Field Engineer (Welding/Mechanical)

Responsibilities:

• Check work is constructed in accordance with the contract and notify the construction superintendent of non-conformance request requirements
• Submit details of any non-conformance request requirements to assist in the issuing of non-conformance reports
• Proactively communicate with other site teams, maintain good communication links and ensure surveillance is reported in a timely manner
• Contribute surveillance information to support key performance indicators
• Endeavour to identify potential quality issues before they arise to enable mitigating actions
• Support team instructions to take temporary measures to mitigate and keep work safe and within quality standards
• Follow up by taking appropriate and proportionate action (for example issue communications, call meetings) to prevent the halt of works
• Ensure design decisions are considered and approved via a formal process
• Enhance the team with a good perspective of current and future site activities
• Ensure tasks are developed to quality in accordance with the company’s health, safety and environment requirements
• Develop and maintain an understanding of construction drawings, activities, quality control plans and quality inspection records
• Ensure and monitor that quality inspection records are taken and agreed before works are covered up
• Review contractor performance against the authorised quality control plan.

Requirements:

• Mechanical engineering, materials, welding qualifications or equivalent vocational training and experience
• Broad knowledge and wide understanding of the engineering construction industry, materials, trades methods and legal requirements
• Excellent organisation, delegation and communication skills
• Proven experience of writing diaries that are accurate, concise and relevant to the particular form of contract
• Proven track record of working within a large construction team
• Good attention to detail when checking work and materials and the ability to maintain quality standards in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to establish appropriate working relationships with the contractors
• Working knowledge of relevant British and European standards, construction and design codes/guidelines, such as RCC-M, BS EN and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Knowledge of the documentation used in safety-critical construction and fabrication environments, such as inspection and test plans and end-of-erection status reports
• Experience of working or studying in the fields of metallurgy, welding and non-destructive testing (NDT)
• Experience in weld inspection on large construction projects.

Mace, 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB