Senior Site Engineer - Motherwell

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About the role

Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.

Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Senior Site Engineer to build new futures.

Education experience is desirable - School / College builds

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale Buildings projects within Education in the central belt and you will work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Site Engineer you will undertake Site Engineering control and implementation of works on site, including monitoring and reporting of progress.

You will have the following accountabilities:

You will be focused on Health Safety & Environmental tasks such as production of task briefing sheets and will contribute to production of Permit to Dig, including briefing to the workforce whilst carrying out Safety Inspections. You will also identify hazards and contribute to the development of Safe System of Work. You will ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm

Around Engineering Control, you will set out the provision of sketches detailing the setting out of information installed whilst maintaining survey equipment including registers of equipment and testing regimes whilst determining information from drawings, schedules and specifications

You will produce 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 whilst maintaining accurate records - Daily Diary, photographs, records of site discussions.

In addition, you will measure actual materials used and reconcile with theoretical measure, reporting and investigating reasons for differences. You will focus on Works to Weekly Programme (drafted by others) and mark up progress achieved weekly while contributing to collection of data for Key Performance Indicators, including reasons for difference.

You will have the responsibility of producing accurate daily diary of resources, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and outputs, produce weekly measure take offs and schedules materials accurately, producing accurate and clear requisitions, following through to delivery.

You will understand what is classified as additional work and understand how to record this and you will be familiar with actual resourcing levels versus budget and reporting of reasons for difference

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential

Core

• 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
• Must be a good team player, with strong communication and interpersonal skills

Health Safety & Environmental

• Understands Permit to Dig System
• Environmental awareness

Engineering Control

• Setting out techniques - ability to use level & EDM, plus GPS
• Able to report issues with control and information provided

Quality

• Reads and understands 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

Productivity

• Able to take off and schedule material quantities accurately

Commercial

• Knowledge of specification and contract documents
• Understands what constitutes additional works

The following qualities/experience are desirable

Knowledge of the construction process in one or more of the following areas:

• Earthworks/Drainage, Pavement, Structures, Roadworks
• Leadership skills developing
• Targeting and actively progressing professional accreditation (eg ICE, IHT)

Why work for us

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 friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com