Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is delivering a £679 million improvement project on the A428 in Cambridgeshire to bring a new 10-mile dual carriageway between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts. Working closely with design partner Mott MacDonald, this project builds on Skanska’s long-standing and trusted relationship with National Highways.
This scheme will transform one of the busiest road links in the East of England, helping drivers who live, work and travel in and around the surrounding areas to save time on their journeys and help build a better society.
Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative and progressive. We bring together people and technology, helping to make our industry safer and more collaborative.
We are now looking for Section Engineers to join the project. As Section Engineer, you will be supported by the Sub Agent/Agent (among others) and you are expected to take ownership of the site works of the section, leading the planning and coordination of the works and ensuring that the works are constructed in accordance with the design and contract scopes.
This is a key role where you will have line management responsibilities for Site Engineers/Graduate Engineers/Apprentice Engineers and will be required to ensure your team members have development plans in place and are actively working to progress their experience and career.
You’ll:
1. Manage, supervise, train and mentor the site team to enable them to perform their duties effectively.
2. Communicate effectively with other engineers, supervisors, enabling functions, designers, and client representatives.
3. Generate temporary works design briefs to a standard accepted by the Temporary Works Coordinator.
4. Produce a 3-month lookahead for your section of works.
5. Record progress and compare it to planned production for your section. Communicate this progress with relevant stakeholders.
6. Produce plans for your works section considering sequences, constraints and interfaces and communicate them with relevant stakeholders.
7. Assist the Sub Agent/Agent and commercial team in reviewing applications for payment from subcontractors.
8. Create and communicate inspection requests for any client or 3rd party quality inspections.
9. Be familiar with and demonstrate commitment to the requirements of the Health & Safety policies and procedures.
10. Set and maintain clear expectations for environmental management with your team and suppliers working on your section.
This section sets out the qualifications and skills that are required to successfully perform this role.
1. Degree level qualification in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HND in Civil Engineering and vocational training in Engineering.
2. Effective written and verbal communication skills to diverse audiences.
3. Knowledge and understanding of engineering principles and common construction methodologies.
4. Knowledge and understanding of construction contracts (through experience and formal training).
5. Working towards or in possession of Professional Industry Qualification (IEng, CEng etc.).
6. Formal training in Health & Safety and Environmental management (SMSTS, SEATS).
7. Full UK driving licence is required for our highways projects.
8. This opportunity requires legal right to work in the UK.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
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.
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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