Junior site engineer

Job Location: Surat

Role Overview

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 asbeams, slabs, columns, foundations, shuttering, concreting, and finishing activities.

Ensure compliance withIS codes, BIS standards, IRC guidelines, and project specifications.

Conductmaterial testingand quality checks, includingslump tests, cube tests, reinforcement checks, and maintain quality documentation.

Reviewmix designs, monitor concrete quality, and ensure proper curing practices.

Assist inestimation & costing, preparing BOQs, quantity take-offs, and material requirement planning.

Carry outsurveying activitiesusing total station, theodolite, auto-level, and verify site levels before and after execution.

Monitor installation and functioning of site equipment such asconcrete 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 ascracks, seepage, settlement, material shortage, or deviations from drawings.

Ensure proper documentation including site reports, DPRs (Daily Progress Reports), and quality checklists.

3. Safety & Compliance

Ensure implementation ofsafety proceduresand 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 usingCPM, 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 ofstructural elementsRCC, steel, foundations.

Proficiency inconstruction materials, concrete mix, and quality control.

Working knowledge ofsurveying instrumentsand interpretation of drawings.

Familiarity with relevant codes:IS standards, BIS, IRC, MORT&H.

Basic knowledge of estimation, costing, and quantity surveying.

Practical / Site Skills

Hands-on experience insite supervision, shuttering checking, reinforcement checking, curing, etc.

Problem-solving ability for common site issues.

Understanding of construction equipment and machinery.

Soft Skills

Clear and effective communication.

Leadership qualities and ability to manage labour/contractors.

Conflict resolution and decision-making under pressure.

Time management and ability to meet project deadlines.

Teamwork and coordination with multiple stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

Experience high-rise or infrastructure projects.

Knowledge of project management tools (MS Project/Primavera).

Minimum 02 years experience require in high-rise or infrastructure projects