Senior Engineer in Manchester

The Senior Engineer provides site engineering duties on multiple projects within the region, supervising trainees and site engineers, establishing survey control, setting out detailed works, ensuring regular checks, managing quality, resources and information, and supporting project delivery safely and on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish level and survey control for contracts, handing over for daily setting out activities.
• Set out detailed works as per contract drawings, ensuring regular checks and that site engineers understand their tasks.
• Be present for critical setting out activities.
• Ensure health and safety records are complete, accurate and compliant with organisational and legal requirements.
• Deliver work safely, without environmental incidents, and to the specified quality without defects.
• Assist the Site Agent/Sub-Agent in developing efficient work methods and techniques, ensuring optimal use of resources and abilities.
• Act as deputy for the Sub/Site Agent when required.
• Handle materials procurement: undertake pre-start material take-offs, collaborate with PMs and populate procurement schedules.

Managing Quality

• Carry out instrumental checks according to agreed guidelines and schedule.
• Complete records of quality audits following agreed procedures and timescales.
• Provide feedback to the Site Agent/Sub-Agent on areas requiring corrective action.
• Compile ITPs and Quality Management Plans for the region and brief ITPs to site teams before delivery.

Managing Resources

• Ensure availability of resources that consistently meet Barhale’s and the client’s requirements for quality, quantity, and delivery.
• Address any actual or potential resource problems promptly, liaising with the Site Agent when necessary, and report on Junior Engineer progress annually.
• Maintain accurate resource records.
• Organise and conduct toolbox talks.
• Prepare and issue method statements.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships among operatives, staff, clients, contractors, suppliers and subcontractors; attend design meetings for projects supporting the PMs.
• Serve as line manager for engineers, supporting their development and growth.
• Participate in the recruitment of new site engineers.

Managing Information

• Engage early with SE on project awards, tenders, hand-over meetings and pre-commencement meetings.
• Obtain accurate as-built information and record, store, and maintain records in line with organisational and legal requirements; plan a minimum of 2 months before project completion for hand-over.

Essential

• Previous experience setting out on civil engineering projects, including highways, infrastructure, and reinforced concrete works.
• Degree/HNC, or equivalent, in civil engineering.
• CSCS card.
• SMSTS certification.
• Confined space training.
• Experience using AutoCAD.
• Ability to manage and deliver a successful project with minimal guidance.
• Experience delivering accurate reports and record-keeping.
• Effective individual and team working.
• Strong communication with client representatives, site team and operatives.
• Ability to challenge designs and resolve problems to conclusion.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension.
• Life assurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• 25 days of annual leave plus 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days.
• 8 hours volunteering allowance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice.
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/van (dependent on position).
• Leadership and management training and coaching.
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal.
• Development supported by internal and external training.
• Continuous service awards.