Role Overview:
The primary role of each site-based Senior Structural Engineer is to monitor and report the Construction Contractor's performance and effectiveness in respect of their engineering discipline in accordance with the Project Manager (hereafter referred to as ‘PM’) instructions. To ensure adequate surveillance of the Construction Contractor's activities and verify records in respect of their engineering discipline, as and when required. To ensure that all Construction activities under their control are undertaken in accordance with the applicable specifications, standards, codes of practice, and quality system procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
Carry out monitoring and surveillance of Construction Contractor's activities in respect of their engineering discipline to determine compliance with the applicable specifications, standards, codes of practice and the approved construction drawings.
Review the Construction Contractor's site generated data in respect of their engineering discipline.
Monitor the Construction Contractor's site work methods involving their engineering discipline.
Monitor and review Construction Contractor's proposals and activities in respect of the programming and resourcing of their engineering discipline.
Ensure all materials used and work performed are as per project construction specifications and oversee the selection and requisition of materials and equipment by review/comment/approval or rejection of Contractor’s material submittals.
Monitor and certify, in liaison with other discipline engineers as necessary, the commissioning, testing and handover of completed works together with O&M Manuals, within his engineering discipline.
Monitor and review construction drawings, calculations, and shop drawings in respect of their engineering discipline and review their incorporation into as-built records.
Within their area of responsibility, ensure that the Project and Quality Plan and related Project Documents are prepared, implemented and updated through the respective phases of the project.
Ensure that all Risks and Opportunities associated with the activities under their control are identified, communicated to the PM, and that the necessary risk mitigation and opportunity realization actions are identified and implemented.
In liaison with the PM, monitor on a regular basis site progress and actual against programmed start/finish dates for activities within his engineering discipline.
Prepare monitor and surveillance reports and liaise with the PM in respect of the report’s findings.
Prepare, when directed by the PM, Technical Queries for submission to the Construction Contractor or Design Review Section as appropriate.
Liaise with the PM on the preparation of Observation Notes, Non-Conformance Reports and on the Construction Contractor's subsequent proposals.
Liaise and coordinate activities with each of the other discipline engineers as necessary.
Liaise with, and report to, the PM as necessary in respect of the above items.