Senior Engineer

Our client is looking to strengthen their Construction team with a Senior Engineer based at Bewl Water.  Reporting directly to the Site Manager, your role will be to assist the Site Manager - providing technical input, co-ordinating design & temporary works and quality controlling services to ensure that the contract works are constructed to the specification in an entirely safe manner, whilst maintaining appropriate site records.

Senior Engineer – Bewl Water

6 Month Contract

Inside IR35

Chatham

Key responsibilities will include:

Temporary works co-ordinator

• Appointed as Temporary works Co-ordinator, keeping training up to date and attending required internal temporary works forums.
• Responsible for the total management of temporary works on site,
• Reviewing designs from subcontractors and ensuring they are co-ordinated with other design and the permanent works.
• Arranging checks of temporary works designs as required.
• Maintaining temporary works register, Proactively reviewing upcoming temporary works and ensuring that design briefs are produced accepted and submitted in good time.
• Assessing, appointing and managing temporary works supervisors
• Carry out required site temporary works checks with sub-contractor temporary works co-ordinator and temporary works supervisors
• Issue permits to load and permits to strike etc.

Design co-ordination

• Assist in maintaining drawing files, drawing register and site filling system.
• Liaise with the design department to ensure updated information is always used.
• Facilitate design to construction handover briefings.
• Design co-ordination between temporary and permanent works designers and site team
• Managing and maintaining RFI register between permanent works designer and subcontractors. Working with the site team to ensure timely response and escalation as required.

Technical input

• Provide technical review of subcontractor method statements, programme and ITPs
• Checking site work to ensure compliance with the specification, drawings and designs.
• Provide technical support to Site Foreman and Site Manager
• Ensure that the works are constructed to a good quality in line with the specification and good working practice.
• Ensure that the required quality records are maintained.
• Witness inspections on site including pre pour inspections, pre load inspections quality checks.

Team

• Mentor site apprentice
• Work collaboratively with site team and subcontractors to deliver best for project results
• It is vitally important that Assistant Site Managers lead by example in terms of safety behaviours.

Lifting Appointed Person (preferred but not essential)

• Co-ordinate and approve subcontractor lift plans for site
• Occasionally produce lift plan for deliveries and works outside subcontractor scope

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.

We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Senior Engineer looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.