Senior Site Engineering

My client is an innovative leading Civil Engineering contractor within Highways, Energy and Rail. They have gained a reputation for delivering highly complex projects completed to the highest quality and are seeking a Senior Site Engineer to join them in the Midlands project team.  

Job Description:  

In this role you will be assisting with the provision of accurate surveying, setting out, measurement and control of contract works. This includes, where appropriate, the supervision of resources and subcontractors on a portfolio of multi-disciplinary rail and civil engineering infrastructure, capital delivery projects around the Midlands region.  

As Senior Site Engineer, you will be reporting to the Project Manager/Site Agents and will be accountable for the weekly planning and ongoing delivery of a multitude of site based works around the Midlands including steel work and structural repairs, bridge interventions, retaining walls, parapets, station improvements, drainage. Etc.  

Day to day responsibilities include but will not be limited to:  

• Site Safety, Health Environmental and Quality responsibilities for all site activities  

• Review and interpret project drawings, specifications for site based activity / engineering.  

• Setting out and surveying works on site  

• Ensuring that site engineering is carried out in a professional, systematic and accurate manner.  

• Supervision of works on site including labour, plant and subcontractors.  

• Keeping accurate records, including a diary, of all site activities.  

• Taking off and ordering of materials.  

• Daily and weekly planning of site works being carried out, including assisting in the production of Risk Assessments, Work Package Plans, Inspection Test Plans and other documentation.  

• Day to day management of sub-contractors and engineers as required

To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Senior Site Engineer with Setting Out experience having worked on civil engineering projects or elements of a multi-disciplinary project in the rail sector.  

Qualifications:  

• Degree / HNC / HND in Civil Engineering  

• PTS  

Experience:  

• Setting out experience  

• Experience in the weekly planning of the delivery of site works including production and review of associated Inspection Test Plans, Work Package Plans and Task Briefs.  

• Desirable to be working towards professional qualifications i.e. CEng, MAPM