Job Description

What you'll be doing
 

As a Section Engineer , your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities
• Motivate team and manage performance; monitor the competency of team members and undertake training/ coaching as appropriate
• Reviews Method Statements and Risk Assessments and makes improvements as appropriate
• Production of task briefing sheets and carries out associated briefings
• Carries out field audits and confirms the sufficiency of control documentation
• Production and implementation of Permits to Work, including Permit to Dig,
• Confined Space Permits and Hot Works Permits
• Guides & coaches subordinates in technical requirements and techniques of setting out
• Guides and coaches subordinates in resolution of construction issues, drawing on experience and accepted industry best practice
• Read and determine in formation from drawings, schedules and specifications
• Production of as-built drawings & records for every element of the works involved in
• Completion of Quality check sheets and production of information for handover
• Implements systems and processes to support construction of the works in accordance with the specification (eg Materials Approval, NCR, Handover Documentation)
• Carries out Independent Inspections of their own section and of others
• Carries out Site Audits to check works and documentation compliance
• Coaches less experienced staff
• Liaise with designer to resolve technical issues
• Produces a fully resourced short term programme in the accepted format / software
• Tracks and monitors KPI compliance and recommends improvements to systems to maintain team production
• Establishes monitors of production, translated to graphical form from the
• Programme to aid understanding of current status and identification of requirements for intervention
• Maintains accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors)
• Produces a budget from the resourced programme and monitors / reviews weekly costs
• Manages sub-contractors
• Understands cost and value
• Understands what is classified as additional work and how to record this
• Drafts correspondence to sub-contractors, suppliers and Client

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The following qualities and experience are essential: Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately. Suggests and implements improvements to systems Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes with clarity; experienced at encouraging direct reports to do the same and managing a team to ensure tasks are carried out effectively and key messages cascaded 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. SSSTS or SMSTS qualified Excellent team player, able to work competently and independently without continuous supervision Strong communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills Solution orientated approach to issue resolution Excellent role model for development of team members and demonstrates required behaviours to align to project and team objectives Understands method statements and risk assessments, able to develop new and improved safe systems of work Understands the principles of Accident / Incident Investigation and has good working knowledge of the process Good working knowledge of current H&S Legislation A full understanding of technical requirements and techniques of setting out and coaching of team members Allocates correct resource levels and identifies additional requirements Track record of solution orientated approach to issue resolution Understands the Organisational Business Management Systems and processes Strong understanding of requirements for handover, including certification Able to produce a fully resourced short term programme in the accepted format / software Able to measure and track KPIs for enhanced productivity Awareness of procurement practice Experienced at producing detailed records and correspondence for commercial recovery Strong knowledge and management of construction process in one or more of the following areas: Earthworks/Drainage, Pavement, Structures, Roadworks Good leadership skills developing Wide ranging independent judgement evident Targeting and actively progressing professional accreditation (eg ICE, IHT)