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Job Title: Technical Manager - Cabling Reporting to: BU General Manager Business Unit: GGP Role purpose To support the delivery of EHV cable projects working with the business units to support a full turnkey delivery or directly for a client on cable only projects. Responsibilities & Duties Duties will include but are not limited to: · Input into all engineering activities at tender and delivery stages · Identify temporary works and other engineering aspects and advise on the appropriate resources. · Liaise with customers · Provide point of reference contact for customers, business units & partners · Support the implementation of health, safety, environment and quality requirements appropriate for each customer and contract · Manage high level relationships with consulting engineers & in-house engineering teams including the effective implementation of design agreements and design management activity · Ensure the most appropriate design resources for tender and delivery activities are engaged. · Drive innovation culture, improvement activity, knowledge · Ensure high level compliance with CDM regulations · Lead and support teams to win work, including review and input into tenders, including attending interviews and briefing sessions, and making presentations to customers and other stakeholders · Support bid managers & estimators to establish highest quality submissions · Lead, where necessary and provide support to BUGM’s and projects managers for the effective mobilisation of new contracts including setting up of health and safety, quality, and environmental plans · Identify and support the selection of sub contractors and suppliers. · Responsible for EHV Cable Technicians, coordination of workload, forward planning and training & development. · Carry out audits and produce reports as required · Ensure that all compliance records including training & competence are maintained and updated · Closely liaise with other business units for best practice and lessons learnt · Lead, assist and support the cabling team with compliance against all necessary asset owner requirements in relation to EHV cables. · Support the development of our next generation of cabling project managers, engineers and technicians. · Lead the development of our cabling institute training and development programme(s). Qualifications and Training · Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant field · Chartered Engineer or similar and participation in affiliated bodies for example the IET, Institution of Civil Engineers. · Previous senior level involvement in the provision of design management services for engineering design and construction in the Energy Transmission Sector · Significant senior level involvement in large project tender teams including price and quality adjudicated bids · An understanding of commercial aspects including typical terms and conditions and procurement models · Experienced in the management, surveillance and audit of assurance regimes · Experience of managing design process in tender or contract environment · Experience with working in joint ventures and alliances or other collaborative working Key interfaces · Relationships with key stakeholders: · Managing Director · Business Unit General Managers · Client Representatives · Project Managers Person Specification ·Self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook · Good management skills, with the ability to motivate employees to achieve high standard of compliance · Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills; able to manage projects simultaneously without compromising on standards and quality · Sound knowledge of the Energy Transmission Industry · Ability to ensure standards and specifications are met · Ability to work with senior management to set