Section Engineer

Carmichael UK; Workington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Carmichael UK is seeking a Section Engineer to join a nuclear project in Cumbria. You will manage materials, equipment, and subcontractor interfaces to deliver programmed works safely and on time.

The role includes detailed planning, look-ahead programmes, permits and safety documentation, and direct supervision of junior staff. Based on-site, you will coordinate with foremen, suppliers, and third parties to meet project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify all required materials and procure them to support the programme of planned works.
• Monitor stock levels and arrange restocking as required.
• Complete material and resource returns; record usage and report wastage; present improvement recommendations.
• Maintain knowledge of subcontractors’ scopes; record changes to scope and notify line management.
• Produce and issue technical queries to resolve design information; distribute responses.
• Manage directly reporting junior staff and allocate their workload.
• Plan and coordinate all works with section foreman, including subcontractors and third parties.
• Produce and maintain a detailed look-ahead programme (minimum 3 weeks) of planned works and manage to the contract programme.
• Review progress weekly; identify variance; report reasons and action plans to recover slippage.
• Ensure permits, inductions, task briefs and documentation are in place and briefed before work starts.
• Undertake other duties as defined by the IMS plan or Site Agent.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements; report incidents or concerns.
• Maintain knowledge of project specifications to ensure works meet design and spec.
• Produce and gain approval of Inspection and Test Plans for works including subcontracted portions.
• Produce Non-Conformance Reports with remedial details and ensure close out records are provided.
• Ensure approved temporary works are in place and used; assist with temporary works design and execution.

Job description

Carmichael are seeking a Section Engineer to join the team working on a nuclear project in Cumbria.

• Identify all required materials and procure them to support the programme of planned works. Monitor stock levels of materials within area of responsibility and arrange restocking as required.
• Complete material and resource returns, recording actual usage against planned. Identify and report wastage. Present reports to line management, including recommendations for improvements.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all subcontractors’ scopes of works within area of responsibility. Identify and record any changes to scope, including delays. Provide appropriate records to line management and commercial teams.
• Produce and issue any required technical queries to resolve erroneous or incomplete design information. Distribute responses to all required persons.
• Manage directly reporting junior staff, including their workload, to ensure their works are completed to support correct delivery of the project.
• In conjunction with section foreman, plan and coordinate all works within area of responsibility, including subcontract and Third Party works.
• Produce and maintain a detailed and resourced 3 weeks (minimum) look ahead programme of all planned works within area of responsibility, including subcontractors and Third Parties, which supports the contract programme. Manage works to achieve the agreed programme.
• Review, on at least a weekly basis, progress against programme and identify areas of variance. Provide reports to line management and commercial teams detailing reasons for variance and action plans to recover any slippage.
• Within area of responsibility, ensure that all permits, inductions, task briefs and other documentation required to undertake works in accordance with legal, company and project requirements are in place, approved and briefed to all required persons, including subcontractors, prior to work commencing,
• Undertake other duties as defined and appointed under the Project Specific IMS plan or as defined by the Site Agent.
• Within area of responsibility, ensure that the project complies with legal, company and project specific health, safety and environmental requirements. Report any incidents, near misses, non-compliances or concerns to appropriate persons.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the project specification, sufficient to ensure that all works within area of responsibility are compliant with specification. Ensure that works are constructed in accordance with the latest design and specification information.
• Produce and gain approval of all required Inspection and Test Plans, including those for subcontracted works. Ensure required records are provided and maintained by appropriate persons.
• Produce any required Non-Conformance Reports, including details of proposed remedial works, for approval by others. Ensure agreed works are completed and appropriate records are provided to allow close out by others.
• Ensure that approved temporary works solutions are in place and used as required during all works within the area of responsibility. Contribute to the development of temporary works solutions. Assist the TWC and Supervisor(s) to ensure that temporary works solutions are constructed, used and dismantled in accordance with approved designs and method statements