Section Engineer

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Advance Training & Recruitment Services is seeking a site engineer/CSCS-qualified professional to support the senior project team with setting out, QA processes, and survey management on a designated project.

You will work with Sub Agents to manage materials, plant and labour, prepare ITPs, record site events, and ensure the weekly programme aligns with targets; willing to work weekends and night shifts as required.

Qualifications

• Up-to-date knowledge of engineering and industry best practice.
• Working towards a degree in an engineering discipline; professional qualifications desirable.
• A valid CSCS card is required.
• Willing to work weekends and night shifts as required.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills for team delivery.
• Desire to pursue innovation with focus on engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Support the senior project team in implementing the engineering strategy and framework for the project.
• Provide sketches detailing the setting out information installed.
• Maintain and use survey equipment; manage materials, plant and labour with Sub Agent.
• Understand subcontractor attendances and report deviations; feedback on project performance.
• Prepare QA documentation such as ITPs and check sheets as required.
• Record site events; monitor weekly programme and upcoming targets.
• Produce weekly programmes and communicate targets to the workforce.
• Collate weekly measure information and monitor wastage against budget and KPI's.

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

MICE or MIStructE (desirable)

ONC/HNC (desirable)

CSCS card (required)

Understanding BIM

Tools

BIM models

Job description

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support the senior project team in the overall implementation of the engineering strategy and framework for the designated project;
• The provision of sketches detailing the setting out information installed
• Maintain and use a variety survey equipment
• Assist Sub Agent in management of materials, plant and labour
• Understand subcontractor attendances for the works and report when there is variation.
• Assist Sub Agent in providing concise and accurate feedback on project performance against estimate to the estimating function (where required);
• Understand and help prepare QA documentation such as ITPs and associated check sheets for the works as required.
• Recording of site events in diaries, photos, records
• Works to Weekly Programme and knows upcoming targets

Health Safety & Environmental

• Produces Method Statements and Risk Assessments
• Prepares and raises Temporary Works Briefs
• Completes Accident Book and associated reports as required
• Prepares Permits

Quality

• Assist in preparation of ITPs and check sheets
• Carry out site inspections
• Actively uses the Specification as a reference document
• Maintains a comprehensive filing system of quality records
• Identifies, raises and actions Non-Conformance Reports
• Identifies and raises Technical Queries with possible solutions

Technical

• Carry out complex setting out
• Provision of ‘primary’ setting out control and recognizes the optimum location for installation
• Coaches subordinates in the use of setting out techniques
• Understand construction tolerances

Productivity

• Produces a weekly programme and measures progress against KPI’s
• Communicates weekly programme and targets to the workforce

Commercial

• Collates Weekly Measure information and monitors wastage against budget allowances / KPI’s
• Carries out a labour and plant reconciliation
• Identifies items of additional work and raises the necessary notifications
• Works to specific terms, conditions and outputs of relevant subcontractors and suppliers

PERSONAL QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE

• Up-to-date relevant knowledge of engineering and of industry best practice, appropriate to the relevant discipline, is required;
• Working towards a degree in a relevant engineering discipline and a relevant professional qualification, such as MICE or MIStructE, or having an ONC/HNC is desirable;
• A valid CSCS card is required;
• Focused and thorough with the appropriate skills to advise senior management when something needs immediate redress together with the tenacity and drive to ensure that the necessary action is taken;
• Be available to work weekends and night shifts as required
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with delivery team members
• A desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on engineering excellence, the customer and the business is required;
• An understanding of BIM and how to read and assemble BIM models and produce appropriate reports from them is desirable.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.