Engineering Site Supervisor at ALE

Job description

Job Introduction

ALE is the abbreviation for “Abnormal Load Engineering”. Our engineers are at the heart of our business, and are critical to our continued success.

This is a leadership role for candidates that enjoy working with people and getting the best out of a team. As an Engineering Site Supervisor in ALE SA your leadership skills will be key in ensuring your team go home safely and motivated after achieving the milestones of the day and playing their part towards the successful delivery of the project requirements. You will be involved in project planning, reporting back to the Project Manager on project progress and general updates.

The Engineering Site Supervisor will also be tasked with supervising the project team, and dealing with any HR issues that arise. Communication is key for this position, and it will require constant communication with our clients.

HSQE is of utmost importance, therefore the as the Engineering Site Supervisor, you will be required to make sure that the project team fulfills ALE’s HSQE requirements. Majority of your time will be spent on site, traveling as and how the projects require.

If you’re looking for a challenging role that provides variety, look no further.

Role Responsibility

Please ensure you read through the requirements and preferred experience and skills before applying:

• HR
• Lead and mentor your team balancing the business and individual requirements
• Communicate business updates and messages as required
• Review and sign-off of timesheets
• Sort out payroll issues with in the project team
• Discipline the project team when needed
• HSQE
• Conduct HSQE audits
• HSQE Project Audits
• Ensure all equipment (Rigging, vehicles etc.) are inspected and tested, ready to use with the needed certificates available.
• Ensure that the project team stays within the legal amount of overtime.
• Inspect client loads for any damage (Quality Control).
• Capture HSQE observations
• Keep the project team safe, and adhering to the safety rules.
• Create a project specific risk assessment.
• Ensure your team is aware of the execution method to follow (Method Statements)
• Ensure your team is aware of the risk involved with the work they are executing (Risk Assessments)
• Perform Toolbox talks and complete DSTI’s.

PLANNING

• Be one step ahead of the operations. (By the end of the day, you need to know what must happen the next day, and who will do it with what equipment)
• Toolbox talk ready for next day & DSTI’s
• Monitoring and plan overtime to ensure the work for the week can be completed.
• Be proactive and make changes on the go to ensure targets are achieved.
• Plan & Manage third-party plant equipment.

REPORTING

• Complete a record of daily events, and send it to the PM / Client
• Give feedback on the suitability of engineering documents
• Ensure that the Method of Change procedure is followed correctly & records are kept & sent to the correct people.
• Give feedback to the PM / relevant party if there is a change to the original project plan.
• Report equipment which was damaged / stolen on the project.

Supervision

• Oversee all operational work, including but not limited to;
• Transport activities
• Rigging activities
• Gantry activities
• Jacking activities
• Skidding activities
• Crane activities

The Ideal Candidate

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications / Knowledge - Essential

Diploma (or higher) in Mechanical / Megatronic / Civil or Structural Engineering

Qualifications / Knowledge – Desireable

• Legal Liability Training
• Incident Investigation
• Risk Assessment Training
• First Aid Training
• Fire Fighting Training
• Route Cause Analysis Technique

Experience - Essential

Site Experience Preferred

Experience - Desireable

• Site experience in a similar industry
• Management of a team
• Traveling for extended periods

Skills - Essential

• Intermediate Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook
• Report Writing

Skills – Desireable

• Rigging training
• Experience of hydraulics
• Equipment licenses (Forklift, truck, crane…)
• Clear understanding of the relevant equipment and its use

Personal Attributes - Essential

• Positive Person
• High level of self-motivation (Proactive)
• Good communicator – written and verbal
• Good people skills
• Team leader
• Able to co-ordinate various tasks and people
• Able to work as part of a team and individually
• Able to discipline and resolve conflict.
• Able to work under and handle pressure
• Able and willing to learn new techniques and procedures
• Come up with logical solutions to problems
• Quality and detail focus
• Organized

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES - DESIREABLE

• Clear concise communicator – written and verbal
• Able to adapt communication style to suit audience
• Effective planner

Other Requirements - Essential

• Willing to travel and work within and outside South Africa for extended periods
• Current and valid driver’s license
• Current and valid passport, no restrictions
• Other Requirements - Desireable
• Willing to relocate internationally
• International driving license

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Role Responsibility

• Interview suitable candidates for truck driver positions
• Train them in accordance with company policy
• Ensure that truck drivers are tested and certified to drive company trucks
• Oversee the procedures of offloading and correct positioning of load
• Check correctness of engineering drawings
• Interpret engineering drawings to drivers and team
• Co-ordinate teams for a project through schedules and communicate this to project leader
• Do spot checks on teams during a project to ensure compliancy of rules and regulations
• Package Description
• Train and co-ordinate truck drivers across projects country wide
• Ensure availability of trained truck drivers across various projects countrywide

About The Company

ALE is an engineering specialist. The core activity of the group involves engineering solutions for the horizontal and vertical movement of very large individual items.

Our expertise lies in all aspects of heavy lifting and transportation, including specialised cranes, transporters, hydraulic equipment, and barges. The unique nature of our work means that we rely on highly skilled operators and engineers to work on our projects in a safety critical environment.

ALE serve a wide variety of industry sectors worldwide, ranging from power generation to ports, from renewables to oil and gas, and from civil engineering to mining. We work both onshore and offshore, and in many other challenging environments from high altitude, to desert and even arctic conditions. Our customers include the top global Engineering Procurement and Contracting companies (EPCs), oil and gas companies, NOCs, major infrastructure specialists, governments, ports and other contractors.

Formed in 1983, ALE employs 1,500 people in 38 businesses across the world. The company has grown tenfold in the last ten years, and is continuing to reach out to new locations and sectors

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Role Responsibility

• To manage the operational team on the site location or during the preparation phase in the yard
• To maintain the operational site budget and planning
• Report potential variations and deviations to the project manager
• To attend project meetings on request of project manager
• To communicate with the client during the project execution
• To ensure that the work is carried out according the requirements in the method statement
• To ensure that a functional test is carried out on the site location
• To ensure that all HSE requirements are met
• To carry out a site inspection at the beginning of each project or phase and register this and inform the HSE+Q manager
• To organize start of work meeting at the beginning of each project
• To communicate the project risks and the safe way of working to the subordinate personnel in the start of work meeting
• To organize a toolbox meeting each month
• To report deviations and malfunctions of equipment
• To report accidents, incidents, dangerous situations and acts to the HSE+Q manager
• To report on a regular basis to the project manager about project related issues
• To contribute to a co-operative working environment within the company

The Ideal Candidate

• To be able to work individually and in a team
• Be able to lead a team
• To be able to deal with conflict situations
• Be a good co-ordinator and communicator
• Suitable experience in MS office and Outlook
• Diesel mechanical background
• Be able to travel to and from projects country wide
• 5 years ’ experience in Installations projects
• Appropriate mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic experience.
• English literacy, written and verbal
• Awareness of Health and Safety
• Knowledge of how to read engineering drawings

Package Description

• Train operators and supervise operators across projects country wide
• Ensure a safe exsiccations according to the ALE RAMS

About The Company

ALE is an engineering specialist. The core activity of the group involves engineering solutions for the horizontal and vertical movement of very large individual items.

Our expertise lies in all aspects of heavy lifting and transportation, including specialised cranes, transporters, hydraulic equipment, and barges. The unique nature of our work means that we rely on highly skilled operators and engineers to work on our projects in a safety critical environment.

ALE serve a wide variety of industry sectors worldwide, ranging from power generation to ports, from renewables to oil and gas, and from civil engineering to mining. We work both onshore and offshore, and in many other challenging environments from high altitude, to desert and even arctic conditions. Our customers include the top global Engineering Procurement and Contracting companies (EPCs), oil and gas companies, NOCs, major infrastructure specialists, governments, ports and other contractors.

Formed in 1983, ALE employs 1,500 people in 38 businesses across the world. The company has grown tenfold in the last ten years, and is continuing to reach out to new locations and sectors.

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Job description

Role Responsibility

• Manage all rigging personnel and equipment on site
• Ensure all rigging equipment is maintained
• Ensure all colour coding is clearly visible
• Ensure visual inspections are carried out
• Inspect equipment expiry dates and that certification is accurate
• Plan and manage all lifts on site as per risk assessments and method statements
• Report all incidents and complete all related documentation
• Ensure all Health and Safety policies and procedures are adhered to
• Complete all necessary documentation
• Package Description
• To provide reliable rigging and crane services to project sites within ALE

About The Company

ALE is an engineering specialist. The core activity of the group involves engineering solutions for the horizontal and vertical movement of very large individual items.

Our expertise lies in all aspects of heavy lifting and transportation, including specialised cranes, transporters, hydraulic equipment, and barges. The unique nature of our work means that we rely on highly skilled operators and engineers to work on our projects in a safety critical environment.

ALE serve a wide variety of industry sectors worldwide, ranging from power generation to ports, from renewables to oil and gas, and from civil engineering to mining. We work both onshore and offshore, and in many other challenging environments from high altitude, to desert and even arctic conditions. Our customers include the top global Engineering Procurement and Contracting companies (EPCs), oil and gas companies, NOCs, major infrastructure specialists, governments, ports and other contractors.

Formed in 1983, ALE employs 1,500 people in 38 businesses across the world. The company has grown tenfold in the last ten years, and is continuing to reach out to new locations and sectors.