Plant Manager

Balfour Beatty VINCI is proud to be designing and building a 90KM stretch of the West Midlands section of HS2.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Plant & Lifting Operations Manager within the Major Structures section of the project.
Experienced required:
Overall management and direction of the plant, equipment operations and resources required for the delivery of the Structures activities on the main line. Implement and manage safe systems of work for the operation, maintenance and repair of all plant and equipment mobilized on site.
Responsibility for Structures plant and equipment budget including its elaboration as well of financial forecasts.Essential job requirements:
Reviews and approves the Subcontractors and Suppliers Method Statements and Risk Assessments produced for their work activities, including Task Briefings.
Establishes a relentless management plan to keep any equipment or installation up to date regarding their validity especially for the lifting equipment and related apparatus as well as for the electrical installation to guarantee their permanent validity and efficiency in a safe manner
Defines the plant organisation and plan the resources required to provide an effective, efficient and safe service to the work sections in a timely manner;
Responsible for all aspects of the subject scope, overseeing plant activities, plant performance and maintenance, ensuring that objectives are achieved in a cost effective way.
Establishes and maintain key supplier relationships for spare parts, on-site technical services, consumables and other related services throughout the works period;
Approves the Inspection and Test Plans produced by the works section when regards the use of Plant.Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role
Benefits of working with us
• Flexible working
• Remote working
• Enhanced maternity and paternity
• Access to Employee Assistant programmes
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Healthcare
• Excellent pension contributions
• Travel allowance for eligible candidates
• Car/ car allowance
About Balfour Beatty VINCI
Working together for over 30 years, Balfour Beatty VINCI have been successful in delivering several significant infrastructures; creating unrivalled expertise and capability across rail, highways and aviation sectors in the UK and beyond. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.
Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:
• 42 viaducts totalling over 11km
• 66 overbridges
• More than 35 cuttings reaching over 30km
• 56 culverts • 66 embankments reaching over 33km
• Building four motorway crossings requiring box structures
• Six interfaces with the existing rail requiring both dive-under and overbridge structures
Diversity and Inclusion:
Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) is delivering equal opportunity for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and supportive of anyone with a physical or neuro-diverse ability. We welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities. We are transforming the image of construction through working on the HS2 project and increasing diverse representation of Balfour Beatty Vinci through representing the communities we are working in. We have embedded ED&I Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively.
Flexible working:
Flexible or agile working is encouraged at BBV and we recognise the value and diversity of candidates which this can bring to our business operations. Not every role can provide a variety of working patterns to suit people's personal needs however we are happy to discuss agile working opportunities at BBV with you.
Disability confident:
We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is Disability Confident committed and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.
ITS Department Bespoke Plant Manager
Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain’s biggest construction project?
Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain’s new high speed railway.. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester.
It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us - we’re at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you’d join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a ITS Department Bespoke Plant Manager to join our team within the Plant team.
ITS department Head Plant manager - Overseeing the daily organisation and activities of four main activities. 
Bespoke plant and equipment department. 
Electrical department. 
PPI and GPS department. 
ITS innovation and technology department.
Plant Manager representative for BBV with support to Sublots with bespoke equipment technical support with method, FAT & SOW, input. R&M, quarterly budget reviews with financial department R12 accountability cost control, buy versus Hire budget capex business case proposal. Stock accountability and overhead departmental budgetary running costs.
Method plant definition and sourcing of bespoke plant and equipment for site
Supply chain engagement with internal and external RAM, risk assessment reviews and SOW.
O&M supplier review and involvement and negotiations with contractual agreements
Financial reporting, maintaining, and reporting good KPI reviews and submittals quarterly to BBV asset Plant Manager
Experience promoting a health and safety culture for the business.
Assist Core plant department operations in the development of staff, new and systems. The following qualities or equivalent /experience are essential:
: HNC MICE Civil engineering degree
: NEBOSH National General Construction Health and Safety
: P.M.S.T.S Plant Managers health and safety inspecting Construction plant.
: CSCS Managers Construction safety Black Card holder
: BWA First Line business management Development certificate
: NVQ Construction Plant (City guilds Plant) NVQ or level 2,4,6 NVQ
: Must have Experience in construction industry
Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Benefits of working with us
•Car/ car allowance
•Flexible working available for some roles
•Free parking
•Travel allowance for eligible candidates
•Family friendly leave policies
•Excellent pension contributions
•Healthcare
•Health risk assessments
•Access to employee assistance programmes
•Access to annual flu vaccinations
About Balfour Beatty VINCI
Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire. Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites: •9.3km of viaducts •62 overbridges •35 cuttings •56 culverts •62 embankments •2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels •28 underbridges and 11 underpasses Diversity and Inclusion: Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability

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