Job Description
Finlay Jude Associates are working with a respected organisation recognised for delivering major infrastructure projects across the water and wastewater sectors.
Our client is expanding their delivery team and is seeking a Temporary Works Coordinator to support ongoing and upcoming projects.
Benefits of the Temporary Works Coordinator Role
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working options where appropriate
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (with the option to purchase an additional 5 days)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health Insurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Additional benefits including cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounts and savings hub, Kids Pass, and more
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination, and assurance of all Temporary Works (TW) activities across the project
- Maintain the Temporary Works Register, ensuring all items are identified, risk assessed, and controlled throughout their lifecycle
- Develop and implement the project Temporary Works Procedure in line with company standards and BS 5975
- Prepare and brief Temporary Works Design Briefs, clearly defining load cases, constraints, interfaces, and methodology
- Coordinate design assurance, design checks, and change control, ensuring all as‑built information is captured and approved
- Manage interfaces between temporary works and permanent works, utilities, scaffolding, lifting operations, earthworks, and geotechnical risks
- Nominate and brief Temporary Works Supervisors, ensuring full understanding of design intent and inspection requirements
- Oversee installation, inspection, maintenance, monitoring, adaptation, and removal of temporary works in accordance with approved designs
- Enforce strict change management processes, ensuring no deviations occur without formal approval
- Integrate TW requirements into lifting plans, excavation support, formwork/falsework, temporary stability, access/edge protection, temporary services, and over‑pumping
- Conduct site inspections, escalate hazards, and stop work where controls are not in place
- Maintain all TW documentation including design briefs, certificates, permits, inspections, NCRs, and handover/strike records
- Provide weekly updates to the Project Manager on critical TW activities, hold points, design deliverables, risks, and opportunities
Requirements
- CSCS card (appropriate level)
- CITB Temporary Works Coordinator Training Course (TWCTC)
- SMSTS or equivalent site management safety qualification
- First Aid at Work (desirable)
- Appointed Person (Lifting) or LOLER awareness (desirable)
- Extensive construction or engineering experience, with at least 2 years in Temporary Works coordination or supervision
- Proven experience delivering TW across disciplines such as civil structures, deep excavations, formwork/falsework, temporary stability, scaffolding, temporary services, heavy lifting, and crane platforms
- Strong understanding of design checks, permits, hold points, and interface risk management
- Experience working with tier‑1 contractors, major subcontractors, and design consultants
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with site teams, designers, and stakeholders
If this Temporary Works Coordinator role matches your career ambitions and you’re keen to join a forward‑thinking organisation, please apply with your most up‑to‑date CV.