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Our statutory drainage authority client are seeking a Site Engineer with some commercial experience to join them in the Lincolnshire area working on multidisciplinary water engineering projects.
The candidate will undertake a multi project planning, delivery and coordination role where multi-contract procurement and project management skills are used to deliver specialist land drainage projects, cost effectively and in a risk management environment.
Our client operate as part of a wider consortium of companies delivering drainage/water/infra/non infra projects across Water/Utilities.
Responsibilities
- Delivery of multidisciplinary engineering projects across the Consortium Boards' areas including asset repair and replacements.
- Coordinating and managing external contractors, including preparation of contract documents, and performing risk and value management and cost control during the lifecycle of the project.
- Managing the tender process, preparing construction tender documents, providing the work scope and target delivery date, reviewing, and analysing for validity of tenders, and preparing Board reports for Board approval.
- Bringing a sound commercial awareness to the preparation and management of contracts, including negotiating contracts and work schedules; maintaining records including events that impact on the Contractor's progress and the contract terms including, providing advice on compensation events, and contract claims and disputes.
- Maintaining and reviewing the project risk registers during the lifecycle of the projects.
- Collaborating with the design team to ensure constructability prior to tenders being invited.
- Referring to the design team where requests for information cannot be addressed at site level and ensuring installation/delivery of projects are in line with design drawings.
- Working with contractors and the Board's Operations staff to ensure that adequate precautions are in place for the management of water, especially when pumps or power supplies need removal.
- Coordinating multi-discipline engineering trades and operations staff throughout the projects to ensure constructability.
- Ensuring that CDM roles are properly executed, by parties that are well placed to undertake those roles.
- Managing and coordinating Inspection Test Plans (ITPs), and coordinating technical queries.
- Maintenance of co-ordinated work programmes that allow specialist activities to be planned - for example witness testing of pumps and control panels.
- Liaison with the public and with Board Members.
- Ensure that Health and Safety files and associated records are comprehensive, accurate, and filed correctly upon completion of projects.
- Provide feedback on design details and practical application as a part of the continuous improvement process.
- Budget management, ensuring funds are allocated for delivery of projects/plans; cost control; and forecast of outputs for the relevant Boards.
- Continuous analysis of the project outcomes and preparing budget and update reports for the relevant Boards.
- Represent the Consortium Boards relevant forums and meetings as required.
- Participate in the out of hours Duty Rota if required.
- Provide out of hours support in flood/heavy rainfall events.
- Any other tasks that you are capable of and might reasonably be expected to carry out.
Skill/experience/qualifications
- Approved qualification in Civil Engineering or similar discipline
- Experience in a site-based construction environment.
- NEC4 experience.
- Experience as the Client's representative for the construction of multidisciplinary water related engineering refurbishment projects.
Benefits
- Salary 43k to 53k depending on experience
- Hybrid working - 2/3 days out of a Manby or Newark office ideally
- 26 days holidays rising to 30 with time served plus bank hols
- Car allowance depending on usage
- 9 day working fortnight
- Training/development opportunities CPD
