Job Title: SMPP Supervisor

Location: Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe

Job Type: Contract (Part-Time)

Primary Industry: Engineering

Secondary Industry: Mining

We are looking for an Artisan (Boiler maker/Welder/Fitter & Turner /Millright) with a Rigging qualification.

Primpary Purpose:

Responsible for all on-site management- discipline specific:

• Safety, Health & People Management
• Quality Management
• Schedule Management (Plan, control, co-ordinate and monitor construction activities to meet the overall project programme and key activity dates)
• Materials Management
• Construction Management
• Documentation management and reporting
• Ensure that the erection is completed timeously and complies with the specifications, terms and conditions of the contract and project plan. 

Key performance areas:

• Ensure knowledge of SMPP specifications and standards.
• Ensure that the SMPP scope and area of responsibility is fully understood.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings and models to ensure that construction is carried out correctly.
• Manage the onsite constructability methodology for all major construction activities.
• Assist with providing solutions for any construction related technical issues.
• Knowledge of the commissioning procedures to assist with plant commissioning.
• Be aware of all labour legislation as well as to DRA policies and procedures.
• Verify all site delivered equipment alongside Materials Control, confirming equipment tag numbers, approving the packing lists and checking against the Mechanical equipment list.
• Receive all hand-over and safe working certificates from Civil and Earthworks contractors, prior to allowing mechanical contractors into work area. Keeping a clear record of access dates.
• Confirm equipment and tag numbers prior to installation. Also checking correct guard placement and general safety integrity of equipment.
• Ensure all structural steel and platework is correctly installed, checking support and brace steel, dimensions, levels, holding down bolts, bolt threads, spacer plating, grating, grating clips, hand railing and safe access.
• Check pipe routing and alignment against latest revision drawings and 3D models, confirming pipe sizes and line numbers. Ensure instrumentation, valves, flanges and nipples are correctly placed. Check access to manual valves. 
• Report any discrepancies / misalignments to the Project Engineer and Construction Manager, confirming the root cause of misalignments or errors (Civil, Steel, Mechanical, Piping, Equipment, Drawings)

Contract management:

• Ensure that contractor scope is fully understood.
• Manage the contractors’ activities in accordance with the construction schedule.
• Manage contractor manpower, plant and equipment requirements to meet construction objectives.
• Ensure that contractor daily diaries are current and correct.
• Manage the Site Instruction process in accordance with the procedures.

Quality management:

• Manage the construction quality in accordance with the site quality control procedure.
• Ensure that the approved contractor quality plans (QCPs) are being used and signed off.
• Ensure construction works are carried out as per project specifications, standards and drawings.
• Ensure that the quality requirements / checklists as detailed in the DRA Project Construction Procedure are being implemented.
• Ensure that quality critical equipment is in sound working condition.
• Ensure that Contractor quality records and documentation (site QC data book) are kept current.
• Initiate punch lists and coordinate completion of punch list items.
• Coordinate the updating of as-built drawings.

Communication:

• Ensure open and honest communication with the Contractors and suppliers.
• Report on progress and deviations against project schedule.
• Report on all construction and technical matters to the Construction Manager and Discipline Engineer.
• Maintain communication channels at all times with the site team including other discipline supervisors.
• Encourage a positive and constructive morale and atmosphere across the site.

SHE Management

• Understand the contents of the DRA SHE specifications, Mines Health and Safety Act (Act 29 of 1996), the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) as well as any specific legislation of foreign countries that may be applicable and ensure compliance.
• Implement and maintain the SHE management system on site.
• Manage the plan task observations in accordance with the PTO schedule.
• Ensure that hazards and risks are identified on all construction activities.
• Focus on elimination of unsafe acts and ensure that unsafe conditions are rectified.
• Final approval of all risk assessments.
• Identify and communicate shortcoming and corrective measures to DRA SHE specifications.
• Ensure that all works are conducted in accordance with the approved project environmental and social impact assessments, plans and legislation.
• Assisting the construction manager to perform his duties in terms of mine legislation & SHE procedures.
• Report safety deviations in accordance with the project safety reporting procedure.

Qualifications:

• Matric (essential)
• Technical qualifications, diploma or degree - SMPP discipline (advantageous)
• Section 13/26D trade certificate - rigging qualification (essential)
• SHE Management Courses (For example: Legal liability, supervisor SHE course) (essential)

Experience:

• 7 years or more applicable construction related experience in this dicsipline essential
• 5 years or more in rigging essential
• 2 to 4 years applicable management experience in EPCM or main contractor advantageous

Membership:

• Registration with professional body i.e., SACPCMP (advantagous)

Contact information

Yolanda Swart