RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.
Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.
We now seek a Resident Engineer to join our Dublin office.
Role Responsibilities
- Facilitating quality inspections, witness testing, liaising between the RED team, the client and contractor, management of key milestone dates and sectional handovers, compilation of weekly reports, regular updates to the project QA/QC/Commissioning Management Portal, and assisting with the review of O&M manuals and record drawings.
- Familiarisation with the contract, contract drawings, specifications, etc.
- Day to day utilisation of the project electronic document management system, in conjunction and liaising with the front office engineering team, including:
Technical submittals
Request for Information
AE clarifications and instructions
QA/QC Reports and schedules of defects
Logging and recording health and safety incidents
Method Statements/risk assessments (maintaining risk register)
- Monitoring site health and safety.
- Maintain a site diary and record:
All significant daily activities and progress
Summary of critical telephone conversations/messages.
Documents received or issued
Problems, comments or special situations and their resolution
Critical events and work observations
Critical instructions given or received
Requests for decisions or actions to be taken
- Discuss the need for special inspections or tests arising during the construction of the Works.
- Advise on issues relating to health and safety to the Principal/Main Contractor and Project Manager/Contract Administrator in relation to the services and general observations on a day to day basis.
- Attend and contribute to Project, Contractor and/or Sub-Contractor site meetings. Prepare meeting notes, (where applicable), for circulation to agreed parties.
- Set up and maintain agreed procedures, (including a schedule of RFIs and their status), for receipt and response to Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors design/co-ordination queries/requests for information. Respond to design/co-ordination queries/requests for information in conjunction with the design team. Be a participant on the BIW system as required.
- Provide support where requested to the various authorities concerned to assist final Building Regulations Approval.
- Where agreed with the client, attend the witnessing of factory testing of equipment, (where applicable – and in conjunction with office-based staff), where this is seen as a pre-requisite to commissioning.
- In conjunction with the design team examine the detailed proposals of Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors for carrying out commissioning procedures and performance testing including proposed documentation to be used.
- Monitor pre-commissioning checks undertaken by the Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors.
- Monitor and report against the agreed pre-commissioning, commissioning and testing programme. Identify and report any problems, delays or shortcomings of the agreed procedures and in conjunction with the design team advise corrective actions.
- Witness any testing or commissioning undertaken by the Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors and keep a record of dates and results. Review register of calibration of test and commissioning equipment used.
- Subsequent to final setting to work and regulation of the buildings, plant and equipment of the Works by Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors, examine the results of pre-commissioning, commissioning and the documentary records thereof. Examine the commissioning status report prepared by the Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors for the final setting to work and regulation of the Works and report on these.
- Review IST procedures and method statements proposed by contractor, understate pre-IST tasks and check, participate in IST meetings and workshops.
- Participate in the IST as required.
- Monitor and comment on record documentation ensuring that all documentation is updated by the Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors as the Works progress and is provided in accordance with the contract requirements for practical completion. Be a participant on the BIW system as required.
- Receive and comment on copies of the final record drawings, operating instructions and maintenance manuals prepared by Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors if so required under their contracts for construction. Ensure that record documentation prepared by the Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors is provided in accordance with the contract requirements for practical completion. Liaise with the CDM Co-ordinator as necessary. Be a participant on the BIW system as required.
- Monitor and check the issue of spares and tools to the Client as required by the Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors.
- Monitor that the training of the Client's staff in the maintenance and general usage of systems is given, and that the Contractor prepares records that the training has been carried out to the Client's satisfaction.
- In conjunction with the Contract Administrator, and design team, maintain an agreed procedure to record and monitor defects including their clearance.
- Inspect the Works on completion and, in conjunction with the Client, office-based staff and the design team and any other site staff, record any defects.
- Liaise with Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors to review that all defects are cleared before completion, as appropriate.
- Examine equipment/system test and completion certificates issued by Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors.
- Liaise with the Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors and Client to co-ordinate inspections by the Client's insurers.
- Monitor, with input from office-based staff, that all statutory inspections and approvals have been satisfactorily completed and monitor Contractors and/or Sub-Contractors obligations in this respect.
- Monitor with the Contract Administrator that relevant handover documentation, with input from office-based staff, and certification has been completed.
- Monitor with the Contract Administrator, with input from office-based staff, completion and provision of building logbook in accordance with contract requirements.
- In conjunction with the Contract Administrator, with input from office-based staff, and the design team, participate, advise and contribute on matters regarding handover and practical completion.
- Monitor and control, with input from office-based staff, the agreed outstanding post completion work and resolution of defects which form part of the Works - up to the end of the period of employment.
- Provide agreed post practical completion attendance, with input from office-based staff, including verifying and reporting upon completed works and providing technical advice relevant to the RE’s duties Works - up to the end of the period of employment.
- Support the delivery of projects in accordance with the expectations of the RED Project Delivery Process from a Project Management, Financial Management, QA/QC and Technical Review perspective.
Role Requirements
- HND or degree qualified or equivalent experience.
- Working towards or have achieved MCIBSE/MIEE or equivalent.
- Working towards Chartered Eng status.
- Experience of specification design/drawing for at least one building type.
- Sound knowledge of key health and safety issues and legislation.
- Knowledge of MS office applications word, excel etc.
- Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software.
- Good understanding of British/EU standards.
- Ability to prioritise own workload.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Managerial skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
- Background in consulting or construction preferred.
- Good understanding of international working and business operations of a global consultancy.
- Act in an ethical manner and follow the principles of the Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines of the Group.
Benefits
RED offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to:
- 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years’ service
- Holiday purchase and buy back scheme
- Hybrid Working
- Contributory company pension scheme
- Healthcare Scheme (Company funded cover is dependant on level)
- Non-contractual bonus awards
- Training sponsorship
- Charity volunteering leave
- Wellness days/ initiatives.
- Salary commensurate with experience.
- Our people work in friendly teams with a collaborative approach and mentoring support from talented leaders.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package and are an equal opportunities employer.
RED is a company of Tractebel
- This role will ideally suit those with the right to live & work in Ireland without restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship at the present time.
