction activities.
- Identify potential risks to the Project early and develop appropriate treatment plans, promptly reporting to the Contract Manager, to the Project Management and the correspondent steering committee.
- Issue and sign formal communications inherent to the Construction execution of the Project.
- Promote and co-lead systematic project and PMC contract review meetings, monitoring the completion of tasks assigned to those responsible for each department and/or discipline.
- Other duties inherent to the position and/or designated by the Project Directors, Construction Manager and/or the Client.
REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS
- Degree in Engineering
- Minimum 15 years of experience in Construction Management in the Oil & Gas, Engineering and Construction, Steel, Mining and/or Infrastructure sectors.
- Ability to manage the Construction team of one area of the Project, defining needs in advance in order to manage project needs. This Team will cover Quality control, Scheduling monitor, Risk & Opportunitoes Management, Contract Management, Cost Control and Reporting.
- Experience managing EPC contracts and/or having participated in teams that provided PMC or EPCM services.
- Quality assurance and Quality Control experience
- Experience as Contruction Manager in major Projects.
- Risk & Mitigation Planning experience
- Commercial understanding
- Experience working on technically complex projects.
- Experience with MS Officee, Primavera and/or Aconex
- Fluent in English.