Site Engineer

 

Main characteristics

Location

St Austell, Cornwall

Company

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd

Salary

£360 - £380/day

Employment type

Contract

Category

Construction / Skilled Trades

Job summary

Highfield have partnered with a Tier 1 Contractor who are looking to expand their workforce while they enter the final 12 months of a long term highways improvement scheme. The £78m project covers a road widening programme, junction improvement/redesigns and the installation of new structures such as foot and traffic bridges.

Our client is searching for a Senior Site Engineer to supervise sub contract work packages, and work with the General Foreman to ensure safe and timely work practices.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITY

The Site Engineer will report to the Site Agent and work with the Works Manager and Foreman to ensure that dimensional control and QA processes are undertaken in a timely manner to meet the Project Programme.

They will comply and implement the company's Business Management System procedures and guidance and promote its implementation with the Project Team.

Responsibilities will include:

Promote and lead the site safety culture. Ensure that all works are carried out in a planned, controlled, and safe manner, in accordance with statutory regulations, current standards, and the Company SHEQ standards.
Record any Near Misses on the Near Miss Cards, completed cards to be provided to the Safety Manager.
Review Site Operations with Section Engineer/Agents to ensure that any works being undertaken outside of the Contract Requirements are raised, including those verbally instructed by Employer or Others.
Monitor delivery of the project, identifying risk and opportunities to optimise project delivery, reporting key risks/opportunities to the Section Engineer/Agent.
Ensure contemporary Record Keeping through the maintenance of a site diary.
Ensure required Setting Out is undertaken in timely manner using the latest Design Information to enable operations to progress effectively and provide material quantity requirements to Works Manager/Section Agent to enable timely delivery of required materials.
Review Inspection and Test Plans with the Section Engineer/Agent and ensure the required inspections and testing is undertaken and documented in the relevant file in accordance with the Project Management Plan.
Provide Quality Co-Ordinator with the required QA documentation for collation and submission to the Employer.
Continual updating of as-built drawings on site and maintain measurement records to be submitted to Section Engineer/Agent on Weekly Basis.
Review all relevant design information and raise Technical Queries where required.
Ensure all Survey/Testing Equipment has a current calibration certificate and maintain the Equipment Register for all Survey, Testing and Inspection equipment.
Ensure all works are undertaken in accordance with the RAMS and that Hold Points are adhered to and actioned accordingly. Any non-conformities to be reported immediately to the Section Agent.
Ensure all Permits to Work (Excavation, Hot Works, Confined Spaces, Electrical Connections) are raised on relevant forms, issued, and filed with a copy of Permit issued to appropriate Ganger and briefed accordingly.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are looking for a candidate who possesses:

Strong leadership and motivational skills
A passion for keeping people safe.
Customer focus and the ability to build relationships.
An ability to plan and organise works safely and efficiently.
Excellent managerial and organisation ability
A preference for team working and collaboration
Strong communication and IT skills
Attention to detail.
The ability to prioritise and manage workload and is self-motivated.
A good understanding of current methods and up to date knowledge of specifications and contract principles
A working knowledge of NEC contracts and other common forms.Education/Certification Requirements:

Preferably a further education qualification e.g., Degree or HND/HNC (in Civil Engineering or similar)
CSCS qualification (desirable)
Proven experience in Civil Engineering Contracting, preferably Highways, Earthworks and Drainage
SMSTS/IOSH (Safety Related Qualifications)
Temporary Works Co-ordinator & confined spaces preferable
Planning Software & AutoCAD Training would be advantageous
Good understanding of all modern setting out equipment and software
12 month project
This role is also available to be paid via CIS