Section Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Coffey
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Strensham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Section Engineer is responsible for ensuring health and safety compliance on construction sites, managing site operations, and liaising with various stakeholders. This role requires familiarity with HSQE management systems and statutory health and safety legislation. The engineer will oversee site activities, prepare documentation, and ensure quality control throughout the project lifecycle. A degree in engineering or equivalent experience is essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Read and understand the Company's Safety Statement and ensure it is communicated to employees.
- Report health and safety information to the Regional Director/Project Manager/Site Agent.
- Observe and report unsafe situations on site to the Site Manager.
- Maintain records of underground services and ensure they are marked appropriately.
- Check design calculations and temporary works certificates.
- Assume temporary role of Project Manager/Site Agent regarding Health and Safety in their absence.
- Familiarize with HSQE management systems and current HSE legislation.
- Understand the Form of Contract and implications of variations or change orders.
- Check and understand Specifications, Drawings, and other Contract Documents.
- Set out, level, and survey the site according to specifications.
- Prepare Labour, Plant & Material Returns and As-built drawings.
- Liaise with purchasing department for purchase orders.
- Manage day-to-day site operations and supervise site labour force and subcontractors.
- Plan work and organize plant and site facilities to meet deadlines.
- Ensure compliance with safety requirements and resolve technical issues.
- Conduct quality control in accordance with company procedures.
- Check materials and work in progress for compliance with specifications.
Key Skills:
- A degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
- Membership in a relevant Professional Institution.
- Relevant construction experience on similar projects.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Full Clean Driving License.
- Authorized to work in the UK.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Strensham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Responsibilities
About The Role
Read and understand the Company's Safety Statement and ensure that it is brought to the notice of any employee under your control, Ensure that information effecting the health and safety of any person on a proposed site is brought to the attention of the Regional Director/Project Manager/Site Agent in particular (but not limited to); Underground services Ground conditions affecting the stability of excavations or safety or operatives (soil, water table, toxic substances, gases, etc.), Report to Site Manager any unsafe situation observed whilst on site, Carry out your own work in a safe manner, take precautions when working on or near public roads or water, wear any necessary protective clothing or equipment, Ensure that records are maintained of any underground services laid on site and that, wherever possible, these are defined by marker posts and signs during the construction period, Ensure that any design calculations/temporary works certificates for bespoke scaffolds, falsework, etc. are independently checked, Should the Project Manager/Site Agent be absent for any reason the Site Engineer will assume this temporary role with regard to Health and Safety and Environmental Issues should they arise. Need to be familiar with the companies HSQE management systems, Need to be familiar with current statutory requirement in relation to HSE Legislation or at a minimum need to know where to go to get the correct information, Need to be familiar with the Form of Contract on the Project and the implications that any variation or change orders will have on the program and costs, Need to be familiar with the program and what implication any overrun will have in relation to costs and manpower, Check/understand Specifications, Drawings and other Contract Documents, Setting out, levelling and surveying the site in accordance with the Drawings and Specification, Preparing Labour, Plant & Material Returns, Preparing As-built drawings, technical reports, site diary, Liaising with purchasing department to ensure that purchase orders adequately define the specified requirements, Requisition of materials and plant, Liaise with any consultants, subcontractors, site supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project, Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force and the work of any subcontractors, Planning the work and efficiently organising the plant and site facilities in order to meet programme deadlines, Liaising with the Project Manager/planner regarding construction programme, programme constraints etc., Compliance with all safety requirements, Resolving technical issues with employer’s representatives, suppliers, subcontractors and statutory authorities, Quality control in accordance with company procedures, method statements, quality plans and inspection and test plans, Checking materials and work in progress for compliance with the specified requirements.
Requirements
About You
A degree in engineering or equivalent experience to support your competency in the role. A member of the relevant Professional Institution. Relevant construction experience and performance on similar projects a commitment to carry out the project safely in an environmentally Excellent written & spoken English Full Clean Driving License Authorised to work in UK
About Us
Coffey is a family-owned water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist established in 1974. We are passionate about safety and have been delivering critical infrastructure projects on time and within budget for nearly 50 years. The hallmarks of our contracts are innovative solutions, engineering ingenuity, professional construction management and adherence to the highest safety and quality standards.