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The Role
The purpose of this role is to provide site engineering duties to a number of projects within the region. The Pre-Construction Engineer will establish the level and survey control for contracts and set out detailed works per the contract drawings, ensuring that checks are made regularly.
Key Responsibilities
Health, safety & environment
- Promote the our clients Cardinal Rules and establish safe working cultures and practices
- Comply with company procedures and legal obligations
- Promote and comply with environmental compliance
- Deliver the works safely
Quality
- Promote best practice
- Comply with company procedures
- Ensure work is delivered defect/snag-free
- Endeavour to spot and highlight value engineering opportunities
Site engineering
- Establish the level and survey control for contracts
- Set out detailed works as per the contract drawings, ensuring checks are carried out regularly
- Ensure that records are accurate and comply with organisational and legal requirements
- Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise at any time
- Produce procurement schedules for the jobs and liaise with our procurement department to ensure the site has adequate resources to complete the tasks
- Produce ITPs and Task Briefings
- Produce 2 two-week look ahead in conjunction with the Site Agent
- Produce Site Diaries and Allocation Sheets
Key Measures and Targets
- Accurate and timely setting out of the works
- Timely handover of works and Quality records without outstanding defects
- Production of accurate records, drawing registers and weekly diaries
Key Relationships
- Develop good working relationships with site workforce and customer's technical representative
About you
Essential
- Previous experience of setting out on civil engineering projects
- Sound knowledge of construction methods, health and safety, and legal regulations
- Fully conversant with the use of robotic total station or EDM instruments
- Degree qualified/HNC (or equivalent) in civil engineering
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook
Desirable
- Experience in using AutoCAD and MS Office
- Temporary-works co-ordination
- CSCS card
- Cable avoidance training
- First aid training
- NEBOSH or IOSH
Caring and investing in you
Our values have been embedded for over 40 years and they are our guiding principle regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your wellbeing and career aspirations will be supported by;
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
- Flexible working arrangements
- Annual salary review
- Continuous service awards
