Temporary Works Coordinator in London

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Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track record includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads, 2920 miles of railroad lines, and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice and celebrates what makes us unique.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

The project

Ferrovial Construction has been working at Heathrow Airport for over 10 years delivering some of the most complex infrastructure projects to high quality, safety and environmental standards. We have focused on design and build projects with a mix of contractual arrangements.

The Role

Reporting to one of the Senior Project managers, to coordinate temporary works across all of the areas of operations, to ensure safety and compliance in all of the projects being delivered on site.

Responsibilities:

• Has overall responsibility for TW coordination for the project or the specific area appointed to.
• Responsible for providing and receiving information from all other TWC’s on the project.
• Responsible for ensuring the TW design is implemented in accordance with the relevant construction issue drawings and specification.
• The PTWC shall recognise that the role of TWC overrides other responsibilities they may have.
• To raise with PM any commercial pressures or other issues not resolvable at site level.
• To ensure that adequate checks have been completed to confirm the proposed temporary works have no adverse effect on the permanent works.
• Has authority to carry out their tasks including authority to stop the work if it is not being carried out satisfactorily.
• Is responsible for ensuring the provision of formal permission to load or progress beyond the hold point.
• Responsible for implementing the project temporary works procedures on site as well as co-ordinate other contractor procedures and checking they are being implemented.
• Ensure that a temporary works register (Main register) is established and maintained.
• Point of contact for the provision and receiving of relevant information from the client, principal designer, temporary works and permanent works designer, the site team and any TWC, where appointed, for all temporary works matters.
• Ensure that a design brief is prepared with consultation within the project team in accordance with BS5975.
• Ensure that any other temporary works in the vicinity are referenced in the design brief.
• Ensure that any residual risks, identified at the design stage, assumed methods of constructions or loading constraints identified by the Permanent Works Designer (PWD) are included in the design brief.
• Ensure that the design brief is issued to the TWD for a satisfactory temporary works design to be carried out.
• Ensure that a design check is carried out by someone who was not involved in the original design.
• Where appropriate, ensure that information on the certified temporary works design is made available to other interested parties.
• Register or record the drawings, calculations and other relevant documents relating to the final design.
• Ensure that the relevant client and/or third-party approvals, required by the contract, have been received.
• Ensure on-site supervision receive all the details of the design, any residual risks, including any limitations and guidance notes associated with it.
• Ensure that an inspection and test plan is prepared, along with an appropriate quality control checklist(s).
• Ensure that any proposed changes in materials or construction are checked against the original design and appropriate action taken.
• Ensure that checks, inspections and tests are made at appropriate stages.
• Advise the designer of any changes or modifications to the scheme or differences from the envisaged conditions.
• In the event that any inspections undertaken reveal discrepancies between the certified and constructed temporary works, prevent loading until the discrepancies have been rectified.
• Ensure a permit to load or proceed is issued after a final check, which is satisfactory.
• Ensure that all certificates/TW Permits are uniquely numbered.
• Ensure that during use of the temporary works all appropriate maintenance is carried out.
• Ensure a permit to unload or proceed the temporary works is issued, when it has been confirmed that the permanent structure has attained adequate strength and/or stability.
• Ensure that a documented safe system of work is in place and implemented for the dismantling of any temporary works.
• Ensure that any relevant information for the health and safety file is transmitted to the principal designer.
• Shall review all contractors’ procedures for the management of temporary works, either accepting or rejecting them.

Minimum Qualifications Needed for Role:

• Possessing a valid CSCS card (Supervisor or higher) and SSSTS or SMSTS certification (Site Supervisor/Manager Safety Training Scheme).

Ferrovial embraces diversity and inclusion and we see the value in providing equal opportunities to all employees. We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

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