Section Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by BAM UK & Ireland
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Section Engineer will join the TRU West Alliance team, contributing to the Transpennine Route Upgrade, a significant infrastructure project aimed at enhancing rail connectivity between Leeds and Manchester Victoria. This role involves overseeing complex civil engineering works, ensuring high standards in health, safety, and environmental awareness, while also mentoring junior staff. The position is a 2-year fixed-term contract, ideal for professionals eager to make a meaningful impact in the rail sector. The role is based in Huddersfield, England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Communicating effectively at all levels including site management, technical specialists, commercial staff, planners, engineers, supervisory staff operatives, suppliers, third parties and client representatives.
- Maintaining and promoting high personal standards in health and safety.
- Maintaining high standards in environmental awareness and behaviour.
- Driving quality delivery through effective planning and right first time delivery.
- Supervising and mentoring assistant, trainee engineering and technician staff.
- Monitoring and recording delivery against the agreed programme and construction methods.
- Formally requesting any missing information in sufficient time to meet the programme.
- Ensuring that works are accurately and clearly set out before work commences.
- Assisting in preparing "look ahead" programmes in conjunction with the supervisory staff, coordinated with overall site programme.
- Identifying, recording and reporting change to the scope of works or programme.
- Ensuring that testing / sampling of materials is carried out as required by the specification.
- Ensuring work records are being kept and in line with the project requirements.
- Providing accurate setting out for works before work is programmed to commence, allowing time for independent checking.
- Arranging formal checking of setting out and ensuring check request form is completed.
- Ensuring that material delivery tickets are passed to the section engineer for cost coding.
- Carrying out site measures for control and ordering of materials.
- Taking receipt of materials and checking description, quantity, markings and condition before signing for receipt.
- Ensuring that comprehensive records of all resources employed on additional works are maintained and submitted for signature within 24 hours of the work being carried out.
- Completing Observation cards if you observe something unsafe, damaging to the environment or good enough.
Key Skills:
- Strong communication skills across various levels of stakeholders.
- High standards in health and safety practices.
- Environmental awareness and commitment to sustainability.
- Effective planning and quality delivery skills.
- Experience in supervising and mentoring engineering staff.
- Ability to monitor and record project delivery accurately.
- Proficient in preparing and coordinating project programmes.
- Knowledge of testing and sampling materials as per specifications.
- Strong organizational skills for maintaining work records.
- Accurate setting out and checking of engineering works.
- Attention to detail in material handling and record-keeping.
- Ability to identify and report changes in project scope.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Huddersfield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Building a sustainable tomorrow The TRU West Alliance is delivering a key part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a multi-billion pound investment programme that will increase capacity and provide space for millions more passengers in the north every year. The TRU West Alliance is responsible for this transformation between Leeds and Manchester Victoria. We are looking for a skilled and motivated Section Engineer to join the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) West team, based in Huddersfield . This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a high-profile infrastructure programme delivering major improvements to rail connectivity across the North of England. This role is offered as a 2-year fixed-term contract , ideal for professionals looking to contribute to a significant infrastructure project with a clear delivery timeline. You will play a key role in the construction phase, supporting the delivery of complex civil engineering works across a challenging and rewarding rail environment.
Your mission Key Tasks Include
- Communicating effectively at all levels including site management, technical specialists, commercial staff, planners, engineers, supervisory staff operatives, suppliers, third parties and client representatives.
- Maintaining and promoting high personal standards in health and safety.
- Maintaining high standards in environmental awareness and behaviour.
- Driving quality delivery through effective planning and right first time delivery.
- Supervising and mentoring assistant, trainee engineering and technician staff.
- Monitoring and recording delivery against the agreed programme and construction methods.
- Formally requesting any missing information in sufficient time to meet the programme.
- Ensuring that works are accurately and clearly set out before work commences.
- Assist in preparing "look ahead" programmes in conjunction with the supervisory staff, coordinated with overall site programme.
- Identifying, recording and reporting change to the scope of works or programme.
- Ensuring that testing / sampling of materials is carried out as required by the specification.
Who are we looking for?
- Ensuring work records are being kept and in line with the project requirements.
- Provide accurate setting out for works before work is programmed to commence, allowing time for independent checking.
- Arrange formal checking of setting out and ensure check request form is completed.
- Ensure that material delivery tickets are passed to the section engineer for cost coding.
- Carry out site measures for control and ordering of materials.
- Take receipt of materials and check description, quantity, markings and condition before signing for receipt.
- Ensure that comprehensive records of all resources employed on additional works are maintained and submitted for signature within 24 hours of the work being carried out.
- Complete Observation cards if you observe something unsafe, damaging to the environment or good enough.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary
- A wide range of family friendly policies
- 8 % matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life. Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar. Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.
Our recruitment process, what you need to know? BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.