The role of site engineer and what exactly they do varies enormously from project to project – a housing development, for example, will have very different needs to a shopping centre.
The duties and responsibilities of an engineer are typically as follows, many of these will be delegated to other engineers on the site according to their experience and ability:
Roles of the Site Engineer
- Setting out the works in accordance with the drawings and specification
- Liaising with the project planning engineer regarding construction programmes
- Checking materials and work in progress for compliance with the specified requirements
- Observance of safety requirements
- Resolving technical issues with employer’s representatives, suppliers, subcontractors and statutory authorities
- Quality control in accordance with CSIs/procedures method statements, quality plans and inspection and test plans, all prepared by the project management team and by subcontractors
- Liaising with company or project purchasing department to ensure that purchase orders adequately define the specified requirements
- Supervising and counselling junior or trainee engineers
- Measurement and valuation (in collaboration with the project quantity surveyor where appropriate)
- Providing data in respect of variation orders and site instructions
- Preparing record drawings, technical reports, site diary
- Job review of subordinate staff