Site Engineer for one of the world’s largest and most unique infrastructure projects: The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel

Would you like to seize a unique opportunity to shape the future by working with the world’s largest immersed tunnel and the longest tunnel for both road and rail traffic? Would you take pride in being part of an international team of highly trained specialists? Would it motivate you to work with the erecting phase of various civil works, mainly the cut and cover tunnel and portal building? Can you contribute to securing execution of the project in due time and in accordance with health, safety and environmental regulations?

Then we have the perfect job for you in Femern Link Contractors!

About Femern Link Contractors

The Fehmarnbelt Connection is one of Europe's most comprehensive construction projects ever. It is run by an organization of close to 500 staff building the world’s longest immersed tunnel and the longest tunnel for both road and rail traffic. It will consist of a motorway and rail connection including an 18 km long tunnel that will allow travelling faster and safer between Scandinavia and continental Europe. It will take less than 3 hours to travel by train between Hamburg & Copenhagen (currently, 4½ hours).

Appointed by the owner, Femern A/S, Femern Link Contractors (FLC), is the Joint Venture in charge of the Design & Construction of the immersed tunnel, including the tunnel portals and ramps. The Joint Venture is constituted by a series of international civil works companies - all with individual experience in major infrastructure projects.

FLC’s joint venture partners are all committed to jointly cooperate to deliver a state-of-the-art immersed tunnel, portals & ramps that is timely and safely executed, in a sustainable and ethical manner.

The Job

For FLC, Landau Headhunting is now looking for experienced and insightful Site Engineers to supervise subcontractors or self-employed workforce during the erecting phase of various civil works, mainly the cut and cover tunnel and portal building. Also, organization and coordination of all activities in order to ensure that the Works are executed in due time and in accordance with health, safety and environmental regulations and related approved documents. Finally, as a Site Engineer you will be substituting for the Works Manager.

So, in this role, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Liaise with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors, surveyors, and the general workforce involved in the project.
• When necessary, representing FLC at weekly meetings with subcontractors and control of the subcontract requirements, including program, quality control, reporting and safety
• Carry out day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force and the work of any subcontractors
• Preparing and updating Method Statements, Site Layouts, sequencing works together with a draftsman/woman, the design team, the plant team, the survey and the HSQE-team.
• Prepare design input to designer
• Organizing materials and ensuring sites are safe and clean in cooperation with supervisors.
• Preparing cost estimates and ensuring appropriate materials and tools are available.
• Check plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations
• Plan and optimize permanently the work and efficiently organize the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines
• Oversee quality control and health and safety matters on site and provide feedback to the team.
• Participate and prepare input for safety meetings, toolbox and pre-task meeting
• Prepare daily / weekly / monthly forecasts and reports as required for e.g. safety, quality, budget, planning
• Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise
• Drawing up work schedules and communicating any adjustments to crew members
• Scheduling meetings and training sessions where required.

As a FLC Site Engineer you will have a challenging and independent job in an informal and international working environment. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams, where you can always count on support from committed colleagues.

Your Skills & Experience

We expect you to have an engineering background with experience in concrete construction, formwork and reinforcement construction. Being the ideal candidate, we presume that you possess the following qualifications:

• B.s. civil/structural engineering or architectural engineering
  
  
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in concrete/formwork/rebar/embedded item
  
  
• Technical skills must be at a level where assignments can be independently executed with minimal guidance or training
  
  
• Fluent in English (B2 level) and German (B2 level) spoken as well as written.
  
  
• Other additional languages are welcome
  
  
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow
  
  
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions
  
  
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and written at all organizational levels.
  
  
• Good judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions
  
  
• Creative, flexible, and innovative team player
  
  

• Ability to work independently and as a member of various teams and committees.
  
  

The right person is dedicated and takes ownership, displays loyalty and responsibility. You can work independently and proactively in all matters to ensure that initiatives are taken in due time. You possess a mindset for collaboration across the organization including good communication skills. You have the ability to maintain effective working relationships across assets and operations, including operators, vendors, contractors, subordinates, peers and superiors.

Conditions of Employment

Work preparation is a key task in the process of planning, preparing, and organizing maintenance work for the safe and efficient execution. In FLC they believe in their employees. They believe in trust and through trust dedication, passion and innovation will emerge. They believe in creating and maintaining a working environment, where individual needs are a part of the success of the working environment, and they believe that you can contribute to this success through your skills, work, dedication, and passion.

The role is situated full time in Puttgarden, Fehmarn, Germany. FLC offers attractive employment conditions on a permanent German contract. Accommodation for you and your family can be negotiated as part of the packages.

Interested?

Please apply soonest possible (in English or German) by clicking the “Apply” button and thereby uploading your CV and application. For any additional information, please contact Martin Nielsen from Landau Headhunting by phone: +45 8122 8180.

Landau Headhunting  will carry out the recruitment process. Therefore, all inquiries should be directed to Landau Headhunting. We will call in relevant candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis, and we reserve the right to call in candidates prior to the application deadline. 

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

For more information about the Project and Femern A/S, please click here.