Site Engineer

Efficient Service Delivery; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Cycle to Work schemes

Pension plan

Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme options

Professional association membership

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking an experienced Site Engineer to join the Environment Business, delivering on Scottish Water Frameworks in our JV, ESD. You will oversee day-to-day site operations, coordinate activities, and ensure safety, quality and schedule adherence on projects such as Black Esk Water Treatment in Lockerbie and beyond.

You will hold an HND or equivalent, have construction/engineering experience (water sector ideal), and possess IOSH/SMSTS, CSCS and strong IT and communication skills

Qualifications

• HND or equivalent in engineering or project management qualification.
• Experience in construction/engineering, ideally in the water industry.
• IOSH or SMSTS safety management; CSCS Card; excellent IT and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote exceptional safety and deliver quality standards at all times.
• Coordinate and control construction activities ensuring the project runs to schedule and budget.
• Day to day management of site activities, supervise and monitor site operations and carry out briefings; prepare RAMS and ensure compliance.
• Ensure plant and materials are ordered and supplied as required.
• Check drawings and quantities, ensuring information is accurate for the work.
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
• Comply with Customer Impact Plan at all times.
• Maintain and enhance ESD’s reputation at all levels.
• Ensure that the BMS is implemented at all stages.
• Plan, organise and monitor activities to meet safety, time and quality requirements.
• Report and resolve site non-conformities.
• Manage cost aspects proactively with controls in place.
• Undertake other duties and hours of work as required.
• Take steps to ensure confidentiality.

Skills

Safety management

CSCS Card

IT skills

Verbal communication

Education

HND or equivalent in engineering/project management

Job description

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Site Engineer - ESD

Location - Lockerbie

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Site Engineer to join Galliford Try’s Environment Business, working on our Scottish Water Frameworks in our Joint Venture, ESD. The Site Engineer will work initially on the Black Esk Water Treatment project with Scottish Water in the Lockerbie area and other locations across the Scottish Borders.

What you will be doing:

• Promote exceptional safety and deliver quality standards at all time
• Co-ordinate and control construction activities ensuring the project runs to schedule and budget
• Day to Day management of site activities, including supervising and monitoring the site operations and carrying out briefings as necessary, preparing RAMS and ensuring compliance
• Ensuring plant and materials are ordered and supplied as required
• Checking drawings and quantities, ensuring that the information is accurate for the work
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
• Comply with Customer Impact Plan at all times.
• Maintain and enhance ESD’s reputation at all levels
• Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages
• Ensuring that activities are planned, organised and monitored to ensure safety, time constraints and quality requirements are met.
• Ensuring that all site non-conformities are reported and resolved
• Ensure all cost aspects are managed proactively and controls are in place
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.

About You:

• HND or equivalent in engineering/project management related qualification
• Experience of the construction/engineering industry, ideally in the water industry
• Track record of delivering within agreed parameters
• IOSH or SMSTS Safety Management
• CSCS Card
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent verbal and communication skills

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position.

We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview

Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.