Section Engineer - Energy & Infrastructure

Atheray Stone are looking for a Section Engineer, with Tier 1 major contractor experience working on a Leading £1b Energy and Infrastructure Upgrade. The role will be based in North West London and will offer the potential candidate exellent progression opportunities. Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Monitor the work under their control to ensure that any unsafe work conditions and non-compliance with the contractors policies and procedures are promptly remedied
• Maintain good working relations with client / designer / Team, together with our supply chain
• Advise engineers on setting out methods and techniques
• Identify all required materials and procure them to support the programme of planned works. Monitor stock levels of materials within area of responsibility and arrange restocking as required.
• Produce and issue any required technical queries to resolve erroneous or incomplete design information. Distribute responses to all required persons.
• Within area of responsibility, ensure that all permits, inductions, task briefs and other documentation required to undertake works in accordance with legal, parent company and project requirements are in place, approved and briefed to all required persons, including subcontractors, prior to work commencing
• Ensure that the drawings and specification documents contain sufficient, accurate information for construction of the works. Formally request any missing information in sufficient time to allow the programme to proceed without delay
• Communicate with foremen and supervisors to ensure full understanding of information provided
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant for the use in the construction process
• Maintain a working knowledge of the project specification, sufficient to ensure that all works within area of responsibility are compliant with specification. Ensure that works are constructed in accordance with the latest design and specification information.
• Ensure that approved temporary works solutions are in place and used as required during all works within the area of responsibility. Contribute to the development of temporary works solutions.
• Ensure that temporary works solutions are constructed, used and dismantled in accordance with approved designs and method statements.
• Prepare written risk assessments and method statements for the control of the works
• Keep a full and accurate daily site diary, including any changes/variations, subcontractor attendance, and records of work-related discussions with client / designer / project team
• Ensure that inspection and test plans are completed as required by the contractors, including a check of dimension accuracy and quality
• Supervise site engineers
• Maintain appropriate and accurate records of works progress, changes, resources and issues, including works by subcontractors.
• Minimisation of disallowed costs throughout the project
• Support community and environment requirements
• Support the Package Manager on decision making and actions on all construction aspects of the project
• Promote and share lessons learnt, innovation and best practices
• Promote a strong culture for the contractors One Team, One Spirit ethos as well as ensure National Grid’s “Everyone Home Safe and Healthy Everyday Value” is present on the project; actively promote engagement with the CDP programme Candidate Profile:
• Degree in Engineering discipline
• Proven experience in large engineering projects
• Ability to produce, implement and manage safe systems of work for construction procedures
• An understanding of the commercial issues in undertaking a large-scale construction project
• In depth technical knowledge of area of responsibility and good knowledge of remainder of project
• Basic knowledge of commercial and contractual requirements. Working knowledge of subcontractor scopes of work.
• Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation as well as Health & Safety and Environmental legislation