Groundworks Site Engineer

Kidlington

Location
Kidlington
Job type
Contract
Posted

Job description

Site Engineer required for minimum 6 months on groundworks project in Oxford. Site Engineer will be required to set out for bolts, bases, drainage, utilities, slab, foundations, S278, sewers and externals. The project is a £25 Million new build Life Sciences facility. Site Engineer will preferably supply own kit and will have laptop and CAD package.

Site Engineer role:

  • Setting out and quality checks for structural steelwork, drainage works, underpinning, earthworks and excavations, groundworks
  • Check setting out information
  • Establish primary and secondary dimensional control
  • Check and record control points
  • Complete Permit to Load/Strike
  • Requisition materials for in situ concrete works and obtain approvals
  • Supervise concrete deliveries inc pre and post-pour Inspections
  • Maintain site diary inc maintaining good housekeeping on site
  • Manage and co-ordinate construction of all structural elements
  • Set out and maintain structural accuracy and main and internal gridlines inc levels
  • Implement the Project Management Plan, engineering procedures and practices
  • Ensure that appropriate quality records are being produced
  • Understand and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
  • Compilation of as-built drawings and create construction drawings for information
  • Experience with AutoCad and Total Station
  • Compilation of QA sheets for sub and super structural elements
  • Advise on buildability issues as required
  • Assist to prepare scope of works and reports as required
  • Carry out site surveys, levelling and setting out
  • Working out cut and fill quantities.
  • Managing subcontractors, Cut and Fill /Groundworker/RC /Steel

Site Engineer MUST be able to provide two recent references

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