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Site Engineer

Outline of the role

As a Site Engineer you will primarily be involved in the daily inspection of the quality of the work completed onsite. Alongside with the site team you will initiate continuous improvements to ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget. This will ensure the customers’ expectations are met, whilst aligning activities within industry standards.

Project outline

With nearly 30 years of renewables experience, Farrans has worked on 20 windfarm sites, involving a total of 483 turbines. The company has delivered some of the most technically challenging wind farms across Ireland and the UK.

This project will see Farrans design and construct a total of 10 turbines on Camster Windfarm. The Windfarm is located near Wick North of Scotland.

As an Site Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Build strong working relationships with the Engineering team and sub-contractors
• Assist in managing systems to enable the progress of work to be reviewed against time, quality, dimensions and quantity
• Assist in the recording and testing of workmanship and materials, i.e., drainage, concrete, piling, brickwork etc
• Responsible for setting out works constructed within allowable tolerances.
• Regularly check the setting out points and benchmarks and checking that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly
• Ensures workforce understand setting out information has been identified as suitable for the type of work being carried out
• Responsible for providing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the work
• Take a proactive approach to managing Health and Safety on site
• Implement a regime of test and inspection plans for all works on site

What we can offer you

Joining one the of leading construction and civil engineering contractors you will be provided with the opportunity to deliver on projects that play an important role in the everyday lives of people in the UK and Ireland. Our employees are at the core of everything we do, with this in mind we have our own in-house Learning & Development division who can offer you bespoke career toolkits & pathways.

In addition to a competitive base salary, we can also offer a wide range of benefits, some of the key ones being:

• Car allowance
• Payment of an annual professional membership
• Contributory pensions plan up to 6%
• Share Scheme opportunities available
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Family friendly policies
• Health Shield (Medical & Dental Cover included)
• 34 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)

For this role we can offer living away from home allowance should you qualify, longer term we can also offer this during your career with Farrans as and when the site locations change. We are here to make this as seamless as possible, therefore we cover all accommodation costs, provide you with a daily allowance and cover travels costs (as set out in our living away from home policy)

Your required Skills and Experience

• Educated to degree standard in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Technical knowledge of engineering and best practices
• An appropriate and valid CSCS / CSR card
• Full Driving License
• First Aid at Work
• Working knowledge of the complete Microsoft Office suite
• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD
• Good communication skills (verbal and written) and able to engage with all stakeholders at all levels
• Self-motivated. Capable of working on own initiative and able to motivate a team
• Excellent attention to detail and meticulous planning and organizational skills

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe there is power in being different. Every day, our people express their unique voices and draw from their rich experiences to bring fresh ideas to our company. There is no question that an inclusive and diverse workforce drives innovation, and it also makes us stronger as a team. Therefore, we are committed to fostering inclusion and diversity in the workplace; one that welcomes people from all backgrounds. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

About Farrans

Farrans Construction is a leading building and civil engineering contractor with over 80 years’ experience of delivering world- class projects across the UK and Ireland. The company, which employs more than 550 people, has offices in Belfast, London, Cambridge and Edinburgh, with further site offices connecting its regional network.

Farrans is a sister company of Tarmac, and part of CRH plc, the world’ s leading building material s business. With over 45 live sites across the UK and Ireland, Farrans can offer you a varied career which gives you the opportunity to gain experience across a range of projects of all sizes, locations and sectors.

Making a positive difference to the communities in which we operate is our passion and we place social responsibility at the heart of every scheme. We build, we transform, and we connect. Our people are at the core of everything we do. Our culture is one which fuels innovation, transparency, and inclusivity.