Construction Logistics Lead

Join our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as a Construction Logistics Lead on the Hinkley Point C Project.

About Hinkley Point C

The first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years; Hinkley Point C in Somerset will provide low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes, create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

Marking a significant milestone in the revitalisation of our nuclear power industry, Hinkley Point C will make a major contribution to the UKs move to reduce carbon emissions. The electricity generated by its two EPR reactors will offset 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

This role will be 80% site based, 10% office based and 10% remote.

• Ensure all MEH Alliance Onsite Logistics activities are undertaken safely and
  responsibly.
• Provide and demonstrate through a positive HSE leadership,
  building a strong and compliant HS&E culture throughout the whole
  construction life cycle of the Project.
• Be the MEH Alliance Joint Ventures focal point for Onsite material End to End coordination and building construction logistics delivery.
• Manage the interfaces between the MEH Joint Venture Delivery Partners and the On-Site Logistics Service Providers to ensure a smooth project logistics
  delivery.
• Actively manage and motivate the Logistics Service Delivery Organisation
  stake holder.
• Identify and implement Best Practice throughout the project On Site logistics
  functions.
• Work closely with the Logistics Service Delivery Provider to Manage, Monitor
  and Control the planning and execution of logistics for the MEH Alliance
  partners on a day-to-day basis.
  Liaise with all client and MEH Alliance departments on construction logistics
  matters.
• Ensure logistics services for the project are delivered on time, within budget
  and right first time.
• Ensure that the Logistics Service Delivery Provider contracts Service
  Level Agreements are monitored, managed and delivered to ensure best for
  project safe and efficient logistics.
• Liaise with all MEH Alliance services and compounds to ensure efficient
  logistics services and supply chain networks are maintained and
  appropriately manned to guarantee materials to Site (MTS), all materials are
  tracked to handover points and final yards are fit for project.
• Provide all due diligence assurance to the client of value for money to HPC
  for the provision of logistics services by reviewing and approving all monthly
  applications for payment.
• Support the delivery of a seamless logistics process from offsite to onsite,
  across different logistics partners

• Level 5 Leadership or CMI or trade equivalent (or Equivalent)
• Must come from a construction trade background to
  understand construction challenges and nuances.
• Can achieve Security Clearance (BPSS or Higher)
• IOSH managing safely
• Change Management qualification (APMG)
• Risk management qualification
• Project management qualification (Prince 2 or Equivalent)
• A proven track record in managing logistics contractors.
• Experience working on major construction projects
• Experience in managing logistics suppliers and large teams
• Experienced in delivering and operating as a Strategic Manager, including experience working with Joint Ventures

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.