Site Engineer

Japanese Construction Company

Role: Site Engineer

Industry: Building and Construction

Construction Department

Salary: £30k to £40 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 3^rd 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.  

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
● (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