Site Engineer in Plymouth

BAM Infrastructure are currently delivering the redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site located in Plymouth and we are seeking an experienced Site Engineer to assist the Engineer in managing the technical compliance of the project to the design specification in order to fulfil the assigned project (or section) safely, on time and to the required quality.

Due to the site being a high-security military naval base, additional security checks will be required – a BPSS level of security clearance is necessary. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding EU, NATO, 5 Eyes, or MISWG member passports and have been a UK residence for the last 5 years can be considered for this role.

Your work environment: BAM operates a flexible working policy. People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission: As a Site Engineer, you will be responsible for the following:

• Assist in the preparation of ‘as-built drawings’.
• Assist in establishing effective systems to record work completed updating the Project Quality Plan accordingly.
• To assist in managing systems to enable the progress of work to be reviewed against time, quality, dimensions, and quantity.
• Assist in the recording and testing of workmanship and materials, i.e., drainage, concrete, piling, brickwork etc.
• Assist in providing engineering support to ensure technical problems are overcome and technical queries are answered.
• Responsible for setting out works constructed within allowable tolerances.
• Regularly checking the setting out points and benchmarks and checking that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly.
• Completing Daily Diaries.
• Ensures workforce understand setting out information has been identified as suitable for the type of work being carried out.
• Assist in the preparation of sketches for distribution on site, ensuring clear communication channels are in place for effective understanding.
• To be aware of the provisions of the Kier Safety, Health, and Environmental Management System and to assist in its implementation to ensure a safe working environment.
• Responsible for providing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the work.
• Record instructions.
• Maintain drawing register.

Who are we looking for? A degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent is desirable – one or more of: BSc, BA, BEng, Meng, Eng, Tech, MICE, TIStructE, LCIBSE, LCIBSEEng Tech, Completion of Higher Apprenticeship. May be working towards Chartership/Incorporation with IStructE, ICE or other appropriate professional body. Familiar in Leica Survey equipment (GPS, Total Station, Optical & digital levels) for Setting Out & Survey. Experience in similar role. Awareness of commercial processes. Familiar with Quality Management System and familiar in writing RAMS.

Desirable: TWS or TWC, First Aid at Work, SSSTS, Developing ITP’s, Experience in Groundworks, Earthworks & Reinforced Concrete, Nuclear experience.

What’s in it for you? Competitive salary, a wide range of family-friendly policies, company car/car allowance/travel allowance, 8% matched pension contributions, private healthcare, life assurance, 26 days holiday, 2 wellbeing days, 1 volunteering day, personal and professional development.

BAM Infrastructure is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

Who are we? The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life. Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar. Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.