Completions and Handover Manager
CR/077685
Posted: 20/05/2025
- Competitive daily rate
- England, North East, Stockton-on-Tees
- Contract
Job Title: Completions and Handover Manager
Location: North East, UK
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (12 Months, with potential extension)
Industry: Energy
Project Duration: 2–3 Years (High-Profile Energy Development)
Reports To: Commissioning Manager
Position Overview:
We are looking for a highly capable Completions and Handover Manager to join a major, high-profile energy project in the North East of the UK. This is a 12-month contract position with a strong likelihood of extension, given the project’s expected 2–3 year duration. The role will play a pivotal part in delivering a structured, traceable, and compliant completions and handover process from construction through commissioning to final turnover to operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Location: North East, UK
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (12 Months, with potential extension)
Industry: Energy
Project Duration: 2–3 Years (High-Profile Energy Development)
Reports To: Commissioning Manager
Position Overview:
We are looking for a highly capable Completions and Handover Manager to join a major, high-profile energy project in the North East of the UK. This is a 12-month contract position with a strong likelihood of extension, given the project’s expected 2–3 year duration. The role will play a pivotal part in delivering a structured, traceable, and compliant completions and handover process from construction through commissioning to final turnover to operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and execution of the completions and handover strategy in line with the project delivery schedule.
- Set up and manage a robust Completions Management System (CMS) to track progress, punch items, certification, and handover deliverables.
- Drive coordination between engineering, construction, commissioning, quality, and client teams to ensure seamless system completions and turnover.
- Develop and manage system handover packages, including documentation, test records, and regulatory compliance.
- Plan and facilitate system walkdowns, punch list creation, and punch closure tracking.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and auditable completions documentation is available for all stakeholders.
- Oversee the readiness for commissioning activities and formal handover milestones.
- Monitor and report on completions progress using appropriate KPIs and dashboards.
- Support the integration of lessons learned, continuous improvement, and digital tools to enhance delivery efficiency.
Requirements:
- Proven experience (8+ years) in completions, turnover, or commissioning roles on large-scale infrastructure or energy projects.
- Strong understanding of project delivery processes and lifecycle from construction to operations.
- Familiarity with Completions Management Systems (e.g., PIMS CMS, CoConsole, WinPCS, etc.).
- Excellent coordination and leadership skills, with the ability to interface across multi-disciplinary teams.
- In-depth knowledge of UK regulatory and safety requirements in the energy sector.
- Strong attention to detail, documentation control, and stakeholder reporting.
- Right to work in the UK and availability for site-based work in the North East.
- Previous experience on grid-scale power or renewable energy infrastructure projects.
- Experience with digital handover systems and document control platforms.
- Project Management or Commissioning certifications (e.g., PMP, APM, or equivalent).
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 12 months (with likely extension based on project phase)
- Work Type: Site-based with occasional travel
- Rate: Competitive daily rate (DOE)
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Louis Falconer-Flavin
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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