Section Engineer

About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Highways team as a Section Engineer on the M4/M5 DHS enhancements and you can build something to be proud of.

Role Purpose:

To control a section of the works, according to a specific discipline. Management of a team of Site Engineers within same discipline.

What you'll be doing

Accountabilities:

Health Safety & Environmental

• Produces Method Statements and Risk Assessments and undertakes periodic reviews
• Prepares and raises Temporary Works Briefs, following up to ensure timely implementation
• Carries out Visitors Induction
• Completes Accident Book and associated reports as required. Able to undertake incident investigations to required standard
• Undertakes and mentors less experienced staff in safety audits

Engineering Control

• Carry out complex setting out
• Provision of ‘primary’ setting out control and recognizes the optimum location for installation
• Coaches junior engineers in the use of setting out techniques

Quality

• Produces Activity Control Plans / Inspection and Test Plans and obtains approval
• Actively uses the Specification for reference and coaches junior team members in using the Spec
• Maintains a comprehensive filing system of quality records aligned to the Project Quality Handover requirements
• Ensures that Site Engineers complete the required quality check sheets on a timely basis for the works
• Identifies, raises and actions Non-Conformance Reports. Tracks close-out of NCRs within section.
• Identifies and raises Technical Queries (RFIs) with possible solutions. Tracks closeout of RFIs within section

Productivity

• Produces a weekly programme and measures progress against KPI’s
• Communicates weekly programme and targets to the workforce
• Monitors as-built programme and reports reasons for difference
• Liaises with subcontractors to ensure works undertaken in line with weekly programme

Commercial

• Maintains accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors)
• Collates Weekly Measure information and monitors wastage against budget allowances / KPI’s
• Carries out a labour and plant reconciliation and supervises less experienced team members
• Identifies items of additional work and raises the necessary notifications
• Works to specific terms, conditions and outputs of relevant subcontractors and suppliers