Section Engineer

FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational engineering firm is seeking a Section Engineer to manage construction sites at Heathrow Airport. Responsibilities include overseeing subcontractors, ensuring quality and safety standards, and managing multiple ongoing projects. Ideal candidates will have a background in civil engineering and strong people management skills. This role offers a dynamic work environment at a major infrastructure project in the UK.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Experience in construction management at a civil engineering level.
• Understanding of commercial and contractual processes.
• Ability to manage subcontractors and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the construction site for project delivery.
• Ensure health and safety standards are maintained.
• Supervise subcontractors and site engineers.

Skills

Management engineering experience

Contractual knowledge

People management

Civil engineering technology

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

Section Engineer

Location: Heathrow Airport

About Ferrovial Construction

Ferrovial Construction is the engineering and construction arm of the Ferrovial Group. It is the largest private transport infrastructure operator in the world in terms of capital invested with a workforce of approximately 96,000 employees, and a presence across 15 countries with over 60 years' experience. We are a Spanish multinational company operating in 4 divisions; Airports, Highways, Construction and Building subsidiaries. Ferrovial are committed to developing sustainable and innovative solutions, with the aim to create value for society, and for clients, investors and employees. Ferrovial Construction Ltd UK has 7 major Infrastructure projects across the UK; HS2, Silvertown (STT), Heathrow (H7), Norwich Western Link, Thames Tideway (TTT), Northern Line Extension (NLE) and Farringdon.

At Ferrovial we have five core values: Excellence, Innovation, Collaboration, integrity and Respect. We are proud of our work and values which we live by to achieve our goals.

Ferrovial embraces diversity and inclusion and we see the value in providing equal opportunities to all employees. We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills so we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

The Project

Ferrovial Construction has been working at Heathrow Airport for over 10 years delivering some of the most complex infrastructure projects to high quality, safety and environmental standards. We have focused on design and build projects with a mix of contractual arrangements. This has enabled us to refine our management procedures in response to Heathrow's Employers Requirements and Ferrovial Construction own internal management systems.

Since joining Heathrow's framework in 2014, Ferrovial Construction has delivered a variety of airside and landside projects across the whole airport. For example, we have delivered new taxiways and rehabilitated existing taxiways and the southern runway. We have also redeveloped sterile and grass areas and replaced critical assets, such as fire main, fuel main and HV ducts. We are currently working alongside Heathrow to rehabilitate assets with expired design life's and plan for a future runway resurfacing project. We are constantly designing and planning our works around critical assets and engaging with different key stakeholders in order to deliver Heathrow value for money.

The Role

Section Engineer will be responsible for the management of the construction site in order to achieve required project delivery to the customers' objectives, while maintaining standards of health and safety, quality, environmental impact and cost control.

They will deliver multiple on-going projects, to the specified quality, the required programme and to the maximum commercial performance.

The post-holder will work closely with the Commercial Department, engineers and surveyors to ensure that projects are completed in a safe manner whilst customer requirements and expectations are always maintained or exceeded.

Key Responsibilities

• Set a high personal example of safety and environmental behavior.
• Supervise subcontractors, assistant and site engineers and work force, for instance ensuring they understand the RAMS before commencing the shift on setting out methods and techniques.
• Check the shift engineers setting out to ensure it is correct. Also ensure they are following their own responsibilities (testing materials, briefing operatives, filling in check sheets).
• Ensure reasonable survey book standards and daily diaries are maintained by engineers • Supporting their manager.
• Attending and sometimes running the coordination meetings with stakeholders and subcontractors.
• Ensure that the 3D information drawings and specification documents contain sufficient, accurate information for construction of the works. Formally request any missing information in sufficient time to allow the programme to proceed without delay.
• Ensure that inspection and test plans are completed and digitally recorded as required by the PMP / Specification, including a check of dimension accuracy and quality.
• Prepare and monitor a 2-4 weeks programme with the subcontractor and other suppliers.
• Monitor the work under their control to ensure that any unsafe work conditions and non-compliance with company policies and procedures are promptly remedied. Also considering plant, labour, material costs and programme.
• Carry out material take off and requisitions as requested by sub agent / agent.
• Completing Method Statements / Inspection Test Plan / MAR/ Task Briefings and reviewing such documents that have been prepared by others.
• Order materials and maintain register of all orders placed and confirmed.
• Completing Temporary Works Design Briefs and Inspecting temporary works structures once the training has been received.
• Maintain good working relations with client / designer / RE, together with our supply chain. Communicate with foremen and gangers to ensure full understanding of information provided.
• Confirm in writing, on the same day, any verbal instructions issued to subcontractors and ensure that comprehensive records of resources employed on additional works are maintained.
• Ensure all delivery tickets are cost coded and passed to accounts dept. for processing. Carry out other relevant duties as required from time to time.

Key Skills and Experience

• Successful experience at a management engineering level in construction (on site) specifically in civil engineering and/or utilities.
• Demonstrated application of growing commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Experience of working in a cost-conscious environment.
• Good people management experience. Experience in managing subcontractors. Experience in stakeholder's management (client).
• Relationship building with external parties is a critical requirement.
• Significant civil engineering technology knowledge with significant previous experience.
• A highly capable construction problem solver.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact at a variety of levels.
• Computer literacy advance.
• CSCS card.

Desirable skills

• Airport experience/ critical areas experience.
• Experience of working in an international organization.
• Experience in stakeholder's management (Key stakeholders apart from client).
• Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent.

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.