Senior Engineer

Sisk; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing supports

Career development opportunities

Total Rewards programme

Job summary

Sisk is recruiting a Senior Engineer for a Tier One project in Cork. You will co-ordinate with the line manager, provide engineering leadership, and set the strategy for on-site control and setting out across the project.

The role involves guiding the team, reviewing inspection plans, and managing the supply chain to ensure quality outcomes. The successful candidate will have a civil engineering degree, substantial field experience, and strong communication skills to support construction

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering on major projects with strong surveying and control.
• Ability to manage site quality, NCRs and permits in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of construction methods, tolerances and design management processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with line manager and provide engineering leadership on projects.
• Set strategy for setting out, onsite control and supply chain coordination.
• Review and produce method statements, risk assessments and NCR closeouts.
• Maintain daily site diary and manage information flow (RFIs, drawings).
• Ensure graduates and site engineers adopt best practices in surveying and QA.

Skills

Dimensional control

Survey equipment management

As-built surveys

Quality control

NCR handling

Method statements

Risk assessments

Permits to break ground

Education

B.Eng Civil Engineering

Temporary Works Coordinator training

Lifting Operations CPCS

Operations Appointed Persons course

Scaffold awareness/inspection

Planning & programming software

Tools

A-Site

Viewpoint for Projects

Job description

Overview

At Sisk, we create places and infrastructure that shape how people live, work and connect – now and for future generations. As a family‑owned, international construction and engineering group, we offer meaningful careers across building, infrastructure, rail, energy and off‑site manufacturing throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe, where people are supported to grow, make an impact and be part of positive change.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Tier One experienced Senior Engineer to work on a challenging and career defining project in the Cork area. The Senior Engineer co-ordinates with the line manager and provides Engineering Leadership for their respective project(s). Sets the strategy for Engineering setting out and onsite control, and subordinates/supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Competent and demonstrates advanced awareness in the best forms of dimensional control and is comfortable in rotating global grids into local grid format
• Ensures that site and graduate engineers take responsibility for the management of survey equipment
• Ensures that the engineering team completes as-built surveys for key elements. Understands key tolerances and can analyse details across several interfaces to highlight potential problems
• Completes an individual daily diary
• Competent in the principles of quality control for most packages. Can review and create Inspection & Test Plans. Can readily display advanced knowledge of key packages such as concrete, drainage, steelwork and brickwork
• Has a good awareness of the project specifications, in particular tolerances for vertical and horizontal structural elements
• Controls the components of the SISK Non-Conformance procedure. Is comfortable in creating and closing out Non-Conformances. Understands the cost of defects and remedial works. Works actively to close out NCR’s in a timely manner
• Is competent in the issuing of "Permits to break ground"
• Can review and create method statements and risk assessments
• Identifies where information is missing and has an excellent working knowledge of the project RFIprocess

Experience

• Is fully competent in understanding the dangers of underground services and the risk control procedures required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Is competent in the use of digital information systems i.e. A-Site,
• Viewpoint for Projects, etc.
• Significant experience in the design management process
• A broad range of technical exposure, within the following trades - Piling, Geotechnical, Substructures (including Waterproofing)

Qualifications

• B. Eng Civil Engineering
• Temporary Works Coordinator training
• Lifting Operations basic awareness course
• A61 CPCS Lifting
• Operations Appointed Persons course
• Scaffold awareness/inspection
• Planning & programming software

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 26 days annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and lifestyle supports
• Career development opportunities
• And much more as part of our Total Rewards programme

Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, family status or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all candidates.