Site Engineer
Kier Group
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Reading
Contract type: Full time
We are looking for a Site Engineer to join our Natural Resources team based close to our sites across the Thames Valley region, due to the nature of work we require a strong skillset and experience within Tier 1 Water and Civils frameworks.
Location: within commutable distance to our sites across the Thames Valley and Reading region - presence on site will be required but remote working may be available when possible
Contract: Permanent, full-time position – flexible and part-time hours may be available if desired, just let us know
Responsibilities
As the Site Engineer you'll support various projects on the Thames Water WAAP Programme and help deliver the requirements of the individual project. Your input to construction projects will be technical, organisational and supervisory. You will set out and determine the location for infrastructure installations, both above and below ground, and will apply designs and plans to mark out the site. You'll also share responsibility for site security, health and safety and the organisation and supervision of material and human resources.
Your Day To Day Will Include
This role of Site Engineer is great for you if you have:
Rewards And Benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier
Location: within commutable distance to our sites across the Thames Valley and Reading region - presence on site will be required but remote working may be available when possible
Contract: Permanent, full-time position – flexible and part-time hours may be available if desired, just let us know
Responsibilities
As the Site Engineer you'll support various projects on the Thames Water WAAP Programme and help deliver the requirements of the individual project. Your input to construction projects will be technical, organisational and supervisory. You will set out and determine the location for infrastructure installations, both above and below ground, and will apply designs and plans to mark out the site. You'll also share responsibility for site security, health and safety and the organisation and supervision of material and human resources.
Your Day To Day Will Include
- Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, craftspeople and operatives and setting out, levelling and surveying the site
- Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations and ensuring that all materials used and work performed are in accordance with the specifications
- Agreeing a price for materials and make cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project
- Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract documents supplied by the client or designer
- Liaising with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project as well as the local authority (where appropriate to the project) to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws
This role of Site Engineer is great for you if you have:
- Experience within a civil engineering or construction environment and with demonstrable experience in the Water sector.
- Consultative and collaborative behaviours with great communication skills, written and oral, with the ability to liaise effectively with a range of other professionals, such as construction managers, quantity surveyors, subcontractors, architects, designers, other engineers
- Organisation skills and a methodical approach to work
- Hold full UK Driving Licence
Rewards And Benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier
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