Section Engineer - Environment (Thames)
Job description
An opportunity has arisen for a Section Engineer to join the team at Galliford Try. working on the Thames Water Framework. The role is to proactively lead and effectively coordinate site engineering of the construction phase activities as part of a project team promoting health, safety environmental and construction best practice across the Galliford Try.
Working independently or managing and coordinating site engineers while working with Foremen (all grades) and labour (direct and subcontract), liaising with and co-ordinating with both site and project managers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Intermediate supervisory position responsible for managing and ensuring the delivery of engineering control on site
- Supervises and mentors site engineers (where present)
- Liaises with operational staff to ensure the effective utilisation of labour and plant resource on site
- Liaises with subcontractors when assigned to, to facilitate efficient site installation
- Responsible for organizing plant and labour, when assigned
- Understands programme requirements, organizes work in accordance with programme, drives work output
- Inputs into weekly and short-term look-ahead programmes, drives and monitors progress against the programme
- Responsible for implementing safe working practices on site and for developing operatives’ safety awareness
- Contributes to risk assessments, method statements and systems of work
- Responsible for ensuring work is carried out in accordance with method statements and in line with the specification/s
- Working understanding of the appropriate Conditions of Contract
- Working understanding of subcontracts and subcontract management
- Ability to mentor and develop subordinates
- Management responsibility: development toward leading role
- H&S and Environment - Safety is the cornerstone of GT strategy.
- Quality & Document Control
Experience and Qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience and understanding of managing and working in a similar role
- Industry qualifications, Degree or HND/C in Civil Engineering or equivalent with a willingness to learn and develop further
- Good understanding of engineering / construction principles and practices
- Understanding of legislation and standards
- Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes (or similar engineering industry) preferred
- Application of CDM Health and Safety duties including understanding and managing design and technical risk
- CSCS, SMSTS, with First Aid a benefit
- Good general IT skills including software using MS Office and document management systems
- Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to concisely present information
- Problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Demonstrable ability to work with and developing to manage people
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you. We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Childcare vouchers
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Eurica Franks on [email protected].
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Galliford Try is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
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