Senior Site Engineer — Substation Project Lead

Laing O'Rourke; Saxmundham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Site Engineer for the Kiln Lane Substation as part of the Great Grid Partnership. You will support safe and successful delivery of construction activities, working with project teams, subcontractors, suppliers and client stakeholders to meet quality, safety and performance standards.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent, with experience in managing and mentoring teams of Site Engineers and delivering complex infrastructure

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent required.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams of Site Engineers.
• Experience delivering major infrastructure, power, utilities or civil construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise engineering and construction activities to ensure safety, schedule, and budget.
• Coordinate with project managers, subcontractors, suppliers, and client representatives to enable efficient delivery.
• Conduct site inspections and monitor progress against programme, quality and safety requirements.
• Review drawings, specs and design information; help resolve technical challenges.
• Support QA activities, inspections, audits and testing.
• Promote safety, health, wellbeing and environmental performance.
• Maintain accurate project records, progress reports and site documentation.
• Mentor and support engineers to develop capability across the project.

Skills

Site engineering

Team mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Site Engineer for the Kiln Lane Substation as part of the Great Grid Partnership. You will support safe and successful delivery of construction activities, working with project teams, subcontractors, suppliers and client stakeholders to meet quality, safety and performance standards.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent, with experience in managing and mentoring teams of Site Engineers and delivering complex infrastructure