Construction Delivery Lead
Listed on 2026-01-22
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Construction
Civil Engineering
Location
Hinkley Point C, Somerset - 50% Site Based - 50% Office Based
Job Purpose / OverviewThe Construction Delivery Group forms part of a fully integrated Site Construction Directorate, whose objective is to facilitate the planning and delivery of the HPC Project as Principal Contractor, meeting the safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives for the Project.
The Construction Delivery Lead (CDL) forms part of the Construction Delivery Team embedded within the Construction Delivery Group. The CDL reports to the Senior Construction Delivery Manager (SCDM) and is supported by the Construction Delivery Manager(s) (CDM). In collaboration with SCDM, CDM and the rest of the HPC Delivery Team, the CDL is responsible for the planning, coordination, and implementation of assigned construction activities to manage the interfaces between adjoining sections of the project.
The CDL is expected to adhere to (and suggest enhancements and improvements) to company policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure the project's safety, environmental, quality standards and schedule milestones are achieved.
The Construction Delivery Lead should look to be out on site 50% of their time and in the Office 50%, attending/leading/chairing meetings and producing reports etc, along with general admin. This ratio is for guidance only and subject to change, either way, due to circumstance at any given point.
Principal Accountabilities and associated Guidance Documents- Manage and develop their Construction Delivery Managers, to ensure they have a good understanding of site activities and can carry out their role accordingly. Offer support and guidance, along with ensuring that all appropriate training for a CDM is undertaken.
- Fulfils Line Management responsibilities to Construction Delivery Managers.
- Oversee all aspects of Health Safety and Environment during construction activities in their allocated area(s), in accordance with the NNB HPC Construction Phase Plan.
- Undertake and record safety and/or assurance inspections that support the project KPI's. The tool at HPC for this is INSIGHT
- Construction Delivery Lead shares the Construction Delivery Manager's responsibilities depending on work area and scope complexity. When nominated by the SCDM, undertakes role of Construction Delivery Manager for specific areas as and when required.
- Ensures that the HPC Drumbeat for the series of Daily and Weekly Meetings is understood and carried out by CDM's.
- Organise and conduct Weekly planning meetings called Plan of the Week (PLOW's) with the Contractor Partners, to ensure that the coordination and short term planning is in line with the overall delivery schedule and outputs are recorded and issues escalated.
- Supports the CDM/Contract Partners in the running of the Plan of the Day meetings (PLOD's).
- Attends all appropriate Coordination Meetings for their areas of works. CDM to support.
- Attends all Weekly, monthly MDT Meetings for their area of works and contracts. CDM to support.
- Leads all Weekly Construction meetings for their area of works and contracts, using and updating the Issues & Action Tracker created for all of the NI Works. CDM to support.
- Oversee the contractor's management of all construction and labour force logistics and contracts relating to the works to be constructed.
- Support the Tier 1 contract partners in the delivery of their scope, providing information and co-ordination to support the contractual management of the works.
- Recommend temporary measures to mitigate against safety and/or quality concerns, along with program restraints. Follow up by taking appropriate and proportionate action (e.g., issue communications, call meetings) to avoid the cessation of works. This includes but is not limited to review of documents, assurance audits, etc.
- Reviews the Construction Daily Site Logs (DSL), Surveillance Guideline, produced by the CDM's, to ensure information is reported to the required level of detail, up through the organisation and escalates any issues/concerns via detailed reports. Fieldview and QCFC training will be required.
- If required to do so by the SCDM due to resource constraints and the "Agile" approach, monitor works on site, record findings in your DSL, using the Quality Control For Construction tool QCFC, and capturing this on the issued Tough Pad, ensuring information is reported up through the organisation to the SCDM. Photographs of working activities should be taken and placed in the DSL, along with Photographs of the Works Authorisation Form, Temporary Access Certificate, Permits and POWRA.
Check all are in date and valid. - Ensures that a Surveillance Programme (example), is in place for all Contracts associated with their work areas.
- Proactively communicate/co-ordinate with site functions (H&S, quality, surveillance, commercial, project controls, logistics) and other CDM's, CDL's & SCDM's, to maintain good communication links, and ensure activity is well and timely reported. This will also include regular attendance at Daily…
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