Site Engineer - Glasgow

BDL; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction firm is seeking a Site Engineer to support the technical delivery of RC frame and groundworks projects in Glasgow. The role involves mentoring junior engineers and ensuring compliance with project specifications and safety regulations. Ideal candidates possess a qualification in Civil Engineering and a track record in managing engineering processes. The position is full-time and onsite, offering an excellent salary and benefits including a company pension and optional perks.

Benefits

Company Pension

26 Days Holiday

Healthcare Benefits

Gym Membership

Car Allowance

Qualifications

• Experience with concrete frame projects.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers.
• Understanding of HSES regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support technical delivery of projects related to RC frame and groundworks.
• Mentor and coach graduate and apprentice engineers.
• Conduct quality inspections and resolve issues.

Skills

Civil Engineering Knowledge

Surveying Techniques

Project Management

Education

HNC in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD Software

Job description

Site Engineer – Glasgow

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join a highly skilled team delivering several new projects across the Glasgow region.

As a Site Engineer, you will support the technical delivery of these RC frame and groundworks projects. You will have a flair for technical complexity and detail, with a core motivation to engage with, innovate and inspire the teams around you. As an integral part of the operations team, your role will be key to the successful delivery of our projects.

Careys Engineers, work as part of a team interpreting engineering information and conveying this to the workforce, to ensure delivery of the project to programme and budget.

Department Engineering | Employment Type Permanent – Full Time | Location Glasgow Area | Workplace type Onsite

Key Responsibilities

Health And Safety, Environment And Sustainability

• Basic understanding of HSES regulations and good practice and ability to communicate to others
• Participates in delivering project Health, Safety, Environmental and Sustainability targets

Project And Team Management

• Mentors/coaches Graduate, Assistant and Apprentice Engineers

Construction Methodology

• Keeps a site diary, sharing this information with the site team and contributing to knowledge capture, share initiative
• Ability to access and interpret engineering information and effectively communicate with the site team, by way of mark‑ups, sketches, calculations, or within their setting out of the works
• Provides feedback to the site team on the performance of all project elements, including materials, contractors and designs

Engineering Information, Design Coordination, And Process

• Ability to interrogate design information, to determine if the information is suitable to be included in the works, and to write RFIs and TQs to resolve discrepancies within inadequate engineering information.
• Ensures that engineering information being used on site is current and of construction status, updating files as required

Setting Out, Dimensional Control

• Provides dimensional control for an area of the works, ensuring that surveying instrumentation used is within calibration.
• Produces as‑built surveying compliance checks for an area of the works, ensuring the results are presented in a format suitable to be included in the project records.
• Establishes and maintains control from primary control, carrying out checks to the control provided by others and communicating control information to the team
• Able to manage the survey equipment being used on the project

Quality Management

• Assists in delivery of Quality Plan and Assurance targets relevant to the project
• Carries out site quality inspections, resolving minor Quality issues as raised by Clients team or self and records on appropriate
• Quality Plan documentation and files for retrieval
• Able to interpret specification requirements, produce and work to ITPs
• Produces, maintains and closes out Permits to Work to the project requirements

Procurement Of Materials And Plant, Logistics

• Provides quantity information and carries out material call‑offs and requisitions, measurement of material usage/reconciliation
• Assists with logistics planning and scheduling
• Assists the TWC with TW inspections by taking on duty of TW inspector/supervisor
• Checks and communicates that all TW within work area have been applied to the TW procedure Programme, Scope of Works, Commercial: Commercially aware, and raises possible variations and changes with Senior or Commercial team members prior to construction – Works to site and contract program

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• You will possess a qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Structural Engineering to HNC level or above
• A track record of delivering setting out and engineering processes on concrete frame projects.
• Ability to use CAD software for data transfer to/from single person working kit EDM preferable
• Highly competent in surveying and setting out techniques and able to teach others.
• Experience in managing and mentoring Graduate and Apprentice engineers

Benefits

• Company Pension
• 26 Days Holiday plus holiday
• Excellent salary and benefits, including pension, healthcare, and car allowance.
• Optional Benefits via 'My Perks': Dining Card, Gym Membership, Cycle to Work, Holiday Trading (buy or sell up to 4 days), Health Cash Plan, Dental and Critical Illness Insurance, Partner Life Assurance, Car Leasing and Discounts & Cashback.
• You’ll be joining a brilliant team who are lots of fun, have a wealth of knowledge to learn from, and will always keep you challenged.
• Personal Development including an ICE Development Programme

About Carey Group

Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van. John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd. Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.

The Carey Group remains a family‑owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to our values and our word, this was certainly achieved…and some.

Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest‑quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company that people are proud to work with.

Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long‑standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.

We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.

Our Hiring Process

• Stage 1: Applied
• Stage 2: Review
• Stage 3: Interview
• Stage 4: Hired

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Department Engineering | Employment Type Permanent – Full Time | Location Glasgow Area | Workplace type Onsite

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