Job Description

RSS are currently looking for a Civils biased Setting Out Engineer to work on a significant Infrastructure project in Birmingham. The work will have a blend of heavy civils, structures and highways elements. This is a freelance position with a potential duration of two years for the right candidate.

Responsibilities to include:

• Dealing with design issues
• Dealing with technical/design queries
• Liaising with others to ensure safe systems of work are implemented
• Monitoring the construction of works and ensuring quality standards are met.
• Offering technical advice on a construction the project for subcontractors, Managers and trades
• Managing the site and parts of construction projects from drawings
• Overseeing building work and ensuring the quality of the work meet the technical specifications
• Occasional setting out, levelling and surveying the site using Total Station
• Ensuring the plans, drawings and quantities are accurate for calculations
• Managing the design documents supplied by the client
• Reporting progress and other updates back to management team
• Planning the work efficiently and adapting to changes in designs
• Candidates must also have knowledge of complimentary Infrastructure, highways work, heavy civils and concrete structures and groundwork and drainage etc.
• Candidates must be competent and able to use the Trimble kit with GPS and SPS930.

Candidates must have the following:

• Minimum 3 - 5 years experience as a Setting Out engineer (Civils)
• HND / B'Eng Civil Engineering (or associated Degree)
• Some form of Highways experience, i.e. kerbs and drainage.
• CSCS card (Preferable)
• SSSTS or SMSTS (desirable)
• Handback ticket (nice to have)
• two checkable references

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to contact Steve at RSS by email.