Jobs in Northampton, United Kingdom

On behalf of our client, NRL Recruitment are looking for a Civil Field Engineer for a fully remote role.

If you are interested, please either email a current CV and contact phone number to Joanna.Davies@nrl.co.uk

Start: asap

Applicants must have lived and worked in the UK for the last 5 years.

Location - Base location is Warrington WA3 6WU - However no requirement to be on site, can work fully remote

Duration: Initial 52 Weeks

Rates:Your requested hourly rate either Umbrella or PAYE

Role is inside IR35 meaning that workers who are travelling will not be able to claim their lodgings/mileage.

The Field Engineer (Civil) will be deemed an expert in his / her field and will be part of a team of Field Engineers and required to take responsibility for activities in the field relating to Construction Surveillance. The primary roles of this team is to deliver the NEC Supervisor duties described in the NEC contract and ensure that Quality needs, targets and expectations are realised.

You will report to the Construction Superintendent for day to day guidance and will input into site wide management issues and a high level of interaction and coordination with other operational members of the site wide team will be required. In addition to reporting and liaising responsibilities, the Field Engineer will be required to adhere to (and suggest enhancements and improvements to) company policies, procedures and protocols for construction, health & safety and other functions.

Key responsibilities will be:

• Check the Works are constructed in accordance with the contract and notify the Construction Superintendent of non-conformance request requirements
• Submit details of any non-conformance request requirements to assist in the issuing of non-conformance reports
• Proactively communicate with other site teams, maintain good communication links and ensure surveillance is timely reported
• Contribute surveillance information to support KPI indicators
• Endeavour to identify potential Quality issues before they arrive to enable mitigating actions
• Support team instructions to take temporary measures to mitigate and keep works safe and within Quality standards. Follow up by taking appropriate and proportionate action (e.g. issue communications, call meetings) to prevent the halt of works
• Ensure design decisions are not taken “in the field”, but are considered and approved via a formal process
• Enhance the team with a good perspective of current and future site activities
• Ensure tasks are developed to quality in accordance with the company’s requirement for health, safety and environment
• Develop and maintain an understanding of construction drawings, construction activities, Quality Control Plans and Quality Inspection Records
• Ensure and monitor that Quality Inspection Records are taken and agreed before Works are covered up
• Review Contractor performance against the authorised Quality Control Plan
• The Field Engineer will have broad knowledge of construction techniques with high technical expertise across their specific types of construction and forms of contract.
• Will have working knowledge of the NEC ECC and FIDIC contracts. He / she will possess management skills and have solid experience in the role on a variety of Major Projects.
• Excellent organisation, delegation and communication skills. Ability to work within a high performing team that continuously outperforms expectations and objectives
• Proven experience of writing diaries which are accurate, concise and with relevance to the particular Broad knowledge and wide understanding of the building industry, materials, trades methods and legal requirements
• Proven track record of working within a large construction team
• A minimum of HND in a Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering qualification or equivalent vocational training and experience

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