Site Engineer (Earthworks /Drainage)

Permanent

£35,000 - £40,000

Sussex

The Engineer is an integral member of the Site Operations Team, the Team being responsible for the effective and efficient running of the site throughout the delivery of the project.
 
Key Accountabilities:
 

• Provide for Accurate Setting Out and Control
  

• Establish accurate and clear setting out on the ground that site operatives can work to.
• Communicate clearly to the operatives what the setting out is and how it should be used.
• Set out in advance so that time is available to carry out any secondary checks.
• Maintain the long term setting out and project stations.
• Instrument Calibration and Testing

 

• Get involved in the planning and monitoring of your section of works.
  

• Get involved in the planning of your particular section so that you are aware when setting out control is required.
• Keep accurate records of as built dates in diaries and on construction drawings.
• Keep accurate records of events which are affecting the project plan or disrupting the work.
• Communicate on a timely basis any such event to your Sub Agent and a member of the Quantity Surveying staff.

 

• Company Safety and Quality systems.
  

• Carry out your responsibilities from the site management plan.
• Agree actions with your Agent/Sub-Agent

 

• Leadership
  • Manage the Assistant Site Engineers, chainmen, Industrial trainees and summer students
  • Encourage any interest in engineering by taking time out to explain in more detail.

 

• Build Relationships with your team and the client's representative.
  

• Communicate regularly about work on your section with all members of your team especially the foreman.
• Develop a good relationship with the Clients Representative at your particular level of seniority.

 

• Be aware of HSEQ responsibilities.
  

• Observe relevant statutory provisions. Implement the company’s procedures for dealing with sub-contractors.
• Provide input to risk assessments and method statements.
• Ensure activity and/or substance-specific assessments under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations are made and communicated to those at risk.
• Ensure employees are aware of the company’s policy for health & safety at work and that they have understood its requirements.
• Report all accidents and incidents to the appointed health & safety manager/site agent and project manager.
• Be responsible to your line manager for the correct application of the quality management system, where it affects your daily activities, including Inspection and Test Plans, material records

 
Promote equal opportunity, inclusion and diversity in recognition of the differences that exist between all peoples‘ irrespective of race, colour, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender including transgender, age, disability, marital status including civil partnerships or part-time status

Safety

• Prepare permits to dig and implement  - must be RD4000 trained, Permit to Dig – Break Ground
  

• Mark up service drawings and display with live permits
  

• Prepare permits to enter and implement - must be confined space trained (Permit to Enter and gas monitor log sheet)
  

• Prepare hotwork permits to enter and implement ( Hot Work Permit)
  

• Carry out weekly safety inspections
  

• Implement method statements and produce risk assessments and COSHH assessments
• COSHH Substance Stock Record
• Risk Assessment Record
• COSHH Assessment
• COSHH Assessment Register
• Report and record accidents and near misses
  

• Implement method statements, risk assessments and COSHH
  

• Carry out noise monitoring of compliance with consents noise/discharge/ecological
  

• Implement Vibration assessment / HAV’s  ready reckoner
  

Environmental

• Assess and Implement project aspect and impact assessment
  

• Implement and maintain records within Site waste management plan
  

Setting out of permanent and temporary works

• Work to the setting out standards
  

• Use of all types of setting out instruments (Level, Total station, Robotic instrument, pipe laser etc.)
  

• Manage and use of  Moss/MX/Genio data
  

• Manage electronic information using NRG
  

• Care of instruments
  

• Check instruments and maintain (Record of Equipment Calibration Register)
  

• Check instruments and maintain (Site Instrument Check Records)
  

• Installing setting out information (profile boards, batter boards, road pins etc.)
  

• Carry out original ground level surveys (OGL) at the start of the project and compare to the designers OGL.
  

• Manage the installation of primary and secondary control by a specialist
  

• Maintain a register of all control stations and check
  

• Install tertiary stations for local setting out (i.e. responsible for local setting out stations).
  

• Work to the contract specified tolerances or better.
  

• Manage the use of machine control
  

• Check that the permanent works have been installed to the setting out.
  

• Check elements of structural concrete works for movement during the pouring operations.
  

• Carry out earthworks volumetric measures (Site Measure/Record Sheets).
  

• Carry out day to day measures (Site Measure/Record Sheets).
  

• Management of the consumable setting out materials to a budget (timber, paint, pins, hilti nails etc.
  

 
Supervision

• Supervise and train chainman/student engineer
  

• Supervise and train engineer(s)
  

• Supervise and train section engineer(s)
  

• Supervise earthworks sampling/testing to the specification (including on site testing).  Responsible for the correct storage of samples and arrange for timely collection by the laboratory.  Collate test results and identify any non-conformances as early as possible. 
  

• Carry out basic earthworks testing in addition to the specification.
  

• Supervision of compaction operations recording dates, material type, source, layer thickness, compaction equipment, number of passes etc.
  

Records/Approvals                             

• Identify additional works and maintain records
  

• Obtain approval for structural and road formation and sub-formation
  

• Agree and record pavement dips for subbase, base, binder and surface layers (Dip sheet)
  

• Maintain a drawing register of construction issue drawings (Drawing Register Schedule and Register Transmittals)
• Distribute drawings through the document transmittal system (Document Transmittal and Document Transmittal Register)
  

• Raise requests for information (RFI’s) and register
  

• Maintain a schedule of information required
  

• Raise confirmation of verbal instructions (CVI’s) and register
  

• Ensure that information on RFI’s and CVI’s is distributed and taken into account if drawings are not revised.
  

• Maintain as-built drawings including any changes through RFI’s and CVI’s.
  

• Produce site sketches by hand, AutoCAD or other drafting software
• Maintain a site sketch register
• Section Engineer should manage the sketch file and ensure they are distributed to the correct people.
  

• Maintain waste records for aggregates, concrete, pipes/ducting and manage to below cost plan allowances
  

• Supervise and/or carry out concrete testing cubes, slump, air tests etc.  Responsible for the correct storage of cubes and arrange for timely collection of cubes by the laboratory.  Collate test results and identify any non-conformances as early as possible (Concrete Cube Register)
  

• Maintain records of trial earthworks areas including dates, material type, source, layer thickness, compaction equipment, number of passes etc.
  

• Produce a diary of own section of works
• Daily Diary
• Site Diary
• Daily Report – Allocation Sheet
  

• Management of site photographs
  

• Management of computer folders/files
  

 
Inspections

• Maintenance of inspection and test plan for sections of work responsible for.
  

• Carry out the duties of quality coordinator
• Inspection Request
• Record of Final Inspection
• Record of Inspection Process
  

• Carry out structural concrete inspections:-
• Reinforcement Delivery Inspection
• Structural Concrete Inspection
• Concrete Slab Inspection
• Concrete Placement Record
• Structural Concrete Pour Record
  

• Carry out weekly quality inspections and complete paperwork.
  

• Supervise and/or carry out drainage pipe testing.  Collate test results and identify any non-conformances as early as possible (Pipework Pressure Testing – Permit to Test)
  

• Maintain Drainage Record Sheets
• Drainage Service Data and Inspection Sheet
• Chamber Data and Inspection Sheet
• Drainage Service Inspection
• Gully Inspection
  

• Highlight problems and take preventative action (Corrective/Preventative Action Request)
  

• Produce quality alerts (non-conformance) and maintain a defects register
  

• Final checks before hard surfaces are installed.
  

Appointments

• Carry out the role of temporary works coordinator
• Appointment of Temporary Works Coordinator
• Temporary Works Schedule
• Permit to Load, Monitor & Strike/Dismantle
• Temporary Works Striking/Dismantling Schedule
• Formwork Manufacture Inspection
• Scaffolding and Falsework TWC Checklist
  

• Carry out the role of crane coordinator
• Permit to Operate Crane
• Lift Plan
• Appointment of Lift Coordinator
  

• Carry out the role of service coordinator
• Appointment of Service Coordinator
• Underground Services Damage
  

• Carry out the role of traffic safety officer
  

• Carry out the duties of a first aider
  

 
Programming/Resourcing/Progress

• Work to the 2 weekly programme.
• Senior Engineer should produce 2 weekly programmes (if not done by the sub-agent)
  

• Maintain a record of resources for labour, plant and materials (Daily Record of Resources)
  

• Raise requests for approval of resources and register

General

• Attend weekly meeting and carry out actions
  

• Carry out actions from day file
  

• Carry out material takeoffs, call offs and check the delivery of materials
  

• Discuss and workout solutions directly with customers representative (opposite number) and record outcome.
  

• Hold close out meeting with the engineers at the end of the job and feedback to line manager to help business improvement
  

 
Required Qualifications
MEng/BEng/Foundation Degree/BTEC/ Degree in Civil Engineering.
Minimum of 1 years of varied site experience in Civil Engineering.
 
Key Competencies Required for this Career Level

Technical
Good communicator
Team Leader
Business Awareness
Knowledge and understanding of construction management

Behavioural
Assertive
Able to work under pressure
Proactive
Effective use of Initiative
Self-motivated

‘Can do’ Attitude

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