Site Engineer - South West

Balfour Beatty has an exiting opportunity for a Site Engineer to join the business in the South West. This role is a crucial hire for the business working on a project on behalf of National Grid.What you'll be doing As a Site Engineer within Balfour Beatty, you will:

• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUK's Sustainability activities
• Carry out associated briefings
• Carry out Safety Inspections
• Setting out from primary control provided by others
• The provision of sketches detailing the setting out information installed
• Maintain survey equipment including registers of equipment and testing regimes
• Read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification
• Use of AutoCAD or similar to process survey information
• Support Temporary Works Supervisor in their duties and support the Temporary Works Coordinator
• Manage Low Risk Temporary Works on site and issue Temporary Works Permits
• Maintaining accurate records - Daily Diary, photographs, records of site discussions
• Contributes to collection of data for Key Performance Indicators, including reasons for difference
• Production of accurate daily diary of resources, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and outputs
• Understands what is classified as additional work and understands how to record this
• Familiar with actual resourcing levels versus budget and reporting of reasons for difference
  
  Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately
• Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes
• Strong work ethic
• Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility
• Holds a current driving license, CSCS Card, CAT & Genny training and SMSTS
• Must be a good team player, with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Understands Permit to Dig System
• Environmental awareness
• Setting out techniques - ability to use level & EDM, plus GPS
• Able to report issues with control and information provided
• Reads and understands drawings and schedules
• Strong understanding of construction tolerances
• Awareness and use of Specification and other Contract documents
• Able to produce detailed documentation for handover of completed works
• Able to take off and schedule material quantities accurately
• Knowledge of specification and contract documents
• Understands what constitutes additional works
  
  What makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work? Is it the limitless career opportunities, our inclusive culture, the scale and complexity of our projects or working alongside the industry's finest experts? Hear from our colleagues across the UK, US and Hong Kong on why you should shape a career at Balfour Beatty. Visit our website to find out more and explore our exciting career opportunities: www.balfourbeattycareers.com #ShapeEverything, With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales., At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
  
  As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…