Our client a civil engineering contractor requires a Project Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Supervisory position responsible for managing and ensuring the delivery of engineering control on site
• Supervises and mentors site engineers (where present)
• Liaises with operational staff to ensure the effective utilisation of labour and plant resource on site
• Responsible for organising plant and labour, when assigned
• Understands programme requirements, organises work in accordance with programme, drives work output
• Inputs into weekly and short-term look-ahead programmes, drives and monitors progress against the programme
• Responsible for implementing safe working practices on site and for developing operatives’ safety awareness
• Contributes to risk assessments, method statements and systems of work
• Responsible for ensuring work is carried out in accordance with method statements and in line with the specifications
• Working understanding of the appropriate Conditions of Contract
• Working understanding of subcontracts and subcontract management
• Ability to mentor and develop subordinates
• Management responsibility : development toward leading role
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS :
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of managing and working in a similar role
• Industry qualifications, degree or HND/C in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Understanding of legislation and standards
• CSCS, SMSTS, with First Aid a benefit
• Good general IT skills including software using MS Office and document management systems
• Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to concisely present information
• Problem-solving and analytical abilities