80481 - DCD FIELD MANAGER

This DCD Field Manager will report to the DCD Project Manager and will work within Distribution Capital Delivery based in our Letchworth office. You will be a permanent employee.
You will attract a salary of £62,303 per annum (depending on experience) and a bonus of 3%.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with electrical distribution and be familiar with organisational procedures and ensure their implementation at local level
• Experience of the Business from an operational and technical perspective
• Understand the range and type of both professional and trade skills that are important in delivering field work.
• An ONC qualification or minimum of City and Guilds 2339 (formally 232) in Electrical Power Engineering.
• You will either hold an Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) certificate in managing health and safety or be willing to obtain this IOSH certificate within a timescale agreed with your manager. (New recruits will pass the IOSH managing qualification within six months of being appointed to the role).
• The Field Manager is an important member of the DCD team with an experienced balanced judgement in all matters with those relating to people at all levels in the organisation
• An understanding of the range and type of both professional and trade skills that are important in delivering field work is required.
• NRSWA (City & Guilds) Supervisors certificate
• LV/HV authorisation on the EPN network
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project, the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, word and access) and project management techniques.
• A working knowledge of SAP 4.6 (Works management and Finance modules) and Ellipse or a similar asset register IT system would also be advantageous

JOB PURPOSE:

The role of the Field Manager in the Distribution Capital Delivery team is to assist the Project Manager to manage the delivery of a portfolio of projects and work programmes from creation to completion. The Field Manager will provide onsite construction assurance and safety management and be responsible for liaison with customers, network operations and control, networks planning and management of field staff and management of contractors
The Field Manager will partner with other Field Managers in the Region, Project Managers, Work Planners and Schedulers to ensure that the best possible utilisation of field resources is achieved, and the highest levels of on-site safety are realised.
The role also includes liaison with Transport, Distribution Planning, Procurement, and Supply Chain.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Complete projects to time, quality, cost maintaining the highest levels of safety and environmental management ensuring the adherence to CDM Regulations

Undertake construction assurance through site safety audits on quality of work, technical competencies, adherence to specifications, compliance with testing and commissioning procedures and safety and environmental procedures. Ensure that the required project completion data is compliant with policy and submitted within specified timescales for processing.

• Manage and co-ordinate the transport fleet, plant and equipment to meet operational requirements.
• Ensure that all workers engaged in the projects/portfolio of projects are aware of all safety and environmental requirements
• Ensure that all work is carried out to provide very high levels of Customer Service e.g. minimise CI’s and CML’s
• Support the Project Manager in the ongoing development of the team’s knowledge and skill base coaching & staff development to ensure successful completion of the Distribution Capital programme
• Manage local processes that ensure post-delivery information is returned,, that support asset health monitoring, RIGS, financial and other performance reporting
• Demonstrate and promote UK Power Networks’ vision of becoming an employer of choice, a respected corporate citizen and to work in a sustainably cost-efficient way.
• Demonstrate and promote UK Power Networks values; integrity, respect, continuous improvement, diversity and inclusiveness, responsibility and unity, enhancing employee engagement scores
• Manage or programme quality and compliance checks on completed works following CMA 01 005 Monitoring and Control of Contractors Quality of Work
• Identify opportunities for improvement in performance and implement or recommend change
• Assist other sections e.g. organisational changes. as determined by your experience
• Support Network Operations in preparation, readiness and implementation of a system emergency, coordinating Contractor resources.
• The Field Manager will assist the Project Manager in establishing a process of continuous improvement through IPR reviews, Face 2 Face and 1st fifteen briefings. You will also need to deliver operational and safety briefings.

HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height, or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.
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