Civil and Structrual Superintendent- North

Due to a growing team, the position of Civil & Structural Superintendent - North has become available to join a major Energy project based in Teesside. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a career-enhancing project where you will be a welcomed member of the wider team. Costain are looking for skilled people who'll help us shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem across the UK. Together we are creating connected sustainable infrastructure to help people and the planet thrive.

Reporting to the Discipline Construction Lead Piling & Civils, the Superintendent Civils and Structural will lead the safe, quality, and timely execution of all Civil and Structural construction activities within the North, ensuring progressive completion and adherence to project standards and procedures. The role also supports the Head of construction, Construction Managers, Advanced Work Packaging Lead, Work Pack Engineers and wider Construction team. This role is site-based full time in Teesside.

Responsibilities

• Field Execution and Safety

• Facilities Contractor Management: Oversee the management of Facilities Contractors' Front Line Supervisors, driving daily and 4-weekly work plans.
• Supervisory Selection: Select and appoint the Facilities Contractors' Front Line Supervisors in compliance with SHE-H-703.
• Meetings & Briefings: Lead the daily coordination meeting and deliver cascaded start-of-shift briefings to the Facilities Contractors' Front Line Supervisors.
• Readiness & Advanced Work Packaging (AWP): Verify that work fronts, permits, and approved Installation Work Packages (IWPs) are in place before activities start. Ensure IWPs are being used on site by the contractors' Front-Line Supervisors.
• Permit to Work (PTW): Act as an Area Authority (AA) under the PTW procedure and assist planning of permits with the Facilities Contractors.
• SHE Leadership: Enforce adherence to safe systems of work and construction phase plans on site. Ensure RAMS are reviewed in accordance with SHE-T-383.
• Progress & Reporting: Monitor daily output against schedule and report any blockers to the Civil Structural Construction Lead.

• Quality Control: Ensure all Civil & Structural work adheres strictly to specifications, design, and approved Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Design Interface: Interpret design drawings/specs and manage the onsite process for raising technical queries (TQs) promptly.
• Installation Work Package Support: Support the Work Package Engineers with the development and validation of IWPs.
• Documentation: Ensure timely and accurate submission of all Costain daily reports (CPM-T-1005) and Installation Test Records (ITRs) from the field.

• Temporary Works Supervisor: Act as the key site interface for temporary works related to civil & structural, i.e., formwork, shoring, scaffolding.
• Compliance: Ensure all temporary works execution and sign-offs adhere to BS 5975 procedures, liaising with the appointed Temporary Works Coordinator.
• CDM 2015: Ensure contractor methods align with CDM 2015 requirements for the safe execution of the civil and structural works.

• Progressive ITRs: Drive the timely execution and sign-off of all Inspection Test Records (ITRs) and pre-commissioning checks related to civil and structural scope.
• Punch List: Lead the initial identification of punch list items and manage the Facilities Contractors' rectification effort to achieve early close-out.
• Mechanical Completion Readiness: Ensure the civil and structural scope is verified, documented, and physically ready for handover to subsequent disciplines (M&P, E&I).

Qualifications

• Ability to plan, schedule, and manage Civil & Structural construction activities.
• Demonstrate sufficient experience (Five years plus) in a similar role on a large-scale project.
• Proven experience in supervising Civil & Structural construction teams on brownfield projects and upper tier COMAH sites.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective interaction with various stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
• Knowledge of UK construction safety regulations and procedures.
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
• Ability to read and interpret Civil and Structural construction drawings and specifications.
• Experience in progress reporting and record keeping.
• Permit to Work (PTW) experience.
• Ability to communicate with multi-disciplined engineering and specialist pipelines teams.
• Safety, Health and Environmental Leadership.
• To be apprentice trained or have a discipline-specific qualification or trade background – i.e., C + Guilds, NVQ 3 or above (HNC/D) in a Civil & Structural Engineering subject.
• CSCS/CCNSG Card.

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.