Temporary Works Co-ordinator

Location: West Ham, East London

The Role

The Temporary Works Co-coordinator (TWC) will be responsible for the delivery of temporary works solutions in response to the needs of the project, making sure all works are completed to schedule, are compliant with legal requirements, and are in line with the budget. The role involves supporting the project delivery teams by organising and checking temporary work solutions based on client and site-specific requirements, as well as ensuring that all temporary works are adequately controlled and implemented on the site.

Key Responsibilities

Technical design

Prepare temporary works design briefs
Co-ordinate, review, and check detailed technical designs, ensuring they are fit for purpose
Provide the correct level of independent checks and make sure that any third-party technical approvals are completed accordingly
Ensure that the design outputs meet CDM, health and safety, and environmental compliance
Manage the development of specifications, coordination of specialist suppliers, and the technical query process
Lead the design consultants and the internal teams to deliver the temporary solutions to schedule and budget
Technical support

Provide technical information and advice
Propose and/or develop value-engineered alternative solutions (during design or construction phases)
Undertake technical review of method statements for complex or unusual methods
Support the project delivery teams by providing solutions based on the client and site-specific requirements, including provisions and considerations for third parties where necessary
Assist with the applications of movement orders and design-specific traffic management schemes to support these applications, including swept path analysis
Administrative support

Assist with the approval of external suppliers
Obtain or provide pricing for estimating purposes
Undertake temporary works co-ordination during the design phase, including handover to the construction teams
General

Liaise with customers, suppliers, and third parties as and when necessary
Assist with promoting best practice and the company to customers
Key Measures and Targets

Deliver required services on time/cost/quality
Contribute wherever possible to enable the company to meet CDM/Health & Safety/Environmental targets
Key Relationships

Design & Engineering team and other technical staff
Project-based staff, including Delivery Managers, Project Managers, Site Agents, Site Engineers
Clients, suppliers, and third parties
About you

Essential

Degree/HNC or equivalent in Civil Engineering
Knowledge of temporary works, engineering management, construction processes and technical design, especially within deep drainage, lifting operations, and structural works
Experience within the water and rail sectors
Understanding of the detailed design of permanent and temporary works, including the use of AutoCAD
Understanding of relevant industry specifications, e.g., CESWI, Network Rail, and Highways
Experience in obtaining third-party technical approval of proposals
CITB Temporary Works Co-coordinator
CSCS card
Ability to identify risks and opportunities
Previous experience in logistics planning
Desirable

Appointed Person for Lifting
NRSWA Supervisor
A mix of site and design office experience
Incorporated/Chartered membership with a relevant professional institution (or en route to achieving such a qualification)
Knowledge of the technical approval process for the temporary works for the Transport for London (TFL), Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and the Network Rail (NR)
Familiarity with Autodesk, Bluebeam and Bentley 3D software
Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principle regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by

Competitive salary
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Private Medical
Profit share scheme
25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
8 hours leave of absence for volunteering
Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
Leadership & management training and coaching
Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
Continuous service awards
Employment typePermanentHours of workFull TimeHours of work45 hrs / weekTickets/training/certs requiredTemp Works Co-ordinator (CITB) - Essential
NRSWA Supervisor (preferred)
Appointed Person for Lifting (preferred)Specific experience requiredDeliver technical temporary works solutions in response to the needs of the NOS Projects programme of work. Take responsibility for the Temporary Works Co-ordinator role, process, technical compliance - including checks, quality and appropriateness of solutions delivered. Lead design consultants and internal teams to deliver the design solutions to schedule and budget. Support the project delivery teams by providing design solutions based on client and site-specific requirements, including provisions/considerations for 3rd parties where necessary.

Ensure ongoing compliance with legal requirements, development of specifications, co-ordination of specialist suppliers, management of the TQ process, design change and as-builts. Familiar with the TfL/DLR/NR technical approval process for temporary works. Familiar with Autodesk, Bluebeam and Bentley 3D.

The role will be required to be undertaken across a number of projects within the NOS portfolio.

In addition, the candidate shall have experience in logistic planning including the application of movement orders and design of specific traffic management schemes to support these applications inc. swept path analysis.