Construction Coordinator

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Title: Construction Coordinator

Location: Visp, Switzerland

Rate: Open

Openings: 1 Coordinator

Contract/Perm: Contract (6-Months)

A Fantastic new role has just opened up at one of our leading Swiss based clients offering the successful candidate the opportunity to join a hard-working team working on exciting projects in the pharmaceutical sector.

Responsibilities:

• Safety culture to be implemented on project to ensure Zero Lost Time Incidents - work with EPCM Safety Team to implement initiatives, standards, processes to achieve this
• Coordinate safety reviews on an ongoing basis independently, with the clients EHS and with the EPCM EHS Team to ensure safety is being proactively reviewed and managed
• Ensure safety observations are identified, corrective actions put in place and closed out and communicated to all contractors on the project
• Continuous improvement of Construction Management Plan and Construction Health and Safety Plan with the EPCM
• Maintain a working knowledge of all the client’s installation and construction procedures and standards to enable site reviews against them on an ongoing basis throughout the project
• Ongoing quality checks of mechanical pipework, pipework supports, cable trays and ductworks in compliance with the approved 3d Model and all client’s standards and close-out any issues found with EPCM company.
• Coordinate with EPCM to manage all services to construction complete ensuring all obstacles are removed from EPCM and other contractors
• Planning and realizing a demanding construction project in close cooperation with internal customers, future users, and interdisciplinary planning teams
• Construction coordination tasks for the project team with the assigned EPCM company for the project including Mechanical, Electrical, Ductwork
• Technical negotiations with the client’s suppliers with the clients Procurement where necessary.
• Reviewing claims for variations from the EPCM including resolution of any conflicts associated with them to the point where they can review and approved by the PM.
• Lead external construction companies assigned to the client and not part of the EPCM contract
• Ensure that the project objectives deadlines, quality, and safety of the assigned construction projects are achieved
• Coordinating with the EPCM contractor and internal construction projects to ensure planning of activities are performed
• Coordination with all other Ibex project CMs to ensure activities planned are fully reviewed for impact with other projects.
• Manage all of the clients owned works and coordinate them with the EPCM - e.g. the façade, ductwork and pipework opens to the roof, façade grilles for AHUs, Helicopter lifts to roof, waste interface with existing operational tanks, coordinating tie-ins to existing systems with Eng. Utilities, bringing on services
• Support all construction testing as the clients `witness` and ensure all test documentation is completed and closed (pressure testing of pipework etc)
• Review all Contractor Turnover Documentation for accuracy against the approved design and resolve punches with the individual contractors.
• Maintain an expert view on the 3D Coordination Building Information Model (BIM) so all clashes can be resolved, and the installation checked against the model on an ongoing basis
• System walkdowns to achieve Mechanical completion and drive punch list to closure with EPCM and individual contractor companies
• Equipment coordination with suppliers, EPCM team and external Logistics team to ensure sizing, crate configuration and entry method to site are all reviewed and approved prior to equipment installation
• Fire Compartments - maintain all fire compartments and liaise with all other project CMs in Ibex to ensure compartments are not impacted negatively from all projects during construction
• Clean room installation and services coordination to ensure ISO cleanroom standards are met and all issues resolved with the EPCM.
• Organisation and management of external 3rd party companies to assist in quality checks such as weld inspection, supplier audits etc
• Other activities as defined by the Project Manager

Requirements:

• Qualifications in Civil Engineering, Architecture and/or Mechanical Engineering
• Cleanroom construction management project experience to Grade C
• Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) knowledge and expertise required
• Knowledge and experience of Navis Works 3D Building Information Management software (BIM)
• Knowledge and experience of project scheduling using Primavera P6 or MS Project
• Construction management experience in biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical companies
• Experience of clean and black utility requirements for the biopharmaceutical industry
• Structured thinking, problem solving with open and excellent communication skills (spoken and written)
• Excellent German and English language ability (project will be executed primarily in English)

Please click on the Apply button. Please include a short note outlining why you are interested in the role and why you think you are suitable.

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