Field Engineer (Welding/Mechanical)

This job is with Mace, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Note: The candidate will be required to attend and pass the HPC Clerk of Works course as part of our upskilling training programme.

Responsibilities

• Checking the works are constructed in accordance with the contract and notify the Construction Superintendent of non-conformance request requirements.
• Submitting details of any non-conformance request requirements to assist in the issuing of nonconformance reports.
• Proactively communicate with other site teams, maintain good communication links and ensure surveillance is timely reported.
• Contributing surveillance information to support KPI indicators.
• Endeavour to identify potential quality issues before they arrive to enable mitigating actions.
• Supporting team instructions to take temporary measures to mitigate and keep works safe and within quality standards.
• Follow up by taking appropriate and proportionate action (e.g. issue communications, call meetings) to prevent the halt of works.
• Ensuring design decisions are considered and approved via a formal process.
• Enhancing the team with a good perspective of current and future site activities.
• Ensuring tasks are developed to quality in accordance with the company’s requirement for health, safety and environment.
• Developing and maintaining an understanding of construction drawings, construction activities, Quality Control Plans and quality inspection records.
• Ensuring and monitoring that quality inspection records are taken and agreed before Works are covered up.
• Reviewing 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 good communication skills.
• Proven experience of writing diaries which are accurate, concise and with relevance 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.
• Able 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 ASME.
• Knowledge of the documentation used in safety critical construction and fabrication environments such as Inspection and test plans, end of erection status reports.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate experience working or studying the fields of metallurgy, welding, and NDT.
• Experience in weld inspection on large construction projects.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with‑in the role.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

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