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Graduate Civil Engineer

Job details
Posting date: 17 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: Competitive
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 May 2024
Location: Walsall, WS1 4NN
Company: Barhale
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: MP-53756-428

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Summary

Civil Engineer (Graduate)

We also have vacancies available across Southern, Yorkshire and Eastern regions.

The Role:

The role will include providing technical support during the construction phase and during project close-out, to ensure that a number of tasks are carried out on-site with regard to Safety, Environment and Efficiency, and to assist the Site Agent and Foreman with the efficient and effective running of the site.

The Civil Engineer will also plan to enable activities to ensure timely work packages for the construction teams, which are safe and in line with the company procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

Engaging with site operatives

  • Maintain a register of operatives and staff on-site detailing their training records
  • Identify training needs of site personnel and inform them of upcoming training bookings

Site documentation and statistics

  • Ensure all paperwork and posters are displayed on the site office wall and kept up to date
  • Ensure all reported near misses are recorded following procedure and submitted to the Office Manager each week
  • Ensure all Safety and Environmental Statistics are recorded and sent to management monthly
  • Ensure current revisions of drawings are the ones being used on the site
  • Upload relevant site information onto Envoy, ensuring it is up to date
  • Deliver toolbox talks and present Cascade to site operatives, ensuring Cascade registers are completed and returned
  • Maintain a site diary, site correspondence file and photographic record of the project
  • Produce and display a roles and responsibilities chart, establishing the responsibility for each role on site

Monitor plant and equipment

  • Produce a site register to record all items to be inspected under LOLER and PUWER Regulations, and ensure they are regularly checked
  • Record the condition of the plant arriving on-site on a form with photographs
  • Check the weekly plant sheet against the actual plant on-site and ensure any anomalies are resolved through communication with the Cost Manager

Technical Support

  • Provide support with technical information/advice
  • Propose and/or develop value engineered solutions (during optioneering and design phases)
  • Produce ITPs and Task Briefings
  • Work with the Site Agent to produce a 2-week look ahead report
  • Assist with the production of Site Diaries and Allocation Sheets

Key Measures & Targets:

  • Accurate and timely setting out of the works
  • Timely handover of works and Quality records without outstanding defects
  • Production of accurate records, drawing registers and weekly diaries

Key Relationships:

  • Site team
  • Customer technical representative

Person Specification:

The successful candidate is likely to meet all the following criteria:

Essential

  • Sound knowledge of construction methods, health and safety, and legal regulations
  • Awareness of the use of robotic total station or EDM instruments
  • Degree/HNC qualified, or equivalent, in civil engineering
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with both clients and staff

Desirable

  • Experience in using AutoCAD and MS Office
  • Temporary-works co-ordination
  • CSCS card
  • Cable avoidance training
  • First aid training
  • Confined space training

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