Natural Resources Wales*

Civil Engineering Site Technician (x2)

Location
North Wales, Mid Wales, south Wales, Wales
Salary
Grade 4 £24,528 - £28,215
Posted
10 Apr 2018
Closes
22 Apr 2018
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Civil Engineering Site Technician (x2)

  • Location: South Central & North Wales
  • Post Number: 102991 (South) & 102997 (North)
  • Grade 4 £24,528 - £28,215
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Work pattern: Full Time

Job Purpose:

Forestry Engineering Wales (FEW) is a Wales wide unit within NRW.

The team is made up of 30 professional engineering staff, located throughout Wales.  FEW is primarily responsible for constructing and maintaining a safe network of roads, bridges and water control structures across the Welsh Government Woodland Estate.

We are unique throughout the civil engineering sector, in that we retain the in-house skills to produce our own construction aggregates, using mineral resources located throughout the estate.  This enhances our reputation for the best practice application of sustainable construction techniques.

The role is to assist the Country Civil Engineer in achieving Natural Resources Wales’ policy and targets in Wales, through the supervision of NRW and contract resources. Assist in the planning of upcoming works required to meet stakeholder’s expectations and in monitoring construction of these programmes, which are delivered via the NRW civil engineering framework.

Job Specific Criteria

  1. Either NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent qualification) in civil engineering/construction-related discipline, or aim to achieve the qualification within 3 years of taking up post with support from NRW - Essential.
  2. Relevant experience in site-based Civil Engineering and ground works operations - Essential.
  3. Knowledge and understanding of CDM2015 - Essential
  4. Knowledge of NEC ECC form of contract.- Desirable
  5. Experience in using GIS based computer packages and mobile GPS, to be used in planning works, providing principal setting-out points and general surveying.- Desirable
  6. Experience in MS Office suite of applications. E.g. Word, Excel, Outlook. - Essential

Application closing date: 22 April 2018

Interviews to take place on: Week 14 – 25 May 2018

For further information and how to apply please visit our website.