Senior Site Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities of Senior Site Engineer

1. Project Planning & Coordination

• Review construction drawings, specifications, and BOQs and highlight discrepancies to the Project Manager.
  
• Prepare daily/weekly work plans based on the master schedule.
  
• Coordinate with subcontractors, site supervisors, and skilled/unskilled labour.
  
• Ensure timely availability of materials, machinery, and manpower.
  

2. Site Execution & Supervision

• Oversee execution of civil works such as excavation, concreting, formwork, reinforcement, masonry, finishes, etc.
  
• Ensure work is completed as per drawings, method statements, and quality standards.
  
• Monitor progress and ensure daily targets are met.
  
• Provide technical guidance to site teams on construction methods.
  

3. Quality Control & Compliance

• Conduct inspections for RCC, shuttering, steel placement, waterproofing, plastering, and finishing activities.
  
• Ensure compliance with IS codes, technical specifications, and QA/QC procedures.
  
• Raise NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports) where required and ensure corrective actions are taken.
  
• Maintain checklists, quality formats, and MIR/WIR documentation.
  

4. Safety Management

• Ensure implementation of safety protocols (PPE usage, barricading, work-at-height, hot work permits, etc.).
  
• Conduct toolbox talks with the safety team and monitor unsafe practices.
  
• Report incidents/near misses and coordinate investigations.
  

5. Material Management

• Raise material requisitions and track material consumption.
  
• Verify quality of received materials and coordinate material inspections.
  
• Prevent wastage and ensure optimum utilization of materials and equipment.
  

6. Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain daily site reports (DPR), manpower logs, and progress updates.
  
• Prepare weekly progress presentations for management/client.
  
• Update RFI/WIR logs, hindrance records, and site correspondences.
  

7. Client, Consultant & Vendor Coordination

• Arrange and attend site meetings with client/consultant engineers.
  
• Coordinate for inspections, approvals, and site clarifications.
  
• Ensure timely closure of comments from consultant/client.
  

8. Problem Solving & Technical Support

• Resolve site-level technical issues and escalate critical ones to Project Manager.
  
• Propose modifications or value-engineering ideas to improve cost/time/quality.
  
• Anticipate site challenges and plan preventive actions.
  

9. Team Leadership

• Supervise site engineers, supervisors, foremen, and workers.
  
• Train junior engineers on site procedures, quality, and safety standards.
  
• Allocate daily tasks and monitor performance.
  

10. Compliance & Handover

• Ensure all works meet statutory and contractual obligations.
  
• Support in preparing as-built drawings, quality dossiers, and handover documents.
  
• Ensure snag rectification and project close-out activities.