Site Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Site Engineer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Providing technical advice; problem solving
  • Undertaking surveys
  • Ensuring site safety.
  • Ordering and negotiating the price of materials
  • Managing construction projects
  • Overseeing building work
  • Setting out sites and organising facilities
  • Supervising contracted staff
  • Checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings
  • Ensuring projects meet agreed specifications, budgets or timescales
  • Liaising with clients, subcontractors and other professional staff

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Site Engineer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Site Engineer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.