Senior Site Engineer – Major Infrastructure (Soweto, Gauteng)

Placements24; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Randburg area projects

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Career advancement

Safety oriented

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a proactive Site Engineer to oversee construction activities in Randburg. You will interpret designs, manage site operations, and coordinate subcontractors to meet project plans and schedules.

The role requires a Civil Engineering or Construction Management degree and at least 4 years of site supervision experience. Strong problem-solving, organization, and safety focus are essential for successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Site Engineer or in a similar construction supervision role.
• Proven experience in managing site operations for building or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of construction techniques, materials, and best practices.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage day-to-day on-site construction activities to ensure adherence to project plans and timelines.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction schedules, and translate them into site operations.
• Coordinate and direct subcontractors, suppliers, and site personnel to ensure efficient workflow.
• Conduct quality control inspections and ensure all work meets specified standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate site records, including daily reports, progress updates, and safety logs.
• Implement and enforce strict health and safety protocols on the construction site.
• Technical consulting, repair, service support, design and implementation support to the service business and customers.
• Effectively meet customer needs, build productive customer relationships and take responsibility for customer satisfaction.

Skills

IT skills

Analytical ability

Results oriented

Assertive

Time management

Customer focus

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Bachelors degree or National Diploma in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Honeywell control systems

Job description

Our client is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Site Engineer to oversee construction activities in Randburg . This role is critical for ensuring that construction projects are executed safely, efficiently, and to the specified quality standards. You will be responsible for interpreting engineering designs, managing site operations, coordinating subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with project plans and schedules. The ideal candidate will possess strong practical knowledge of construction methods and materials, excellent problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to maintaining high standards of site safety and quality control.

About the Role

Our client is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Site Engineer to oversee construction activities in Randburg . This role is critical for ensuring that construction projects are executed safely, efficiently, and to the specified quality standards. You will be responsible for interpreting engineering designs, managing site operations, coordinating subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with project plans and schedules. The ideal candidate will possess strong practical knowledge of construction methods and materials, excellent problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to maintaining high standards of site safety and quality control.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage day-to-day on-site construction activities to ensure adherence to project plans and timelines.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction schedules, and translate them into site operations.
• Coordinate and direct subcontractors, suppliers, and site personnel to ensure efficient workflow.
• Conduct quality control inspections and ensure all work meets specified standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate site records, including daily reports, progress updates, and safety logs.
• Implement and enforce strict health and safety protocols on the construction site.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Site Engineer or in a similar construction supervision role.
• Proven experience in managing site operations for building or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of construction techniques, materials, and best practices.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
• Opportunity to work on diverse construction projects in the Randburg area.
• Contribution to medical aid and retirement fund.
• Potential for career advancement within the company.
• A supportive and safety-conscious work environment.

Daily Technical Activities

• Acts as technical interface with customers, establishing professional relationships to ensure that the project requirements are fully defined and agreed.
• Ensures that required prerequisites (e.g., design inputs, tools, documentation, deliverables, schedule, budget) are in place prior to commencing work.
• Produces functional and concept technical design specifications and provides technical leadership, support, and expertise for single discipline
• Ensures that the engineered solution meets project requirements in terms of functionality, standards, quality, and supporting documentation and implementation process at minimum cost.
• Ensures that work assignments are executed to appropriate standards and quality systems (Implementation, Test and Documentation)
• Monitors and controls assigned work scope against the project plan, ensures effective change control, and identifies risks / opportunities.
• Proactively recommends potential quality and efficiency improvements within the engineering group
• Shares technical knowledge with project team, supervisor, own discipline, and other engineering disciplines
• Reports progress and technical problems to project manager with regards to relevant project work.
• Actively contributes in the pre-engineering phase of a project. As such, identifies to the customer which information is required before project starts.

Daily General Activities

• Availability for and performance of duties outside of normal working hours.
• Assist (be available as required) for after hours and emergency services requirements associated with the client base.
• Oversee update of site-specific documentation and quality assurance information.
• Accurate and timeous completion and preperation of project job administration for processing by BCS team.
• Accurate and timeous completion and submission of all required administration, Time Sheets, HSE etc.
• Multi-site responsibilities
• Travel is required to remote sites, both locally and international

Daily Health and Safety Activities

• Carry out hazard and risk management for all tasks as per company policy and procedures.
• Reporting near misses, incidents and other opportunities for improvement with respect to Health and Safety.
• Carry out hazard and risk assessments for all tasks as per site policy and procedures.
• Ability to identify and impliment safety improvements in the work place.
• Complete pre-job risk assessments
• Follow all customer and Honeywell HSE expectations
• Complete all required training and procedure reviews
• Report all injuries to management
• Report all unsafe conditions and behaviors through SOS and take appropriate corrective action
• Wear all required personal protective equipment

Customer Services

• Technical consulting, repair, service support, design and implementation support to the service business and customers. This includes pre-sales support to the sales / account management team, as well as to the Projects and Engineering Teams on project implementation
• Effectively meet customer needs, build productive customer relationships and take responsibility for customer satisfaction.
• Ensuring delivery of value to Honeywell clients and customers
• Ensuring that customer satisfaction levels are up to plan
• Ensuring customer satisfaction through direct liaison with client representatives, customers and service recipients.
• Carry out to a high standard and quality all Project and Renewal Work
• Ensure that you continually use available support tools and software to achive a high level of customer satisfaction, including but not limited to available mechanical and software tools , SMS, SAP, CPQ, VOC, Honeywell Performance Development, Safety Playbook, etc.
• Participate in customer meetings
• Ability to interact and build relationships with customers
• Management of the day-to-day operational service works associated with the client base.
• Ensure that customer agreed time lines and targets are met.
• Consistently deliver services in order to meet the performance requirements of project.

Skills required:

• Strong IT and Low Current related skills
• Analytical ability
• Results Orientated
• Assertive
• Time Management
• Customer Focus
• Communication Skills
• Effective Team player

QUALIFICATIONS

• Tertiary qualified preferable (degree and/or trade, IT, Electrical or Electronic Diploma or higher) in business/facility management, or related industry.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills.
• Fault finding and repairs to Electronic equipment.
• Experience with Honeywell control systems and EBI products including BMS, Access Control, Security, HVAC, Fire and Life Safety, CCTV and Digital Video, Asset Tracking, Energy Management and other systems that may from time to time be added to the product range.

EXPERIENCE

• Exceptional self management capability and process improvement skills
• Strong technical skills and broad exposure to technical issues
• Ability to work in a challenging environment with a mix of infrastructure, equipment and systems and a wide variety of client groups
• Project management experience

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world's most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector's transition from automation to autonomy.

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.