Construction Advisor

Wood
United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with HDD construction expertise comfortable with on-site leadership and technical oversight.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with HDD construction experience and a background in pipeline projects
    — “Extensive pipeline and Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) construction advisor experience”
  • Individuals who can lead and manage on-site safety and technical compliance
    — “the role provides on-site Safety and Construction leadership”
  • Professionals skilled in contract interface management and project scope oversight
    — “Interface management between Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractors”

Things to consider

  • The role requires on-site presence in the Humber region with occasional travel to Staines
    — “This role is based on site in the Humber region and is offered as an initial 8-month contract”
  • Candidates must be able to provide daily reports on site conditions and progress
    — “Provide daily activities reports detailing working conditions, progress, and issues”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in leading HDD construction and ensuring HSSE compliance
    — “The Construction Advisor shall demonstrate personal commitment to safety and cyber security”
  • Emphasize past success in managing contractor deliverables and performance reporting
    — “Contractors performance monitoring and reporting (Cost, Schedule and KPIs)”
  • Showcase ability to provide technical input into engineering deliverables like route planning
    — “Provide input into engineering deliverables (PL route, crossing etc.)”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • on-site safety leadership
  • construction scope delivery
Typical background
ConstructionEngineeringProject Management

Skills & requirements

Required

HDD ConstructionSafety ManagementProject ManagementContractor Oversight

Preferred

Pipeline ConstructionFEED Scope

Stack & domain

Horizontal Directional Drilling (hdd)Safety And Construction LeadershipProject ManagementContract ManagementQuality ManagementRisk ManagementCyber SecurityPipeline ConstructionLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkConstructionEngineering

About the role

Original posting from Wood

Wood is currently recruiting for a Specialist Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Construction Advisor to support the NEP HCCP Project on a PSC Agency basis.

This role is based on site in the Humber region and is offered as an initial 8-month contract, with the potential for extension. Occasional visits to Wood's Staines office will be required as needed.

The Construction Advisor is the focal point for all HDD Construction activities on the NEP HCCP Project. The role provides on-site Safety and Construction leadership to support delivery of the construction scope, ensuring that construction activities are best practice, and are delivered safely in line with the approved schedule. 

The Construction Advisor shall demonstrate personal commitment to safety and cyber security through behaviour, awareness, and work with Contractors to ensure that the required attention is given.

Following the completion of NEP FEED scope with pipeline construction expertise.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally. 

For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.

Act as the main point of contact for all Trail HDD Construction activitiesAssure integrity of Trial HDD Contactors methods and scheduleProvide technical oversight and assurance of contractor deliverablesProvide daily activities reports detailing working conditions, progress, and issues (Safety, quality, performance)Support NEP QS in managing contract interfacesProject Scope managementEnsures the project Quality Management System supports deliverables preparation and method of executionEnsures instructions are issued to allow work to progress and facilitates agreement between conflicting requirements and leads way forwardChallenges the working method and deliverables and ensures team know and comply with project scopeUnderstands the project Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSES) issues and ensures these are managed correctlyIdentifies risk and implements mitigationsVerification of the site activities compliance with the contract and HSSE requirementsVerification of the contractor’s progressPrioritisation of the contractor’s activities in line with the project scheduleContractors performance monitoring and reporting (Cost, Schedule and KPIs)MOC and Risk Management process implementation and monitoring relevant to the Trial HDD scopeInterface management between Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractors Support FEED scope with construction expertiseProvide input into engineering deliverables (PL route, crossing etc.)Lead constructability reviewSupport DCO examination stageProvide input into the Execute schedule and Cost estimate

Extensive pipeline and Horizontal Direct Drilling (HDD) construction advisor experience

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement 

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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