Construction Coordinator (Trainee)

Job Introduction

Job Description for Construction Coordinator (Trainee):

NNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you’ll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you’ll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish — allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You’ll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.

We have some major refurbishment, new build and modification projects sanctioned for our facilities on the Sellafield site. Ranging from the upgrade of our facilities, the installation of new technology, to the modification of cells and services to support our future workload.

The role of the construction coordinator (Trainee) is to support the construction team in the execution of the construction stages of the projects. While undertaking accredited training and gaining on the job experience.

When full SQEP status is achieved you will be taking responsibility for ensuring all contractors employed on our projects execute works in a safe and timely manner and adhere to all regulatory, management and contractual arrangements.

The construction coordinator role encompasses the NNL SQEP roles of SSOW Originator, Task Supervisor (Construction) and Subcontractor Supervisor.

Part of your duties will include:

• The production of construction strategies and construction phase plans.
• The estimating and scheduling of site works.
• The inspection and acceptance of the contractors completed works to the required engineering and construction design specifications and standards.
• The production of final handover documentation.
  

Main Responsibilities for Construction Coordinator (Trainee):

The key area of accountability is to coordinate and ensure the safe delivery of all construction activities within your assigned area. Other accountabilities:

• To ensure all specified construction and installation standards are met (Surveillance and inspection).
• To ensure site safety and safe working practices are adhered to and promote a positive health and safety culture in construction.
• To ensure that controlling documentation submitted by contractors for review and endorsement are commented on prior to the commencement of work and that monitoring of the contractors compliance with
• the controlling documents is carried out.
• To ensure that resources used for construction are Suitably Qualified Experienced Person (SQEP) and are managed cost effectively.
• To ensure that all construction activities comply with National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and UK legal requirements, including Nuclear Site License Conditions.
• To provide constructability input to the design process.
• The production and upkeep of construction phase plans and strategies.
• To ensure that harmonious Industrial Relations are maintained.
• Develop and improve relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• To improve construction safety performance and to meet company targets.

Essential Criteria for Construction Coordinator (Trainee):

• Min NVQ 3-or equivalent in an engineering, electrical or construction discipline. Have a trade background and completed a recognised apprenticeship. Must have experience of working on a nuclear site.
• To undertake this role successfully you must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be a self-starter, be able to take responsibility and work with minimum supervision, at times under pressure with excellent organisational skills; be able to multitask and re-prioritise to meet changing needs and project deadlines in a team environment.
• Ability to obtain DV level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial, criminal record checks, interview plus 10 years of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Construction Coordinator (Trainee):

• Experience in electrical installations.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• NEBOSH general or construction certificate.

Why join us?

NNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance. 
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you’ll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you’ll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish – allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You’ll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

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