The Site Engineer will be responsible for supervising on-site construction activities, ensuring work quality, managing labour and contractors, and coordinating with the project team to complete the project as per design, schedule, and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Responsibilities
•Execute and supervise construction work such as beams, slabs, columns, foundations, shuttering, concreting, and finishing activities.
•Ensure compliance with IS codes, BIS standards, IRC guidelines, and project specifications.
•Conduct material testing and quality checks, including slump tests, cube tests, reinforcement checks, and maintain quality documentation.
•Review mix designs, monitor concrete quality, and ensure proper curing practices.
•Assist in estimation & costing, preparing BOQs, quantity take-offs, and material requirement planning.
•Carry out surveying activities using total station, theodolite, auto-level, and verify site levels before and after execution.
•Monitor installation and functioning of site equipment such as concrete mixers, batching plants, tower cranes, etc.
2. Site Execution & Coordination
•Supervise daily site activities, allocate work to labour/contractors, and ensure timely completion.
•Coordinate with consultants, architects, subcontractors, and the project manager.
•Identify and resolve site issues such as cracks, seepage, settlement, material shortage, or deviations from drawings.
JOB DESCRIPTION
•Ensure proper documentation including site reports, DPRs (Daily Progress Reports), and quality checklists.
3. Safety & Compliance
•Ensure implementation of safety procedures and use of PPE by workers.
•Conduct toolbox meetings and ensure site compliance with safety norms and company policies.
4. Project Management Support
•Assist in planning and tracking project progress using CPM, PERT, MS Project, or Primavera.
•Help in scheduling materials, labour, and equipment to avoid delays.
•Support the project manager in preparing timelines and meeting deadlines.
Required Skills & Competencies
Technical Skills
•Strong understanding of structural elements—RCC, steel, foundations.
•Proficiency in construction materials, concrete mix, and quality control.
•Working knowledge of surveying instruments and interpretation of drawings.
•Familiarity with relevant codes: IS standards, BIS, IRC, MORT&H.
•Basic knowledge of estimation, costing, and quantity surveying.