Technical Director
- Recruiter
- Fission Recruitment Services Limited
- Location
- York
- Salary
- negotiable
- Posted
- 19 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 27 Jan 2017
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Technical Director - CDM Manager
Description
We are looking for an experienced Safety professional who has worked in a managerial or senior supervisory role the rail industry.
The Transpennine Upgrade (TRU) programme is one of the largest rail projects being undertaken by Network Rail as part of its Northern Programmes portfolio. The Secretary of State for Transport has determined a high level set of outcomes for the Transpennine route comprising: provision of capacity for 6 fast or semi-fast inter-regional trains per hour, a reduction by up to 15 minutes of journey time between Manchester and York and the completion of the electrification of the route from Manchester Victoria to Leeds and Selby/York.
Candidate Profile
The candidate must have the ability to interface across all levels of the project team(s) from the staff delivering the work up to Senior Programme Manager level, and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively to the appropriate audience.
You will be required to write and provide reports, review note, advice notes, processes and guidance, and to be actively involved in design workshops with the remit to ensure safety by design is embedded into the project teams and can be evidenced throughout the design progression.
The Role:
The CDM Manager will assist in securing cooperation, coordination and communication of health and safety with all duty holders. This will include providing support to the Network Rail Communications Manager to ensure all duty holders appointed to the project receive regular communication of safety information. This will include ensuring there is effective controlled distribution of safety information both to and from the projects and the collating and overviewing reports prepared by the respective sub-programmes (East of Leeds / West of Leeds / Leeds Capacity) to provide a monthly safety performance report for the programme.
The CDM Manager will be responsible for assisting the Client in preparation and communication of Pre-Construction Information Pack(s) supporting the sub-programme teams, to ensure that:
(a) designers or contractors have sufficient information made available to them in time to allows them to put together a bid based on a clear understanding of the nature of the work involved;
(b) designers already appointed receive sufficient information at a stage early enough to enable them to judge whether it is reasonably practicable to eliminate any foreseeable health and safety risks in the design process and, where it is not, the steps they should take to reduce or control the remaining risks.
(c) contractors already appointed are be provided with the information they will need to plan, manage and monitor their work.
The CDM Manager will be responsible for supporting the identification of any gaps in the available information and shall assist with the coordination and management of the pre-construction health and safety information between all the designers and contractors appointed.
The CDM Manager will assist in development, maintaining and monitoring the health and safety risk management arrangements in conjunction with the appointed sub programme / project HSE Manager and the Health & Safety Manager for Northern Programme This includes review, by sampling, of the adequacy and appropriateness of proposed safety arrangements for construction works including:
safety competence of proposed team and allocation of responsibilities (Project CDM Plan and Project RACI chart)
adequacy of welfare facilities
access and site security
and arrangements for consulting and engaging with workers
adequacy of the construction phase plan in conjunction with the Health & Safety Manager for Northern Programme
The CDM Manager will provide operational safety advice and support as required and undertake independent sample safety surveillance and audit of safety planning and site works in support of the Construction Manager to monitor compliance with arrangements for the Safety of people working on or near the line to ensure that everyone returns home safe every day.
Qualifications and Experience
The candidate must have held management responsibility for Health and Safety within the railway environment.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate a detailed understanding of:
CDM2015 Regulations and their application within the railway environment
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Health & Safety In Construction HSG 150
Risk Management and Safety Risk Assessment Logs
Health and Safety File requirements
The role requires understanding and application of Network Rail standards in regard to planning for safe working including:
Governance of Railway Investment Projects (GRIP)
Application of CDM to Network Rail Construction Projects
Construction Risk Management
Pre-Construction Information
Records Management of Health and Safety Files
Asset Management Plan
Engineering Management for Projects
Work Package Planning
Provision of Welfare Facilities
Safe Management of Contractors
Temporary Works
The candidate shall hold the following Health and Safety Qualifications:
Essential:
Technician Member of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety
NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
Desirable:
Member of Institution of Civil Engineers Health and Safety Register
Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety
Member of the Association of Project Safety
CSCS Gold or Black Card
CITB SMSTS Site Managers (5 Day)
OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor
The candidate shall hold (or be able to be trained in) the following Railway Qualifications:
Essential:
Personal Track Safety
Industry Common Induction
SSOW Planner - or competence to act as Responsible Person
Desirable:
COSS / SWL1
OLEC1
Description
We are looking for an experienced Safety professional who has worked in a managerial or senior supervisory role the rail industry.
The Transpennine Upgrade (TRU) programme is one of the largest rail projects being undertaken by Network Rail as part of its Northern Programmes portfolio. The Secretary of State for Transport has determined a high level set of outcomes for the Transpennine route comprising: provision of capacity for 6 fast or semi-fast inter-regional trains per hour, a reduction by up to 15 minutes of journey time between Manchester and York and the completion of the electrification of the route from Manchester Victoria to Leeds and Selby/York.
Candidate Profile
The candidate must have the ability to interface across all levels of the project team(s) from the staff delivering the work up to Senior Programme Manager level, and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively to the appropriate audience.
You will be required to write and provide reports, review note, advice notes, processes and guidance, and to be actively involved in design workshops with the remit to ensure safety by design is embedded into the project teams and can be evidenced throughout the design progression.
The Role:
The CDM Manager will assist in securing cooperation, coordination and communication of health and safety with all duty holders. This will include providing support to the Network Rail Communications Manager to ensure all duty holders appointed to the project receive regular communication of safety information. This will include ensuring there is effective controlled distribution of safety information both to and from the projects and the collating and overviewing reports prepared by the respective sub-programmes (East of Leeds / West of Leeds / Leeds Capacity) to provide a monthly safety performance report for the programme.
The CDM Manager will be responsible for assisting the Client in preparation and communication of Pre-Construction Information Pack(s) supporting the sub-programme teams, to ensure that:
(a) designers or contractors have sufficient information made available to them in time to allows them to put together a bid based on a clear understanding of the nature of the work involved;
(b) designers already appointed receive sufficient information at a stage early enough to enable them to judge whether it is reasonably practicable to eliminate any foreseeable health and safety risks in the design process and, where it is not, the steps they should take to reduce or control the remaining risks.
(c) contractors already appointed are be provided with the information they will need to plan, manage and monitor their work.
The CDM Manager will be responsible for supporting the identification of any gaps in the available information and shall assist with the coordination and management of the pre-construction health and safety information between all the designers and contractors appointed.
The CDM Manager will assist in development, maintaining and monitoring the health and safety risk management arrangements in conjunction with the appointed sub programme / project HSE Manager and the Health & Safety Manager for Northern Programme This includes review, by sampling, of the adequacy and appropriateness of proposed safety arrangements for construction works including:
safety competence of proposed team and allocation of responsibilities (Project CDM Plan and Project RACI chart)
adequacy of welfare facilities
access and site security
and arrangements for consulting and engaging with workers
adequacy of the construction phase plan in conjunction with the Health & Safety Manager for Northern Programme
The CDM Manager will provide operational safety advice and support as required and undertake independent sample safety surveillance and audit of safety planning and site works in support of the Construction Manager to monitor compliance with arrangements for the Safety of people working on or near the line to ensure that everyone returns home safe every day.
Qualifications and Experience
The candidate must have held management responsibility for Health and Safety within the railway environment.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate a detailed understanding of:
CDM2015 Regulations and their application within the railway environment
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Health & Safety In Construction HSG 150
Risk Management and Safety Risk Assessment Logs
Health and Safety File requirements
The role requires understanding and application of Network Rail standards in regard to planning for safe working including:
Governance of Railway Investment Projects (GRIP)
Application of CDM to Network Rail Construction Projects
Construction Risk Management
Pre-Construction Information
Records Management of Health and Safety Files
Asset Management Plan
Engineering Management for Projects
Work Package Planning
Provision of Welfare Facilities
Safe Management of Contractors
Temporary Works
The candidate shall hold the following Health and Safety Qualifications:
Essential:
Technician Member of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety
NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
Desirable:
Member of Institution of Civil Engineers Health and Safety Register
Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety
Member of the Association of Project Safety
CSCS Gold or Black Card
CITB SMSTS Site Managers (5 Day)
OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor
The candidate shall hold (or be able to be trained in) the following Railway Qualifications:
Essential:
Personal Track Safety
Industry Common Induction
SSOW Planner - or competence to act as Responsible Person
Desirable:
COSS / SWL1
OLEC1