Field Operations Director

Job Title: Field Operations Director

Location: UK Sites

Join us!!

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced professional to lead our field project delivery function for our UK sites. Our team delivers a wide range of lump-sum EPC projects in electrical transmission and distribution within the utilities and renewable energy sectors across the UK.

Reporting to the UK Director of Operations, the successful candidate will lead a site and construction management team to deliver a portfolio of projects from the proposal phase through project execution and successful closing.

What will you do?

• Demonstrate visible safety, environmental, and sustainability leadership, which will set the tone for all our project delivery teams.
• Accountable for the construction execution, completion and handing over of the works for all project sites in coordination with the project management team.
• Support the project team to implement contingency plans for all events that can potentially lead to a change in the project construction schedule.
• Manage the portfolio site team, creating an atmosphere of cooperation, alignment and team spirit to facilitate the smooth execution of the project on all Linxon sites.
• Ensure compliance with all customer safety management requirements, company systems, applicable laws, and regulations.
• Provide management, guidance and coordination of site construction multi-discipline teams and sub-contractors to ensure safe and successful completion of the project site.
• Direct the formation of the commissioning & completion teams and ensure that they are well-equipped to achieve safe completion and commissioning on all Linxon sites.
• Responsible for assessing field construction and operations risks and ensuring mitigation from pre-construction to completion and commissioning phases of the projects.
• Foster a culture of integrity and adherence to the highest ethical standards by creating appropriate awareness and understanding of Linxon’s Code of Conduct at all levels of project delivery organisation.
• Monitor & lead the field Engineering, construction and commissioning teams from the early construction phase through to completion and close out of projects.
• Be the primary point of contact for the internal stakeholders and customers regarding all aspects of projects’ construction.
• Support project teams in meeting the construction and completion execution objectives of individual projects.
• Perform regular visits to project construction sites.
• Develop the resource plan for the field construction and completion. Build site teams through collaborations with other heads of functions and the recruitment team.
• Develop a positive team environment. Coach and mentor construction management staff.
• Plan and encourage professional development of construction management staff to increase project delivery capabilities, consistent with the highest international standards and industry best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of project field completion management systems to enhance Linxon site performance.
• Ensure compliance with Linxon policies, standard operating procedures, and customer requirements.
• Perform robust, effective, and efficient project reviews. Produce regular reports per company policies and standard operating procedures.

Experience Required:

• Extensive experience in delivering construction, commissioning and field completion EPC of substation projects.
• Good amount of years of experience as field completion and commissioning management for a substation project.
• Must have strong construction awareness and understanding of the internationally recognised project management standards.
• Must have strong risk awareness and risk management skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management from an accredited institution.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine AtkinsRéalis’ project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s industry-leading technological knowledge to create a new company, leveraging the key strengths from both parent partners.

Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.