Temporary Works Coordinator

About the role

Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for a Temporary Works Coordinator to work across projects primarily in the North East of England.

Role Purpose

To oversee and manage all aspects of temporary works required to enable the safe construction of Balfour Beatty PT&D projects.

The TWC will be responsible for ensuring that all temporary works are designed, installed, inspected, and dismantled safely and in accordance with industry standards, legal requirements, and company procedures.

Accountabilities

• Ensure the safe and efficient execution of temporary works activities on projects through proactive coordination with site teams, engineering design, clients and subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with all key stakeholders within BB PT&D and across the wider Balfour Beatty Group.
• Understand the importance of corporate governance and ensure consistent measures and standards are applied.
• Promote and encourage a culture that aligns with BB PT&D company values.

Responsibilities

• Assume Role of TWC:
  Discharge duties of Temporary Works Coordinator on BB PT&D projects in accordance with BS5975 and company procedures.
• Coordination & Management:
  Act as the primary point of contact for all temporary works activities, and coordinate with Temporary Works Designers, Permanent Works Designers, Clients, Subcontractors and site teams. Ensure all temporary works are planned, managed, and safely executed in compliance with BS5975.
• Design & Approval:
  Ensure timely submission of design briefs, capturing all site conditions and requirements, and review design output for constructability and compliance with the brief. Ensure all designs are carried out, checked and approved by competent temporary works designers, and issued for third-party approval(s) where required.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with temporary works, implementing control measures where necessary.
• Inspections & Permits:
  Issue Permits to Proceed/Load/Unload to safely manage hold points, ensuring all temporary works designs are implemented in accordance with the approved designs and specification, and are correctly inspected by a competent person before use, during use and prior to dismantling.
• Safety Compliance:
  Ensure that Temporary Works are erected, maintained and dismantled in accordance with the approved Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS), in compliance with all relevant safety and quality standards, and monitored with regular safety audits and inspections. Prevent, stop and report any unsafe practices.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with Construction Managers, Engineers, Site Supervisors and Subcontractors to ensure seamless integration of temporary works with permanent works.
• Documentation & Reporting:
  Maintain an accurate temporary works register and records of design approvals, risk assessments, method statements, inspections, permits, and compliance checks, providing reports as required.
• Training & Awareness:
  Promote best practices for temporary works and provide guidance and training to site personnel on temporary works procedures.

Typical temporary works on our projects include (but are not limited to):

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• Scaffolding for access, overhead line (OHL) protection, and sheeted scaffolds with lifting beams for cable terminations.
• Excavation support for tower foundations, cable joint bays, utility trenches, etc.
• Formwork for tower foundations, substation primary foundations, etc.
• Working platforms for crane, piling rigs, MEWPs, etc.
• Access roads & traffic management.
• Temporary bridges, culverts, trench crossing units, etc.
• Catenary Support System (in-house system sometimes used instead of scaffolding).
• Backstays & temporary steelwork for tower…