Responsibilities

1.MEPU Discipline Leadership

• Induct, train, and lead the team of the discipline staff.
• Develop and evolve team structure, appoint and empower line managers
• Interview and recruit discipline staff and organise the requirement for each project site.
• Implement Quality / HSE management systems relevant to all areas of MEPU works.
• Monitor the progress of the work of the discipline staff and determine any training requirements.
• Conduct regular site visits; monitor performance of the MEPU staff and raise necessary issues to SOD.
• Mentor discipline staff on required improvement of process, procedures and technical skills.
• Encourage discipline staff to identify safety issues and raise Safety Observations
• Assist discipline staff to regulate and control the MEPU works and ensure compliance with relevant quality procedures throughout the project.
• Guide and assist discipline staff in the development of process control sheet for MEPU works on new projects, in conjunction with the QM.
• Arrange leave cover for the discipline staff and ensure that projects are properly administered.
• Coordinate external, internal and site surveillance audits with the QM.
• Assist and perform internal / external audits, prepare audit reports and monitor the close out / corrective action of findings / observations / non-conformance notices raised.
• Assist and perform Site Surveillance Audits (Technical), prepare surveillance audit reports and monitor the close out / corrective actions of findings / observations raised.
• Organise and perform project design reviews at various stages as required and formulate comments.
• Organise and perform reviews of tender documents and prepare design and contractual comments arising.
• Guide and assist the project REs and discipline staff in submittal reviews including contractor design drawings, shop drawings, materials and alternative proposals.

• Monitor and perform objective verification of the quality and consistency of reviews undertaken by the discipline staff.
• Monitor and assist in the testing & commissioning of all systems and ensure that all systems are functional and meet or exceed the criterion set in the contract documents.
• Monitor and perform objective verification of project documents at handing over to ensure completeness and that reviews are thorough.
• Assist the respective project REs and discipline staff in resolving technical issues, claims, disputes arising and requiring input for satisfactory close out.
• Assist the project REs and discipline staff to ensure that all statutory authority NOCs / permits / design approvals are available at start-up of project.
• Provide assistance to the project REs and discipline staff when required with Local Authorities for approvals, inspections, permits etc.
• Monitor performance of Contractors / Suppliers and record evaluation at project close-out.
• Review technical feedback received from projects and collate, distribute and circulate across all projects.
• Extend support to discipline staff to avoid contractor claims for cost and /or delay.
• Guide and assist discipline staff in the close out of non-conformance notices (NCNs) and site inspections notices (SINs) and review the corrective actions proposed by the contractor.
• Guide and assist discipline staff in the final inspection for certification and handing over the works.
• Liaise with the QM for the effective implementation of the quality management systems and site supervision provision activities.

2.Project Interface

• Ensure MEPU discipline staff implement Quality / HSE Management Systems.
• Assist discipline staff in the development of process control sheets for each MEPU activity as per Project Quality Plan (PQP) to ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems.
• Liaise with the discipline staff for all external and internal audits and ensure the effective implementation of Quality Management Systems.
• Assist discipline staff at the project close out stage and verify the testing & commissioning, final inspection & snagging, submission of documents at handing over are as per the contract documents.
• Liaise with the respective project REs and ensure requirements for the issuance of Taking-Over Certificates are fulfilled.
• Support project discipline staff to review any significant variation that may have an impact on the overall design and supervision delivery process.
• Liaise with the project supervision team, coordinate and resolve any issues of concern.
• Analyse current methods of site supervision and provide recommendations for continuous improvement

3.Client Interface

• Liaise with Clients to support approvals of discipline staff if required by the RE.
• Attend meetings Clients (as required).
• Guide and assist the project team in the preparation of any technical reports / recommendations as required by Clients for any project specific issues.
• Discuss with Clients any potential concerns regarding approvals of submittals, significant claims, variations, project discipline staffing
• Liaise with Clients for the necessary approval of samples if required by the PD / RE.
• Explore with Clients any potential leads for future job opportunities for the business.