Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time (hours negotiable)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. You will join the nationally significant Hinkley Point C project, helping to secure the UK's low-carbon energy future by delivering reliable, affordable electricity to millions of homes for generations to come. As part of a world-class team, you will drive innovation, collaboration and excellence across every stage of delivery. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a project of unprecedented scale and complexity while developing your career in an environment where your expertise, leadership and ambition can make a lasting impact.

The NNB Surveillance Field Engineer will take responsibility for activities in the field relating to Construction Surveillance. You will form part of a team delivering NEC Supervisor duties as described in the NEC contract, ensuring that HPC Quality needs, targets and expectations are realised.

Your responsibilities will include:
- Checking that works are constructed in accordance with the contract and notifying the construction superintendent of any non-conformance request requirements
- Submitting details of non-conformance requests to assist in issuing non-conformance reports
- Proactively communicating with other site teams, maintaining good communication links and ensuring timely surveillance reporting
- Contributing surveillance information to support KPI indicators
- Identifying potential quality issues early to enable mitigating actions
- Supporting team instructions to take temporary measures to mitigate risks and keep works safe and within quality standards
- Following up with appropriate and proportionate actions (e.g. issuing communications, calling meetings) to prevent work stoppages
- Ensuring design decisions are not taken “in the field” by EDF Energy or contractors but are considered and approved via a formal process
- Enhancing the team’s perspective of current and future site activities
- Ensuring tasks are developed to quality standards in accordance with company health, safety and environmental requirements
- Developing and maintaining an understanding of construction drawings, 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

Experience
- Broad knowledge and wide understanding of the building industry, materials, trades methods and legal requirements
- Proven experience of writing accurate, concise diaries relevant to contract forms
- Proven track record working within large construction teams
- Experience in installation and erection of large civil works and mechanical or electrical plant
- General understanding of CDM Regulations and document/drawing approval processes
- Experience using electronic handheld devices to capture information

About you
- Excellent organisation, delegation and communication skills
- Ability to work within a high performing team that continuously outperforms expectations and objectives
- Good attention to detail when checking work and materials
- Able to establish appropriate working relationships with contractors
- Persuasive and diplomatic while remaining independent
- Strong communication skills in English; knowledge of French is an advantage

Qualifications
- Minimum HND in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification or equivalent vocational training and experience