Details:
- Salary: £360 - 390 - Day
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Peterhead Aberdeenshire
- Date: 22 hours ago
Description:
Job Title: Section Engineer
Site Office Location: Located near AB42 3ED (approx. 6 miles / 12-minute drive west of Peterhead Town Centre). Convenient access from the A90 and Longside Road.
Shift hours: 7 am to 7 pm, Monday to Friday. The first 42 hours are paid at the normal rate; everything after that is paid at 1.25. Candidates are also required to work one Saturday a month from 7am to 13:00 pm
Pay rate: £360 - £390 day rate inside IR35
Role Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Section Engineer to join our project delivery team near Peterhead. In this role, you will lead engineering controls, quality management, health and safety standards, productivity tracking, and commercial reporting across site operations.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering & Setting Out: Carry out complex setting out, establish primary setting out control, and mentor junior engineering staff on setting out techniques.
Quality Assurance: Produce Activity Control Plans (ACPs), maintain comprehensive quality records, monitor construction tolerances, and raise/manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and Technical Queries (TQs).
Health, Safety & Environment: Prepare Method Statements, Risk Assessments (RAMS), and Temporary Works Briefs; manage Permits to Work; and conduct short-term visitor inductions.
Productivity & Planning: Develop weekly programmes aligned with stage programmes, monitor progress against KPIs, and communicate targets directly to the workforce.
Commercial Support: Collate weekly measures, perform plant and labour reconciliations, monitor waste against budgets, and identify items of additional work for notifications.Key Requirements & Experience
Proven experience carrying out complex setting out and setting out control on civil infrastructure/construction projects.
Strong understanding of Activity Control Plans (ACPs), specifications, contract documents, and construction tolerances.
Practical working knowledge of Permit Systems, RAMS creation, and site health and safety hazard controls.
Experience working with 13-week stage programmes and weekly target setting.
Good understanding of key contract documentation, subcontractor terms, and supplier outputs.Location & Accessibility
Site Office Location: Located near AB42 3ED (approx. 6 miles / 12-minute drive west of Peterhead Town Centre).
Convenient access from the A90 and Longside Road.Please note that candidates must have a valid driver's license to access the site.
Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy