Lifting Specialist

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a Lifting Specialist to join our team, based in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Supervising crane lifting operations involving tower, mobile and crawler cranes.

• Interpreting and executing lifting plans in accordance with approved procedures and safety requirements.

• Assessing crane load charts, lifting capacities and working radii to ensure safe lifting operations.

• Evaluating load weights, centres of gravity and load stability prior to lifting.

• Managing rigging, slinging activities and the selection and use of appropriate lifting accessories.

• Overseeing crane positioning, outrigger setup and ground-bearing pressure assessments.

• Coordinating critical, heavy and complex lifting operations.

• Supervising the lifting and placement of precast concrete elements, structural steel and construction materials.

• Reviewing and implementing lifting risk assessments, method statements and permit-to-work requirements.

• Verifying the inspection, certification and compliance of cranes and lifting equipment.

• Establishing and controlling exclusion zones and coordinating simultaneous lifting operations.

• Monitoring wind speeds and environmental conditions to ensure compliance with lifting restrictions.

• Coordinating banksmen, slingers, riggers and crane operators to ensure safe and efficient lifting activities.

• Enforcing lifting safety procedures, identifying potential hazards and exercising stop-work authority when unsafe conditions arise.

• Ensuring compliance with BS 7121, LOLER and all applicable lifting regulations, codes and industry standards.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 15 years and relevant degree from a recognized University or relevant professional qualification. Relevant technical qualification

Key Technical Skills Required:

• Crane Operations Supervision (Tower, Mobile & Crawler)

• Lifting Plan Interpretation & Execution

• Load Charts & Lifting Capacity Assessment

• Load Weight & Stability Assessment

• Rigging, Slinging & Lifting Accessories

• Crane Positioning & Ground Bearing Assessment

• Critical & Heavy Lifting Operations

• Precast, Steel & Material Lifting

• Lifting Risk Assessment & Method Statements

• Lifting Equipment Inspection & Certification

• Exclusion Zone & SIMOPS Management

• Wind Monitoring & Environmental Restrictions

• Lifting Team & Operator Coordination

• Lifting Safety & Hazard Identification

• BS 7121, LOLER & Lifting Standards Compliance

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially