Civil Engineer

Job Description

Delivering an integrated, commissioned and working terminal to the operations team is an important value driver within APM Terminals. Failure to deliver the asset(s) within scope, on time and budget hurts APM Terminals long term. Equally, being able to improve on the original plans for a project secures incremental value for APMT Terminals.The objective of this position is to manage, direct and control together with the construction manager the delivery of the civil packages. This includes all civil infrastructure within the TM2-E project scope.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:Overall responsibilities are the following

• Drive and lead the civil construction ? execution and delivery of all the marine, civil and building assets in the project ? in line with the project?s scope, timeline, quality, budget and objectives.
• Manage ?together with the Construction manager / Project Management Consultant (PMC) ? all civil designers and contractors on the project.
• Manage and drive site safety.

Elaboration of overall responsibilitiesGeneral

• Lead with the construction manager, the design, manage works supervision and control progress in a transparent manner (the execution and delivery of works are the designers? and contractors? responsibilities).
• Maintain awareness of civil requirements, risks and changes. Report progress and liaise as necessary.
• Ensure that commissioning, safety and compliance are addressed early in the project.
• Oversee constructability and the value engineering processes for the civil project scope.
• Assist the Contracts Manager with the administration of the civil contracts.

Safety

• Actively promote safety and assume a visible leadership role on the construction site.
• Support that all staff maintain full awareness of safety as a priority.
• Monitor compliance by all designers and contractors to APM Terminals? safety standards and policies in cooperation with the on-site HSSE manager.

Construction controls & governance

• Implement APMT project controls / project procedures to manage the construction in a forward-looking manner.
• Track construction progress against the approved baseline and, where appropriate, ensure issues are pro-actively addressed, resolved and/or escalated and reported.
• Analyse schedules, assess delays and report on (possible) mitigative or corrective measures.
• Assess changes and their impacts, and manage them in line with company procedures.
• In line with corporate standards, implement best in class project management practices across the construction project and ensure they are consistently deployed by APMT staff, designers and contractors.
• Maintain high technical standards and pioneer new techniques for improved civil assets.
• Monitor and assess civil opportunities, risks and subsequent mitigation strategies, and track such risks through input into the project risk register.
• Ensure the Engineer (PMC) fulfils his role under the Contract.

Communications

• Ensure clear communication within the asset delivery team.
• Ensure consistent input into project reporting.
• Meet regularly with the designers and contractors to maintain full awareness of issues which may impact safety, scope, progress, interfaces, milestones and/or budget.
• Address emerging issues and disputes with the construction manager.
• Build working relations with designers and contractors to influence the good outcome of delivering a terminal ready for operations.
• Build collaborative relationships with associated divisions and external parties.

CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCEExperience

• Minimum 7 years relevant experience in a civil engineering and/or construction project related environment .
• Project or package management experience, where exposure to project controls is preferable.
• The person should have managed various large scale construction projects or packages with multiple reports and with clear responsibility on achieving safety, time and budget targets.

Skills

• Have a strong understanding of design and construction, built on a solid foundation of technical engineering skills.
• Team player, capable of motivating peers and reports in order to achieve project success.
• Good communication skils, where sufficient level of English is a must, and French is preferable.
• Driven, self-motivating, result orientated.
• High discipline ? following through on actions and ensuring necessary documentation.
• High quality awareness and ability to work with constant care.
• Sensitive to cultural diversity and experience in a multicultural environment, in regard to colleagues, employees of designers and contractors, and other stakeholders.

EducationBSc Civil Engineering, or similar

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