Site Engineer

Japanese Construction Company

Role: Site Engineer

Industry: Building and Construction

Construction Department

Salary: £30k to £40k depending on experience

Location: London

Job Description

1. Technical: Demonstrate knowledge of building and construction standards and regulations, and contribute to design solutions.
2. Technical: Survey of project sites before and during construction. Contribute to as built documents and drawings post construction
3. Technical: Check sub contractors' design drawings, specifications, and answer suppliers' technical submittals or material approval requests.
4. Technical: Co-ordinate with architectural designers, MEP designers, other designers and maintenance engineers, and avoid the clash of deliverables.
5. Client management: Raise technical queries (TQs) and/or request for information (RFI) during the tender/design/construction stage.
6. Client management: Co-ordinate with the client/tenants/building management regarding security, logistical and other activities during the construction stage
7. Sub contractor management: Ensure the Works are conducted as per the agreed construction drawing and specifications
8. Sub contractor management: Co-ordinate with the sub contractors to ensure there are no clashes of activities, including any 3rd party activities.
9. Quality management: Ensure the Works are well recorded, including the witnessing and documenting of any testing and inspection as per the agreed intervals and regime.
10. Quality management: Ensure all design changes are discussed and agreed well before execution, and recorded.
11. Safety management: Demonstration of current up to date H&S regulations, undertake H&S inspections and highlight areas for improvement.
12. Safety management: Undertake toolbox talks to site operatives, site inductions and check the risk assessments and method statements.
13. Project Management: Assist the Project Manager with the production of construction programmes and cost estimates and variations.
14. General: Works entail occasional out of works attendance of sites, including evening and weekend working.

Eligibility

• (O) Eligible visa: Permanent residence, Spouse, Partner, Working holiday, Graduate
• (X) NOT eligible: Student visa, Requiring visa sponsorship

WORK TYPE: Site-based
VISA SUPPORT: No
TYPE: Fixed term for one year, likely to be renewable
WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday
SALARY: £30k to £40k depending on experience
START: March 2026 negotiable