Senior Site Engineer

About the role

The Senior Site Engineer will undertake Site Engineering control and implementation of works on site, including monitoring and reporting of progress. Establish and manage the Quality of all site deliverables through the Digital QA systems.

• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of BB Rails Sustainability activities
• Production of Task Briefing Sheets
• Contribution to production of Permit to Dig, including briefing to the workforce
• Carries out associated briefings
• Carries out Safety Inspections
• Hazard Identification and contribution to development of Safe System of Work
• Setting out from primary control provided by others
• The provision of sketches detailing the setting out information installed
• Maintain survey equipment including registers of equipment and testing regimes
• Read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification
• Quality – Production of as-built drawings & records for every element of the works involved in completion of Quality Check Sheets and production of information for Handover Documentation in a timely manner in line with programme
• Maintaining accurate records – Daily Diary, photographs, records of site discussions
• Productivity – Measures actual materials used and reconciles with theoretical measure, reporting and investigating reasons for differences
• Works to Weekly Programme (drafted by others) and marks up progress achieved weekly
• Contributes to collection of data for Key Performance Indicators, including reasons for difference
• Production of accurate daily diary of resources, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and outputs
• Produces weekly measure, take-offs and schedules materials accurately, producing accurate and clear requisitions, following through to delivery
• Understands what is classified as additional work and understands how to record this
• Familiar with actual resourcing levels versus budget and reporting of reasons for difference

• Rail Industry Experience
• Quality Assurance Process experience as well as experience with QA Software systems such as Field
  360
• Understands Permit to Dig System
• Setting out techniques – ability to use level & EDM, plus GPS
• Able to report issues with control and information provided Quality
• Ability to read and understand drawings and schedules
• Understands Activity Control Plans and production of resultant information for handover file
• Strong understanding of construction tolerances
• Awareness and use of Specification and other Contract documents
• Able to produce detailed documentation for handover of completed works
• Able to take off and schedule material quantities accurately
• Knowledge of specification and contract documents
• Understands what constitutes additional works
• Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately
• Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes
• Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights
• Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility
• Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card

• The following qualities/experience are desirable:
• Knowledge of the construction process in one or more of the following areas:
  Earthworks/Drainage, Pavement, Structures, Roadworks
• Previous Leadership skills - Beneficial
• Targeting and actively progressing professional accreditation (e.g. ICE, IHT)

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family…