Staff Site Engineer - Transmission & Distribution (Glasgow, UK) - #1711280
Burns & McDonnell
Date: 7 hours ago
City: Glasgow
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day

Description
Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with 10,000 professionals working in 55 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader transmission & distribution services.
Lead the site-based engineering activities for allocated projects to facilitate conformance to the contract specification and delivery to programme timescales.
Minimum
Primary Location GB-Glasgow, UK-Glasgow
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time
Req ID: 240428
Job Hire Type Experienced #UKO
Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with 10,000 professionals working in 55 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader transmission & distribution services.
Lead the site-based engineering activities for allocated projects to facilitate conformance to the contract specification and delivery to programme timescales.
- Maintain and interpret site drawings, topographical drawings, construction drawings, rebar drawing and rebar schedules.
- Setting out, levelling, and surveying the site.
- Verifying Sub-Contractors works including checking setting out co-ordinates and levels are compliant with AFC drawings.
- Be a point of contact for the clerk of works/client/gangers/sub-contractors to assist with the progression of works and carry out any inspections required
- Maintain records, site diary, quality assurance documentation, reports and records.
- Record and report as-built data
- Collate final handover packages including updating as-built drawings
- Offering technical advice on a construction site for subcontractors and operatives
- Manage and co-ordinate temporary works in the role of TWC
- Ensuring that all materials used onsite meet the standards and specifications required
- Ensure all installations adhere to the required quality plans including SQP, PQP and ITPs
- Identification, communication and undertaking of all Witness and hold points for the installation works
- Management of the Technical Query and RFI process in a timely manner onsite including updating of the TQ & RFI registers
- Liaising with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project
- Support the Site Manager to plan the work efficiently in order to meet agreed deadlines.
- Support quality control and health and safety matters on site.
- Support all required Quality Assurance activities
- Understand the Company Health & Safety and Environmental (SHE) Policies and Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company’s operations and ensure the requirements are implemented.
- Help Deliver the planned work safely and on time, adhering to the requirements of the client and Burns & McDonnell
- Produce reports or provide information in a timely manner
- Attend and cascade briefings as directed and in a timely manner
- To provide sufficient and timely supervision, assessment and coaching to ensure sub-contractors are performing to agreed production levels
- To regularly undertake all necessary and appropriate Tool Box Talks, Briefings and other communications
- To maintain own levels of skill and knowledge to do the job effectively
- To perform other duties as directed by your line manager or management team
- To comply with the relevant Company HSQE and welfare policy provisions To support client and ensure all agreed KPIs are met or exceeded
- Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents.
- Promote best practice, capture best practice and ensure it is fed-back into the business.
- Set standards and lead by example in health, safety, quality & environmental management.
Minimum
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related degree from an accredited program. and 3 years of Engineering experience, consulting preferred. Required or
- Master Degree in Engineering and 2 years of engineering experience, consulting preferred.
- Full UK driving licence
- National Grid Persons
- IOSHH Managing Safety
- IOSH environmental or equivalent
- CSCS for Managers & Professionals
- First Aid (Full 4 day)
- SHEA Power
- CDM Reg
- HSG47
- The ability to thrive in pressure situations.
- The ability to empathise, communicate and influence stakeholder and the Contract Team.
- Excellent organizational, communication and time management skills.
- Be able to work on own initiative.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to lead and motivate people
- Must have commercial awareness and understand the effect of site based activities on the project financial performance.
- Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively, particularly to external parties such as the client, their customers and local authorities
- Must have the skills and confidence to supervise and coordinate site requirements and tasks
- Must have an understanding/ knowledge of the clients Transmission procedures
- Must have a strong understanding of engineering drawings and the management of drawing systems
Primary Location GB-Glasgow, UK-Glasgow
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time
Req ID: 240428
Job Hire Type Experienced #UKO
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