Education programmes of job
Nature of work
Responsibilities typically involve the following major areas:- Monitoringsite progress:
- Ensure construction works are constructed in accordance with originaldrawings, and meet schedules, deadlines, and all applicable specifications.
- Ensure materials received onsite meet relevant specifications.
- Undertake surveying duties.
- Check contractor’s payment applications, and prepare payment certificates.
- Order materials/plants and book staff required for scheduled construction works.
- Record project changes and complete the as-built plans/drawings.
- Communication and work coordination:
- Works closely with project stakeholdersto resolve any technical difficulties, and design incompatibilities.
- Arrange for regular meetings with stakeholders.
- Prepare progress statements.
- Liaise with vendors and sub-contractors to ensure sufficient supplies of materials.
- Health & Safetychecks:
- Ensure company health & safety systems are implemented and complied with.
- Produce precise information and instructions to promote safe working methods.
- Ensure personal protective clothing and safety equipment areused.
- Stop and record unsafe operations.
Environment of work
- Normal working hours: Sunday to Thursday, between 9 am and 5 pm.
- Site engineers might need to work extended hours on occasions when required.
- Site engineersare mainlylocated onsite in temporary offices, and may need to be out onsite in bad weather.
- However, they need to be sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel up to a few days a month to attend meetings with management team and contractors.
Professional life
- Site engineers typically work for contractors as part of the site management team, but some consultancy firms employ their own resident site engineers.
- In small projects, site engineer reports tohis/her line project manager,whereas in large projectssite engineer reportsto the project engineer who acts as a link between the project manager and a team of site engineers.
- With sufficient experience and/or higher education, site engineermay become a project engineer or even a project manager.
Sectors of careers
Project or site engineers can work in small-scale or large-scale construction project. They work for construction companies or consultancy firms operating in different sectors of the construction industry, such as:- Infrastructure construction: highways, railways, bridges, airports, dams and canals, oil/gas pipelines and transmission lines, large water supply and sewage disposal networks, harbors, and nuclear and thermal power plants.
- Residential housing construction: new construction developments, renovations, and major repairs on existing facilities.
- Commercial building construction: schools and universities, hospitals, recreational facilities and sports stadiums, retail chain stores and large shopping centers, warehouses, office skyscrapers, and hotels.
- Industrial construction: manufacturing, processing and industrial plants like oil refineries, steel mills, chemical processing plants and consumer-goods factories.
Getting the job
Candidates should ideally have:- BSc in Civil Engineering from a recognized University, preferable with a higher degree in Construction Management.
- Project Management Certification (PMP or PSP) is an advantage.
- Considerable and relevant working experience from similar construction jobs.
- Good knowledge of innovative construction methodologies.
- Good knowledge of health & safety regulations, and a high regard for the consequences of their decisions on the safety of workers onsite.
- Adequateknowledge in using MS office products (Excel, Words, PowerPoint… etc.), and networking software e.g. MS Project or Primavera P6.
Skills
Personality requirements:- A skilled planner who critically assesses own performance.
- Ability to work independentlyunder broad organizational guidelines.
- Ability to propose solutions to technical and engineering problems.
- Ability to get on well with others and be a team-player.
- Ability to communicate ideas and see things from the other person's point of view.
- Excellent face-to-face and telephone communication skills.
- Good leadership skills: honesty, delegation skills, motivating others, expressing commitment, ability to inspire others, positive attitude and creativity.