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Joseph Gallagher Limited

Site Engineer- Heavy Civils

full-time•Southampton

Summary

Location

Southampton

Type

full-time

Experience

2-5 years

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About this role

<p></p><p><strong>LOCATION - Southampton<br><br>HOURS - Full-time&nbsp;</strong><br></p><p>The Joseph Gallagher Group is a family owned business that delivers expertise whilst putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and quality, we understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in. To Joseph Gallagher, this means acting responsibly in all that we do to add value, not only in our commercial activities, but beyond, to the local communities, our environments, our people and the quality of our work.<br></p><p>We are currently recruiting for a Site Engineer to join our civil engineering team working in Southampton<br></p><p><strong>As the Site Engineer, you will be responsible for:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Setting out detailed works as per the contract drawings, ensuring checks are carried out on a regular basis</p></li><li><p>Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy</p></li><li><p>Ensuring that quality control requirements are met and recorded in accordance with Client specification</p></li><li><p>Providing engineering support to ensure any technical problems are overcome</p></li><li><p>Conducting pre-start site surveys</p></li><li><p>Ensuring a timely handover of works and quality records without outstanding defects, working closely with the Project Manager and installation teams</p></li><li><p>Operating and promoting a high standard of Health, Safety and Environmental compliance</p></li><li><p>Site calibration checks</p></li><li><p>Assisting in resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise</p></li></ul><p><strong>To be successful in this position, the Site Engineer must have:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Have previously worked on heavy civils, clean water, cofferdams</p></li><li><p>Have a proven track record of setting out on civil engineering projects</p></li><li><p>Possess a sound knowledge of construction methods, Health &amp; Safety and legal regulations</p></li><li><p>A valid CSCS card</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with site-based team and Clients</p></li><li><p>The ability to work effectively as part of a team</p></li><li><p>Proven troubleshooting skills</p></li></ul><ul><li><p></p></li></ul><p><strong>LIFE Culture</strong><br>At the Joseph Gallagher Group, we're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our&nbsp;award-winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is&nbsp;deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.</p><p><strong>Equality and Diversity<br></strong>The Joseph Gallagher Group are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.</p><p><strong>Reasonable Adjustments</strong><br>We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at [email protected].</p><p></p><p>For further details, please email [email protected]</p>

What you'll do

  • The Site Engineer will be responsible for setting out detailed works according to contract drawings and ensuring quality control requirements are met. They will also provide engineering support to resolve technical problems and ensure timely handover of works.

About Joseph Gallagher Limited

Joseph Gallagher is one of the UK's leading Civil Engineering & Tunnelling sub-contractors that has significantly grown over the past 40 years into an international business. We have an award-winning reputation, industry leading safety culture and have had the privilege to be a part of some of the most critical infrastructure projects taking place today. In the Middle East, we are leading the way in trenchless technology, carrying out all forms of non-disruptive, no dig construction techniques with extensive experience from long sea outfalls, non-disruptive road crossings to oil and gas pipelines, understanding fully the requirements to operate in each of these sectors.

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