Site Engineer
Visa sponsorship
Engineering · Canberra, ACT, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Canberra infrastructure work needs a Site Engineer who knows structural concrete and civil projects from the ground up. An established infrastructure builder wants someone with real site experience and solid technical knowledge to manage the engineering and quality side from construction through to handover.
Much of the job is quality assurance: ITPs, hold and witness points, lot records and non-conformances, plus RFIs, setout checks and supporting pours on site. You will work closely with the project and site teams, with scope to grow towards senior site and project engineering. Visa sponsorship support may be available for eligible candidates. Engineers who have run QA on UK infrastructure jobs will recognise much of this.
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Key Responsibilities
- Handle the engineering on site for structural concrete and civil infrastructure jobs
- Be the engineering contact for project managers, supervisors and crews, and give them technical backing
- Run the project's QA procedures and ITPs, including inspection requests and hold and witness points
- Build lot files, conformance records and handover packs, and keep construction quality records up to date
- Log non-conformances and help get them closed
- Check drawings, structural details and specifications, and raise RFIs and technical queries with clients, consultants and contractors until they are answered
- Be on hand for reinforcement, formwork and pours, confirming the steel is fixed as the approved drawings show
- Assist with setting out and checking the works
- Measure progress against the programme, warn of likely delays and line up the materials, plant and consumables that coming work needs
- Attend inspections, coordination meetings and progress reviews
- Keep engineering and project paperwork accurate, support safety and environmental compliance, and work with head contractors, subcontractors and other parties to hit quality, programme and delivery targets and improve processes
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum 2 years of Australian Site Engineer experience, gained on structural concrete or civil infrastructure work
- Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or a Structural Engineering-related discipline
- Hands-on knowledge of construction engineering and delivering work on site
- Good working knowledge of QA systems, ITPs, inspections and construction paperwork
- Comfortable interpreting structural drawings and technical specifications
- Has handled RFIs, technical queries and non-conformance processes
- Communicates clearly in writing and in person, and is well organised with good documentation habits
- White Card and a current driver's licence
- Can secure the ACT site inductions and project access clearances that are required
- At ease on live construction sites
- Reliable, professional and a team player who communicates well with stakeholders and wants to keep developing
- Experience building bridges is highly regarded
- Work on dams, spillways or water infrastructure is highly regarded
- Time with Tier 1 or Tier 2 head contractors is highly regarded
- Experience in reinforcement scheduling, procurement, fixing supervision and quality control is highly regarded
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