Section Engineer – Major Civils
Posted Today by 1765082823
Negotiable
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Aberdeenshire
Summary: The Section Engineer will manage a section of works within heavy civils, highways, and earthworks, leading a team of Site Engineers. The role involves ensuring health, safety, and environmental compliance, providing engineering control, maintaining quality standards, enhancing productivity, and managing commercial aspects of the projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for mentoring junior staff and communicating effectively across all levels. This position requires a proactive approach to safety and quality assurance in civil engineering projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce and review Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
- Prepare Temporary Works Briefs and ensure timely implementation.
- Deliver site and visitor inductions.
- Conduct regular H&S inspections and ensure follow-up actions.
- Prepare and implement Permits to Work (e.g., Permit to Excavate).
- Mentor junior staff in safety practices and audits.
- Provide primary setting-out control and determine optimal installation locations.
- Coach Site Engineers in setting-out methods and technical requirements.
- Review drawings, specifications and testing requirements with the team.
- Support engineers with testing processes, ITPs, and quality assurance documentation.
- Assist with production and submission of handover documentation.
- Support quality systems such as materials approvals, NCRs and tracking of QA records.
- Conduct independent inspections on own and other sections.
- Liaise with designers to resolve technical issues via TQ/RFI routes.
- Support preparation of short-term programmes and provide progress quantities.
- Produce as-built programme information and report weekly.
- Monitor subcontractor performance and highlight concerns.
- Communicate weekly targets to supervisors and subcontractors.
- Maintain an accurate daily diary, including subcontractor dialogue.
- Collate weekly measures and monitor material wastage.
- Support labour and plant reconciliations.
- Identify additional works and escalate to management.
Key Skills:
- Able to clearly communicate safe systems of work and suggest improvements.
- Takes ownership of tasks and communicates effectively with all levels.
- Works independently and identifies opportunities for improvement.
- Full driving licence, CSCS card, and SSSTS/SMSTS.
- Strong team player with developed communication skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Aberdeenshire
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Role Title: Section Engineer
Role Purpose
To manage a section of works within a specific discipline and lead a team of Site Engineers. The successful candidate will be from a Heavy civils, highways, earthworks background.
Key Responsibilities
Health, Safety & Environmental
- Produce and review Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
- Prepare Temporary Works Briefs and ensure timely implementation.
- Deliver site and visitor inductions.
- Conduct regular H&S inspections and ensure follow-up actions.
- Prepare and implement Permits to Work (e.g., Permit to Excavate).
- Mentor junior staff in safety practices and audits.
Engineering Control
- Provide primary setting-out control and determine optimal installation locations.
- Coach Site Engineers in setting-out methods and technical requirements.
- Review drawings, specifications and testing requirements with the team.
- Support engineers with testing processes, ITPs, and quality assurance documentation.
Quality
- Assist with production and submission of handover documentation.
- Support quality systems such as materials approvals, NCRs and tracking of QA records.
- Conduct independent inspections on own and other sections.
- Liaise with designers to resolve technical issues via TQ/RFI routes.
Productivity
- Support preparation of short-term programmes and provide progress quantities.
- Produce as-built programme information and report weekly.
- Monitor subcontractor performance and highlight concerns.
- Communicate weekly targets to supervisors and subcontractors.
Commercial
- Maintain an accurate daily diary, including subcontractor dialogue.
- Collate weekly measures and monitor material wastage.
- Support labour and plant reconciliations.
- Identify additional works and escalate to management.
Essential Skills & Experience
Core
- Able to clearly communicate safe systems of work and suggest improvements.
- Takes ownership of tasks and communicates effectively with all levels.
- Works independently and identifies opportunities for improvement.
- Full driving licence, CSCS card, and SSSTS/SMSTS.
- Strong team player with developed communication skills.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
