Senior Engineer

Overview

Senior civil engineer overseeing site works, quality, safety and team mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

• record keeping
• materials forecast
• rfi management
• ncr management
• methodology docs
• as-built docs

Tasks

-Keep accurate records- diaries, photographs, marked up drawings, etc and ensure engineering team do the same. -Understand the project quality management plan and the roles and responsibility detailed within it -Record and share lessons learnt and raise the profile of the engineering team. -Carry out spot checks personally to ensure that the project processes / systems are on track. -Be aware of your own and the engineers’ responsibilities within the SMP. -Responsible for materials forecast, procurement and reconciliation. -Help collate and site data for inclusion in Daily Progress Reports. -Undertake buildability reviews of the design information -Champion best practice including new and advancing technology. -Responsible for the adherence of project team to information management procedures and requirement -Support the overall project quality goals agreed in the SMP. -Raise, complete and close-out NCR’s, ensuring that registers and records are maintained and filed within Workspace -Management of safe systems of works and quality management. -Responsible for the production, review and monitoring of construction methodology documentation including RAMS and ITP's to ensuring compliance with the company’s quality management system and the employers requirements. -Support management of supply chain during construction: progress, co-ordination and feedback -Be aware of responsibilities from the Quality policies and support the implementation of Quality Ripple: -Ensure all required permits adhered to. -Ensure you fully understand and apply the requirements of all HSEQS policies relevant to your site. -Be responsible for the correct implementation of the quality management system, where it affects your daily activities. -Maintain and collate quality records -Manage the Request For Information (RFIs) -Manage the production and implement the Inspection and Test Plan (ITPs) for your section of the works -Engage in Safety Ripple programme -Ensure that For Construction drawings are available and checked at least two weeks prior to implementation. -Provide input to health & safety plan, risk assessments, method statements and task briefings. -Responsible for production / review / monitoring of RAMS -Assist in the management of the SMP: -Perform the role of temporary works supervisor or coordinator. -Responsible for production of as-built documentation from site. -Perform the role of existing services coordinator.

Requirements

• autocad
• microsoft
• communication
• lifting
• 3-5 years
• degree

What You Bring

-Excellent IT knowledge including use of AUTOCAD and Microsoft suite. -Good communication skills with client representatives, site team and operatives -Be able to perform the role of Appointed Person for Lifting. -Ability to challenge designs and resolve problems to conclusion. -3-5year previous -Full Driving Licence. -Degree/HNC, or equivalent, in civil engineering desirable.

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Benefits

-24/7 Virtual GP service -Private medical care -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Competitive salary -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Option to buy additional annual leave -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Employee Assistance programme -Life Assurance -Cycle to Work scheme -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

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Security Clearance

-security clearance is essential (uk national required) -mandatory drugs & alcohol screening