Section Engineer

Section Engineer - days

Job Introduction
SCS Railways are looking for a Section engineer working weekday normal working hours for the reinforced concrete works at West Ruislip Portal.
Manage and drive the engineering aspects of a section of the works, developing and reporting of section programmes and budgets and ensuring that the works are conducted in accordance with the project requirements including health and safety. Liaise between different site disciplines to ensure effective planning and use of project resources.

Location: West Ruislip Portal Site, Ickenham High Rd, London HA47DQ

Role Responsibility
•Managing and co-ordinating the activities of the site engineers to ensure all setting-out and quality control procedures are performed in a timely and efficient manner, so as not to impede the construction programme, reporting to the Sub-Agent.
•Understanding and interpreting structural and reinforcement drawings.
•Develop 4-weekly programmes with site engineer and simple benchmark productivity measures for the workforce and assess actual programme and productivity achieved for review at weekly progress meetings to include resource requirements.
•Ensuring all quality checks are carried out in accordance with the ITP’s and properly recorded.
•Drawing take-off for timely material ordering and delivery.
•Complete inspection and test plans, risk assessments and method statements for the control of the works ensuring that all necessary documentation, as required by these statements and plans, is produced in a timely manner.
•Monitoring rebar and formwork installation in accordance with permanent design, Temp works designs and ITP.
•Deliver start of shift briefings, inductions and toolbox talks.
•Communicate with works managers, foremen, gangers, workforce and sub-contractors to ensure full understanding of information provided.
•Communicate to the QA and QS teams non-conformances, and any instructions received from the client / designer / RE’s staff. Ensure that comprehensive records of resources employed on additional works are maintained.
•Procurement of Plant, Materials and Equipment through Requisitions.
•Adherence to project policies and procedures.
Health, Safety & Environment
•Ensuring health and safety is given the highest priority in the delivery of the works.
•Be familiar with and demonstrate commitment to the requirements of the Health & Safety and Environmental Policies
•Ensure that the Health Safety and Environmental Policies and Procedures are effectively communicated to the workforce and implemented.
•Work collaboratively with the HS2 team and other contractors, subcontractors work packages to achieve the overall project goals.


The Ideal Candidate
Essential:
•Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HNC in Civil Engineering and vocational training in Engineering
•Understanding of Engineering Principles
•Technical knowledge of construction/RC works.
•Experience with formwork reinforced concrete works.
•Technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices.
•Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system).
•Relevant CSCS Card
•Training in Health & Safety and Environmental management
•Presentation Skills Training (as they deliver inductions / briefings etc).

Desirable:
•Computer competence (CAD, Primavera software, Synchro).