Kirby Group Engineering

Mechanical and electrical contractor with HV/MV

Electrical Site Manager

Construction ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLimerick, IrelandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A recognised electrical apprenticeship or trade certificate and at least five years of site management experience.
Experience managing electrical design-and-build projects worth more than €5 million.
Strong computer abilities.
Ability to represent the company professionally at a senior level in meetings, presentations, and technical workshops.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to lead presentations to large audiences.
Ability to plan, organise, adapt, and prioritise while leading multiple projects.
Deep understanding of project constructability.
Strong commercial awareness.
Ability to build strategic relationships with third-party design groups.
Ability to work on one's own initiative and build and manage a team.

Responsibilities

Represent the Project Manager and company on major construction sites and take responsibility for site-related construction activities from pre-mobilisation through commissioning and demobilisation.
Assist the Project Manager with developing the construction programme, short-term look-ahead planning reports, and equipment and materials schedules.
Visit sites and develop site establishment schedules; assist with project validation and change management; set up site establishment; and establish site safety starter packs and participate in the HSEQ plan.
Prepare and review method statements and risk assessments with subcontractors; review and sign off construction drawings; and assist with benchmarking installation practices and quality procedures.
Develop daily key action plans covering HSEQ, productivity, and people management; assist with expediting major equipment deliveries; maintain a site diary; and attend or chair internal meetings with subcontractors.
Identify project variations with the Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor, ensure subcontractors complete labour allocation sheets, produce short-term programmes aligned with the master programme, and provide weekly marked-up master programmes to the Project Manager.
Manage subcontractor supervision and ensure subcontractor workforces are present at the workface on time.
Coordinate with subcontractors on available work faces, the client on building and services coordination, and internal and external supervisors on coordination of mechanical and electrical services, trades, and installation processes.
Take ownership of issues and drive solutions with the Project Manager.
Ensure toolbox talks, inductions, and safety briefings are carried out; maintain plant logs and ensure weekly safety checks are completed.
Ensure operatives work safely, wear appropriate personal protective equipment, and follow agreed method statements; ensure compliance with health and safety policy, work permits, site safety audits, and weekly walk-arounds.
Carry out daily safety walk-arounds and implement health and safety behaviours, culture, and Golden Rules.
Coordinate material and plant deliveries, mark up drawings alongside inspection and testing, enforce inspection test plans and snagging, and present works to the client for staged inspection.
Ensure free-issue equipment is checked and cared for, and confirm acceptance to the engineer for payment sign-off.
Coordinate with the commissioning engineer to test, demonstrate, and hand over systems; verify site safety devices; ensure life-safety systems are completed and certified; and ensure final marked-up drawings are correct.
Coordinate site demobilisation with the Project Manager, including plant, labour, materials, and site establishment; ensure required statutory notices, schematics, and wall charts are in place according to the project completion checklist.
Assist the Quantity Surveyor, integrate with the site team, maintain the company's professional image, and ensure the agreed training plan is followed.

Desired Qualifications

IOSH certificate in managing safety.
IOSH certificate in environmental management.
General NEBOSH certificate.

Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
To work with the best.
Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Role Purpose
As Electrical Site Manager you will represent the Project Manager and Kirby Group on major construction sites and to take responsibility for all site related activities associated with the construction of a varied range of projects. The Electrical Site Manager will be expected to take the lead on all on-site activities from pre-mobilisation through to commissioning and eventual demobilisation.

Electrical Site Manager Responsibilities
In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:

Project Start-Up:
·       Assist PM in development of construction programme, short term look ahead planning reports, equipment and materials schedules.
·       Visit site and develop a site establishment schedule.
·       Familiarisation with change management with PM.
·       Assist in project validation.
·       Put site safety starter pack in place and participate in HSEQ plan.
·       Set up site establishment.
·       Method statement and Risk Assessment preparation and review with sub-contractor.
·       Review construction drawings and sign off
·       Assist in benchmarking installation practices and Quality procedures

Project Running Phase:
·       Productivity
·       Develop a daily key action plan that includes HSEQ, productivity and people management.
·       Assist Project team in expediting of major equipment deliveries.
·       Maintain a site diary
·       Attend/Chair internal meetings with sub-contractors.
·       Ensure that all variations are picked up in conjunction with PM and QS.
·       Ensure labour allocation sheets are being completed by sub-contractors.
·       Produce short term programmes in line with master programme.
·       Mark up master programme each week and issues to PM.
·       Effectively manage sub-contractor supervision to enable efficient productivity
·       Ensure sub-contractor workforce is on site at workface on time.

People
·       Liaise with sub-contractors to address available work faces.
·       Liaise with our client in co-ordination between building and services.
·       Work closely with other supervisors to ensure effective co-ordination between M&E services.
·       Integrate with other internal and external supervisors to ensure cross co-ordination of trades and installation processes.
·       Take ownership and responsibility of issues to drive out solutions in conjunction with Project Manager.

Safety
·       Ensure tool box talks, inductions and safety briefings are being carried out.
·       Maintain plant logs and ensure weekly safety checks are carried out.
·       Ensure operatives are working safely, wearing appropriate PPE and working to agreed method statements.
·       Ensure compliance with Health and Safety Policy in particular to the operation of work permits, site safety audits and weekly walk arounds.
·       Carry out daily walk around adopting a “don’t walk by” approach to safety.
·       Implement H&S behaviour/culture and Golden Rules.

Quality
·       Plan and co-ordinate delivery of materials and plant.
·       Mark up drawings in conjunction with inspection testing.
·       Ensure inspection test plan is enforced by snagging works, then offering to client for inspection at various stages of the installation working to ZERO snags.
·       Ensure that free issue equipment is checked, cared for and once accepted confirm to engineer to sign off for payment.

Close Out Activities:
·       Liaise with commissioning engineer in ensuring all systems are tested, demonstrated and handover.
·       Ensure all site safety devices are proved.
·       Ensure all life systems are complete and certified.
·       Issue final marked up drawings are correct.
·       Liaise with PM on site demobilisation, including plant, labour, materials and site establishment.
·       Ensure all statutory notices, schematics, wall charts are in place on site in accordance with project completion checklist.

Other Duties:
·       Maintain a site diary.
·       Assist QS in his / her duties
·       Ensure company’s good image is maintained at all times.
·       Integrate with site team.
·       Ensure your agreed training plan is enforced.

Necessary requirement of the Electrical Site Manager

·       Recognised Electrical apprenticeship / trade cert coupled with a minimum of 5 years Site Management experience
·       Experience in managing Electrical design and build projects in-excess of €5 million.
·       You will ideally be in possession of; IOSH certificate managing safety; IOSH certificate in environmental management and general NEBOSH certificate but not essential.
·       Possess strong computer abilities
·       Professional Acumen - Represent Kirby’s at a senior level in meetings, presentations, technical workshops, etc. in a professional, competent and capable manner.
·       Communications – A strong communicator with excellent verbal and writing proficiency. Ability to lead presentations to larger audiences.
·       Planning and Organising - An organised and adaptable individual with a flexible approach to work. Ability to manage and prioritise when leading multiple projects.
·       Deep understanding of constructability of projects.
·       Strong Commercial awareness.
·       Capable of building strategic relationships with third party design groups.
·       Ability to work on own initiative and build and manage a team.

For more information on this role, or other Construction / Engineering opportunities across Ireland, the UK, Europe, or South Africa please review our careers page (Vacancies - Kirby Group Careers) or contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Kirby Group in confidence on +353 (0)1 454 0411.

Kirby Group Engineering is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

About the Company

Kirby Group Engineering

Mechanical and electrical contractor with HV/MV

Kirby Group Engineering delivers mechanical and electrical contracting and specialist high-voltage and medium-voltage design and construction for sectors such as data centers, life sciences, power and renewables, and industrial manufacturing. It handles end-to-end project delivery through an in-house team of about 1,900 professionals across Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe and South Africa, designing, engineering, building, testing and commissioning M&E systems and HV/MV networks. The company differentiates itself with a long track record since 1964, a large multi-country direct workforce, and strong values centered on PEOPLE, SAFETY, QUALITY, DELIVERY and VALUE, including Platinum Investors in People accreditation. Its goal is to provide high-value, safe, high-quality projects with reliable delivery and customer value.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Ireland
Founded: 1964

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