Site Specialist Civil – Västerås, Sweden

Job Title: Site Specialist Civil – Västerås, Sweden

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine SNC-Lavalin’s project management expertise and ABB’s deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon is a joint venture company set up by SNC-Lavalin and ABB to turnkey electrical AC substation projects, combining SNC-Lavalin’s project management expertise and ABB’s deep technological knowledge.

Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offer for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects

As one of the leading engineering companies, we help our customers with turnkey solutions in the field of substations for power transmission, renewable energy and transportation.

As a single point of contact we combine the accumulated knowhow of key-suppliers and contractors so that customers benefit from efficient solutions, increased industrial productivity and a lower environmental impact in a sustainable way.

In this new role, you will have the opportunity to be part of the early days of a new company as it is being created and shaped for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated and seasoned professionals with expertise in the EPC business, backed up by two large, well-established organizations, then this is the new opportunity for you.

The office in Sweden is responsible for managing project execution, business development and sales in our allocated markets in the Nordic countries, as well as Sweden-financed projects abroad, presently in Iraq but also expanding to other countries. The mentioned EPC projects involve high voltage substations of different types.

Tasks:

Coordinate and support construction team in cost-effective execution of construction/civil-works related deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule and safety requirements. Provide technical support for all construction related issues to the proposal team during bid preparation and to the Project Manager during project execution.

Planning & Scheduling:

Prepare a detailed plan of civil construction based on the customer specification and the project requirements. Develops scheduling of site activity in coordination with project manager and project planner. Ensure proper survey of land handed over by the customer. Verification of field quality document prepared by engineer civil site.

Safety Risk Assessment:

Be responsible for safety risk assessment at the site for smooth execution of civil activities. Ensures detailed and up-to-date construction Health & Safety (H&S) plan is in place in respect of each work package, compliant with the LINXON H&S plan. Ensures all on-site resources are properly trained on company health, safety, and environmental policy and proactively promotes health and safety considerations to project partners throughout the project. Empowered to suspend any activities on site (be it by LINXON personnel or by subcontractors) in case of OHS violation and, if a situation arises, takes the necessary steps to ensure that LINXON employees and other persons who may be present are not put at risk.

Monitoring of Sub-contractor:

Monitoring of civil work progress with sub-contractor on a weekly basis. Review of civil drawings and coordination with Sr. engineer installation for interface activity. Coordination with the Project Manager in highlighting issues related to engineering and drawings. Helping and guiding the engineer civil site for all civil work.

Measurement & Certification:

Verification of sub-contractors invoices and timely invoicing to the customer to maintain project cash flow.

Change Management:

Provides inputs to the Project Manager for any change/increase in the scope of civil work.

Progress Reporting:

Report the status of progress at the site to the Project Manager.

Guidance & Coaching:

Provide guidance & coaching to the team in achieving the deliverable & meeting the customer requirement.

Required Qualification:

• Degree/Diploma in Engg – Civil
• Fluency in Swedish and English is required.

Required Experience:

Extensive years of experience and few years in AIS / GIS Substation / Power Plant Projects.

To know more about Linxon click on the Video link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CB3IKbcxbs&t=3s