Senior Site Engineer

Senior Site Engineer - Dublin

Manages the engineering function as the senior representative, co-ordinates with the line manager and provides Engineering Leadership for their respective project. Sets the strategy for Engineering setting out and onsite control, along with the (Engineer/Assistant Engineer) and subordinates/supply chain. Is the primary point of reference for QA, record keeping and production ensuring the establishment and maintenance Quality procedures and requirements. Also takes responsibility for Temporary Works Control/Co-ordination and where required actively manages lifting operations.

Responsibilities

• Competent and demonstrates advanced awareness in the best forms of dimensional control and is comfortable in rotating global grids into local grid format
• Ensures that site and graduate engineers take responsibility for the management of survey equipment
• Ensures that the engineering team completes as-built surveys for key elements. Understands key tolerances and can analyse details across a number of interfaces to highlight potential problems
• Completes an individual daily diary
• Competent in the principles of quality control for the majority of packages. Can review and create
• Inspection & Test Plans. Can readily display advanced knowledge of key packages such as concrete, drainage, steelwork and brickwork
• Has a good awareness of the project specifications, in particular tolerances for vertical and horizontal structural elements
• Controls the components of the Non-Conformance procedure.
• comfortable in creating and closing out Non-Conformances.
• Understands the cost of defects and remedial works.
• Works actively to close out NCRs in a timely manner
• competent in the issuing of "Permits to break ground"
• Can review and create method statements and risk assessments
• Identifies where information is missing and has an excellent working knowledge of the project RFI process
• Undertakes the role of the Temporary Works Co-ordinator (When appointed)
• Temporary Works procedures are implemented for both direct and subcontracted works
• Undertakes the role of Project Lifting Operations Appointed Person (When appointed)
• Constantly provides information to the project planner to allow programmes to be updated or updates them personally
• Provides assistance and more often than not leads site and graduate engineers, demonstrating best practice at all times
• fully aware of the locations of existing and proposed services
• Consistently stops site works, where they believe person(s) are at risk from a health and safety perspective
• Works collaboratively with other sub-contractors' engineers, utilising their experience at all times
• Develops consents schedules and understands the key parties.
  Takes responsibility for ground validation reports to fulfil planning obligations
• Develops the project logistics plan and has input into establishing the programme to completion
• Understand outputs for various trades, highlighting where trades are falling behind programme or under resourced
• Can work and lead where necessary engineering teams of various sizes and abilities
  Point of contact for technical, temporary works and lifting operations audits.
• Responsible for ensuring that all actions are closed within a suitable timeframe
• jey member of the project management team in the delivery of Health, Safety and Environmental presentations (Examples include project inductions, tool box talks, and crane team briefings)
• Provides input on the content of presentations
• Assists the project design manager in the design approvals process and establishes benchmarks and samples
• Supervises and mentors less experienced engineers working on their site
• Able to draft, monitor and update short term programmes
  
  

Requirements

• Is fully competent in understanding the dangers of underground services and the risk control procedures required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Is competent in the use of digital information systems i.e. A-Site, Viewpoint for Projects™ etc.
• Significant experience in the design management process
• Managing Safety in Construction training
• First Aid.
• Service avoidance course
• Possibly B.Eng/ M.Eng
• Temporary Works Co-ordinator training
• Lifting Operations basic awareness course
• A61 CPCS Lifting Operations Appointed Persons course
• Is working towards professional status, ICE, CIOB etc