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Job Title: Senior Engineer (Civil Engineering)
Location: Birmingham West Midlands, UK
Project Duration: 4 years
Project Type: Major Infrastructure Project (Roads, Utilities, and Groundworks)
Overview:
This client is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer with a background in civil engineering, particularly in roads, utilities, and groundworks. The Senior Engineer will be responsible for overseeing engineering activities, including setting out works and managing a team of engineers to ensure high standards of quality, safety, and efficiency.
The ideal candidate will possess tier two experience and have a proven track record in site engineering, particularly in the civil engineering discipline, with a focus on roadworks, utility installations, and groundworks. They will take a hands-on approach to this direct delivery model project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, ensuring project objectives and deadlines are met.
- Your time will mostly be spent managing and checking work completed by your team of Engineers, and co-ordinating, checking designs and completing lookaheads.
- You may occasionally have to perform setting out duties on-site, ensuring all work aligns with project specifications and design requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and site teams.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Oversee quality control and conduct inspections to ensure work meets industry standards.
- Work closely with project managers, site managers, and other key stakeholders to coordinate site activities.
- Maintain accurate site records, reports, and documentation.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Civil Engineering with a focus on roads, utilities, and groundworks on major infrastructure projects or transferable projects.
- Demonstrable experience in a tier two contractor role, managing site activities on similar-scale projects.
- A degree or HNC in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
- Proficient in using surveying equipment, setting out tools, and relevant software such as AutoCAD, and project management tools.
- Thorough understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations and practices.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders including project managers, subcontractors, and other engineers.
- Ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently, ensuring minimal disruption to the project.
- Based in the Midlands with the most Northern site being Lichfield and most Southern Kenilworth.
- Proficiency in using AutoCAD and other relevant engineering software.
- CSCS and SMSTS
Benefits:
- Long-term, stable position with a four-year project duration
- 60- 65,000 salary
- 10% Pension Contribution
- Generous Car Allowance - 10%
- 26 days holiday + bank holidays
- Opportunity to work on a high-profile infrastructure project with career progression opportunities
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Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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