AmcoGiffen
Senior Engineer / Sub Agent
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Senior Site Engineer / Sub Agent
Rail & Civil Engineering – Enhancement Projects
Location: Cumbernauld
Projects: Edinburgh to Fife Corridor, Scotland
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Site Engineer or Sub Agent to join a growing rail delivery team working on major Edinburgh to Fife Rail Enhancement Projects. This role is ideal for an individual with strong setting out expertise and proven experience supporting and supervising rail construction sites in a live operational environment.
The Role
Reporting to the Site Agent / Project Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of rail enhancement works, supporting both engineering control and site supervision. You will be responsible for ensuring works are delivered safely, accurately and in line with programme and quality requirements, while providing on-site leadership to engineers, supervisors and subcontractors.
The role will involve working on multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure projects including trackside civils, structures, earthworks, platforms and associated enabling works along the Edinburgh to Fife route.
Key Responsibilities
- Setting out and surveying for rail and civil engineering works
- Supporting the supervision and coordination of site activities, labour, plant and subcontractors
- Ensuring all works comply with health, safety, environmental and quality standards
- Reviewing and interpreting drawings, specifications and construction information
- Maintaining accurate site records, diaries and as-built information
- Assisting with short-term and weekly planning of works
- Supporting the production and review of:
- Risk Assessments
- Work Package Plans
- Inspection & Test Plans
- Task Briefings / Safe Work Packs
- Managing dimensional control and ensuring works are built to design tolerance
- Supporting the Site Agent with technical input, progress reporting and problem-solving
About You
You will be an experienced Senior Site Engineer or Sub Agent with a background in rail civil engineering projects, confident operating in a live rail environment and supporting enhancement works.
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Essential Experience & Skills
- Proven experience as a Site Engineer / Senior Site Engineer or Sub Agent within rail
- Strong setting out and surveying capability
- Experience supervising site activities and supporting site management
- Sound understanding of engineering drawings, specifications and standards
- Experience working on rail infrastructure or enhancement projects
- Ability to manage records, QA documentation and site reporting
Qualifications & Certifications
- Degree / HNC / HND in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
- PTS (Personal Track Safety)
- SMSTS (for Sub Agent level) – desirable
What’s On Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health cash plan and employee wellbeing support
- Long-term, secured work on major rail enhancement programmes
- Clear career progression opportunities within rail delivery
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
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We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
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