Find out everything you need to know about becoming a Site Engineer.
Job Title – Site Engineer
Description
A Site Engineer offers advice in the planning, co-ordination and supervision of technical aspects of construction projects. A site engineer's role is vital to a construction project: they have many responsibilities including solving technical issues, providing advice, management and preparing reports.
Typical Job Activities
Manages
parts of construction projects
Oversees building work
Undertakes surveys
Sets out sites and organising facilities
Checks technical designs and drawings to ensure that they are followed correctly
Supervises contracted staff
Ensures projects meet agreed specifications, budgets or timescales
Liaises with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff, especially
quantity surveyors and the overall project manager
Provides technical advice and solving problems on site
Prepares site reports and filling in other paperwork
Liaises with quantity surveyors about the ordering and negotiating the price of
materials
Ensures that health and safety and sustainability policies and legislation are
adhered to
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Educational Requirements
Senior
Certificate with matric exemption
For a Degree course in BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering/Construction Management at
a University
For a diploma in NDip/BTech or related courses at a Technikon
Compulsory subjects:
Mathematics and Physical Science
Recommended subjects: Accounting
What natural skills and/or aptitudes do I need for this occupation?
Be
proficient in speech and writing
Work accurately
Be scrupulous and reliable
Have mathematical ability
Be practical
Have perseverance
Be interested in legal procedures, finance and building
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Employment Opportunities
Moderate
Market Competitiveness
Low
Income Potential
High
Self-Employment Opportunities
High
International Employment Opportunities
High
Possible Employers
Government
departments
Provincial administrators
Municipalities
Private firms
Self-employed
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Relevant Contact Details
The
Engineering Council of South Africa
https://www.ecsa.co.za/
Career Progress and Path
Experience
in specific field
Work performance
General management studies
Possible Career Paths
Specialist
career in the specific field
Management positions in the specific field
General business management
Consultant
Employment Stability
Moderately stable
Reasons to consider this career
I can study for a number of years and
face intellectual challenges
I am very interested in a specific
subject or field
I can apply my
special skills
I like to work with numbers