Principal Operations Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Operations Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – on-site

Salary: From £40,748    

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitoring performance and conducting inspections of construction site activities
• Managing, monitoring, and controlling construction and engineering project activities and schedules
• Maintaining project documentation, identifying, and expediting actions to respond to issues and deviations from contract
• Day-to-day management of Principal and Sub-Contractors throughout construction phases of project
• Attending team and site meetings as required by the Engineering Manager such as Plan of the Day, Pre-start meetings, Control of Works, Progress meetings, Post completion etc
• Coordinating & arranging site access for all suppliers and contractors
• Appraising method statements and risk assessments, incorporating input from key stakeholders
• Issuing of permits to work & responsible for arranging Confined space requests
• Taking an active role in monitoring and auditing the Health and Safety of all Programmed works

Your skills and experiences:

• Expertise in applying CDM (Construction, Design & Management) principles
• Qualification in Construction, Engineering OR Similar Environment
• Track record of delivering results in large, complex construction projects
• Experience in managing scopes of work to challenging schedules
• Stakeholder Management Experience
• CDM Experience/Contractor Control

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Operations team:

As a part of the Operations team, you will be working with Engineering Managers, Commission Project Leader, Projects team, Contractor Assurance team as well as Health and Safety, Suppliers, Security and contractors. You will be involved in early stages of the project.

This role offers great progression opportunities within the business as well as team support to develop your skills and knowledge to become an expert within the field.   

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 16^th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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