Job Description

The Role:

As Temporary Works Coordinator, you will act as a key link between our design and site teams, ensuring that Temporary Works requirements are identified, appropriately designed and safely implemented.

You will coordinate Temporary Works activities across multiple projects, providing technical support and guidance while ensuring that relevant standards, legislation, design requirements and company processes are followed.

You will also support the development of Temporary Works Supervisors, promote good practice and help ensure a strong focus on health, safety, quality and wellbeing across our projects.

Key Responsibilities

Temporary Works

• Coordinate Temporary Works activities across the West Delivery regions (Wales, South-West & Midlands).
• Act as the main point of contact between project, design and site teams for Temporary Works requirements.
• Ensure Temporary Works designs are appropriately developed and implemented.
• Coordinate the preparation of Temporary Works Design Briefs, obtaining input from relevant project stakeholders.
• Submit Design Briefs to Temporary Works Designers and ensure appropriate designs are completed where required.
• Ensure Temporary Works designs are independently checked where necessary for concept, structural adequacy and compliance with the agreed brief.
• Coordinate Design Check Certificates and associated Design Packs.
• Maintain accurate records of drawings, calculations and other Temporary Works documentation.
• Establish and maintain the Temporary Works Register for allocated projects.
• Ensure Temporary Works requirements are incorporated into project-specific RAMS.
• Ensure site teams and those responsible for supervision receive appropriate design information, including significant risks, restrictions and design limitations.
• Manage changes to Temporary Works requirements, ensuring proposed changes to materials, construction methods or arrangements are reviewed against the original design.
• Ensure agreed changes, remedial works and corrections are appropriately implemented on site.
• Monitor and support Temporary Works Supervisors, identifying training and development requirements.
• Ensure appropriate Temporary Works inspections and checks are undertaken at the required stages.
• Ensure appropriate maintenance and routine inspections are completed throughout the period of use.
• Issue formal permits to load or unload where appropriate, or ensure these are issued by the relevant Temporary Works Supervisor.
• Liaise with Permanent Works Designers where temporary conditions or loads may need to be considered within the permanent works design.
• Coordinate Temporary Works requirements across multiple projects and programmes, ensuring key deliverables are achieved within agreed timescales.

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

• Maintain high standards of personal and team health and safety.
• Promote an organised, respectful, inclusive and safe working environment.
• Engage positively with employees, contractors and project teams.
• Support the health and wellbeing of site teams across allocated projects.
• Ensure Temporary Works activities comply with relevant health, safety and welfare legislation and company procedures.
• Promote safe systems of work and identify opportunities to improve Temporary Works safety and performance.

Collaboration & Communication

• Work collaboratively with Project Managers, Project Engineers, Site Supervisors, Design Engineers and wider project teams.
• Build effective working relationships with clients, suppliers, vendors and subcontractors.
• Provide clear direction, priorities and timescales for Temporary Works deliverables.
• Coordinate resources and delegate activities where appropriate.
• Share knowledge, learning and good practice across project teams.
• Represent Bridges professionally and contribute positively to the company's reputation and business objectives.

Environment & Sustainability

• Understand and apply Bridges' environmental and sustainability policies and processes.
• Ensure relevant statutory and environmental requirements are considered and implemented within Temporary Works activities.
• Support Bridges' commitment to sustainable delivery and continuous improvement.

Information Security

• Remain vigilant when using company information systems and equipment.
• Report suspicious communications, unusual device behaviour or other potential security concerns to the IT team.
• Follow Bridges' information security policies and procedures.

At Bridges we are more than Engineers.

We are listed on the Sunday Times Top 100 Places to Work 2024.

As a team we shape and support engineering and construction for our clients who in turn touch the daily lives of millions of people across the UK. We have a large diverse team of talented Safe & Happy People, combining their strengths and ambition to bring innovation and evolution which ensures Sustainability for all stakeholders.

Across our key sectors – Water, Power, Energy and Aggregates, and supported through our regional office network supported by our manufacturing hub located in the heart of Somerset which forms part of our 60,000ft head office complex – we deliver diverse and interesting projects and programmes throughout UK infrastructure.

Our projects range in value from £5k to £15m, taking the role of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer on various schemes, and supporting our valued Tier 1 contractor clients in a subcontractor and off-site manufacturing capacity.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone with strong practical and technical experience in Temporary Works who can confidently coordinate requirements across multiple projects.

You will ideally have:

• Recent and relevant formal Temporary Works training.
• In-depth knowledge of BS 5975:2008+A1:2018 and Temporary Works processes.
• A strong engineering knowledge and the ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and design information.
• Experience applying engineering design principles and relevant codes of practice.
• The ability to make informed decisions autonomously within your area of expertise.
• Experience reviewing, verifying or auditing contractors' Temporary Works procedures.
• A strong understanding of health, safety and welfare legislation.
• A thorough understanding and practical application of the CDM Regulations 2015.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work with teams at all levels.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone with strong practical and technical experience in Temporary Works who can confidently coordinate requirements across multiple projects.

You will ideally have:

• Recent and relevant formal Temporary Works training.
• In-depth knowledge of BS 5975:2008+A1:2018 and Temporary Works processes.
• A strong engineering knowledge and the ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and design information.
• Experience applying engineering design principles and relevant codes of practice.
• The ability to make informed decisions autonomously within your area of expertise.
• Experience reviewing, verifying or auditing contractors' Temporary Works procedures.
• A strong understanding of health, safety and welfare legislation.
• A thorough understanding and practical application of the CDM Regulations 2015.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work with teams at all levels.

Essential Qualifications

• CITB Temporary Works Coordinator Course

Desirable Qualifications

• CPCS Appointed Person – Lifting Operations
• IOSH Managing Safely
• SMSTS
• Relevant engineering or construction qualification.

Benefits

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BRIDGES

RoSPA Gold Medal winner, Bridges - is an excellent company to work for and a great place to develop your career. Our goal is to exceed the very highest standards and ensure our people work in a culture of health, safety and well-being.

We are currently holders of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, which reinforces our commitment to supporting the armed forces community.

We are a family-run business with a friendly and welcoming culture, and we are dedicated to helping our employees learn, develop, and achieve success - along with us and throughout their careers.

Bridges also offers an excellent benefits package:

• Company car/car allowance
• Health cash plan with Healthshield
• Standard Life Pension Scheme - 5.5% company contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Bike 2 Work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee referral scheme - £1,000 if you successfully introduce someone
• Employee recognition schemes
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

When you join us, you’ll be part of our exciting journey.

Wherever your journey begins with us, through mutual engagement, we’ll make sure you are supported and invested in. We believe in ‘team bridges’ and leadership at all levels with our guiding principles: Safe People, Happy People, Sustainable Business.

Bridges is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring equality and diversity within the workplace