Section Engineer

Morson Edge; Workington; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Morson Edge is seeking a seasoned Section Engineer to own and lead critical works on a major infrastructure project. You will coordinate site activities, manage engineers, and ensure safe, on-time delivery within your section.

You will interpret drawings, plan lookahead programmes, supervise subcontractors, and maintain project documentation while driving continuous improvement in performance and safety on site.

Formación

• Experience as Section Engineer or similar within major construction or civils.
• Ability to interpret drawings and design information.
• Knowledge of ITPs, NCRs and inspection requirements.
• Strong health and safety awareness on site.
• Excellent planning, organisation and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness with materials management and subcontractor scope control.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate all works within the designated section to ensure safe and successful project delivery.
• Supervise Site Engineers and junior staff, ensuring workloads are effectively managed.
• Plan and coordinate direct labour, subcontractor and third-party activities.
• Produce and maintain short-term lookahead programmes and monitor milestones.
• Review programme performance, identify variances and implement recovery plans.
• Raise and manage technical queries to resolve design and construction issues.
• Manage materials and resources, monitor usage and identify waste reduction opportunities.
• Ensure permits, inductions, task briefs and associated documentation are in place prior to works.
• Produce and manage Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), quality records and NCR processes.
• Support temporary works implementation and compliance.
• Maintain accurate records of progress and project documentation.
• Contribute to project reporting and support commercial and operational teams.

Conocimientos

Section Engineer

Site Engineer

Project Engineer

Civil engineering

Construction management

Planning & coordination

Communication skills

Educación

Civil engineering degree

Herramientas

ITPs

NCRs

Descripción del empleo

Section Engineer

Ready to take ownership of key work packages on a major infrastructure project?

Our client is seeking a Section Engineer to support the delivery of complex construction works across a designated section of a major project. Working closely with site management, subcontractors and project stakeholders, you will play a key role in planning, coordinating and assuring the safe and efficient delivery of works while leading engineering activities within your area of responsibility.

What Youll Be Doing

• Managing and coordinating all works within your designated section to ensure safe and successful project delivery.
• Supporting and supervising Site Engineers and junior engineering staff, ensuring workloads are effectively managed.
• Planning and coordinating direct labour, subcontractor and third-party activities.
• Producing and maintaining short-term lookahead programmes and monitoring progress against project milestones.
• Reviewing programme performance, identifying areas of variance and implementing recovery plans where required.
• Raising and managing technical queries to resolve design and construction issues.
• Managing materials and resources, monitoring usage and identifying opportunities to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Ensuring all permits, inductions, task briefs and associated documentation are in place prior to works commencing.
• Producing and managing Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), quality records and non-conformance processes.
• Supporting the implementation and compliance of temporary works solutions.
• Maintaining accurate records of progress, resources, subcontractor activities and project documentation.
• Contributing to project reporting and supporting commercial and operational teams where required.

What Were Looking For

• Previous experience as a Section Engineer, Site Engineer, Project Engineer or similar within major construction, infrastructure or civil engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, engineering principles and industry standards.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors and multiple work fronts in a live construction environment.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and design information.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes including ITPs, NCRs and inspection requirements.
• Strong appreciation of health, safety and environmental requirements on site.
• Excellent planning, organisation and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of materials management, productivity and subcontractor scope control.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across project teams and stakeholders.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and engineering projects.
• Long-term career development with a leading international contractor.
• Collaborative and supportive project environment.
• Exposure to complex engineering challenges and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, innovation and continuous improvement.