Section Engineer – Civils

We have an exciting opportunity to work on a Civil Engineering project for a Main Contractor based in the midlands.

The project is valued over £50m with the civil infrastrucure package valued c£10m

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working on large civils schemes, major projects background, either within heavy civils, tunnelling, earthworks, highways or rail infrastructure.

Responsibilities as Section Engineer:

• act as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, craftspeople and operatives within your area of responsibility.
• develop safe systems of work, method statements and quality documentation; ITPs, QRPs and the like.
• produce, monitor and control budgets for sections of work scope.
• ensure that all materials used and work performed are in accordance with the specifications
• oversee the selection and requisition of materials
• manage, monitor and interpret the contract design documents
• liaise with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project
• attending regular progress meetings to inform the wider team
• carry out day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force, junior site engineers and the work of any subcontractors in area of responsibility
• plan the work and efficiently organise the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines
• oversee quality control and health and safety matters on site
• prepare reports as required
• resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise.

Required Qualifications / Expertise:

• MEng/BEng/Foundation Degree/BTEC/ Degree in Civil Engineering
• CSCS

About the Company/Project:

The client is a well known privatley owned Building & Civil Engineering Contractor, established for over 50 years.  Their core focus is on delivering complex infrastructure projects but also cover engineering, , rail, heavy civil engineering and infrastructure schemes forming the bulk of their workload