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Skanska is the Delivery Integration Partner (DIP) on Highways England's Regional Development Partnership (RDP) Framework within the Midlands and East Regions
About the project:
A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement scheme.
The purpose of the Scheme is to address the problems of congestion, poor journey time reliability and poor resilience against incidents between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts. The Scheme seeks to address these problems through the construction of a new 10 mile dual 2-lane carriageway from west of the A421 / A1 Black Cat roundabout through to east of the A428/A1198 Caxton Gibbet roundabout.
The A428 project are currently seeking Site Engineers to join the project from 1st November 2023 - January 2024 This date is subject to change and brought forward on a case-by-case basis.
As Site Engineer you will be supported by the Section Engineer (among others) and are expected to take ownership of the site works of the section, contributing to planning the works and ensuring that the works are constructed in accordance with the design and contract scopes.
You'll:
- Communicate effectively with other engineers, supervisors, enabling functions, designers, and client representatives.
- Write temporary works design briefs to a standard accepted by the Section Engineer & Temporary Works Coordinator
- Review designs and raise any queries to your Section Engineer.
- Contribute to the project 4-week lookahead programme weekly for your works.
- Work with the Section Engineer and supervisors to manage any clashes with other site works.
- Understand the design specifications and drawings for your section.
- Contribute to delivering the Inspection and Test Plans for your works.
- Identify Non-Conformances and ensure they are promptly reported & closed out.
- Be familiar with and demonstrate commitment to the requirements of the Health & Safety Policies and procedures (both for the Client and Skanska).
- Be familiar with and demonstrate commitment to the requirements of the Environmental Policies and procedures.
- Degree level qualification in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HND in Civil Engineering and vocational training in Engineering
- Effective written and verbal communication skills to diverse audiences.
- Knowledge and understanding of engineering principles.
- Working towards or in possession of Professional Industry Qualification (IEng, CEng etc.).
- Competence with digital tools.
- Formal training in Health & Safety and Environmental management (SMSTS, SEATS)
- Relevant CSCS Card
- Setting and experience using engineering surveying tools.
- Full UK drivers licence is required for our highways projects.
Preferred experience (not essential):
- Excavation works (HSG47, CAT & Genny scanning)
- Concrete works (prior experience as a site-based engineer).
- Structural steelwork (prior experience as a site-based engineer).
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Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
