Senior Piling Rig Operator job at Mota-Engil Group

Job Description

Responsible for the operation of piling rig equipment. Duties & Responsibilities • Ensure drill rigs, heavy machinery, and equipment are effectively operated to optimize the profitability of the site’s operations. • Ensure the highest levels of quality are maintained and report any maintenance faults or issues. • Control movements of piling rig and associated plant around the site. • Operate the Control movements of the piling rig and associated plant around the site. • Conduct daily inspections of piling rigs and ensure the machinery is in good working condition. • Maintain accurate logs and reports. • Complies fully with all HSE policies and requirements and communicates safe working practices always. • Keeps tools and equipment clean and in good working order and reports any problems or deviations. • Effectively communicates with field staff, engineers, and clients. • Ability to perform routine maintenance, minor mechanical repairs, and associated record keeping. • Read and interpret blueprints, technical plans, diagrams, or other instructions to determine the depth, angle, and location of piles to be driven. • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment to position materials such as steel beams or reinforced cages, or concrete blocks into position. • Monitor the operation of the pile driver, adjusting as necessary to ensure proper functioning. • Inspect the piles and micro piles that have been driven to ensure they meet specifications. • Driving heavy steel tubes into the ground at the right depth, filling them with concrete, and then removing them, to leave the support in place. • Keep accurate records of piles driven, including type, size, and location. • Driving fully reinforced, pre-cast concrete piles into the ground. • Carrying out rotary bore piling using a temporary casing and auger to drill to the necessary depth. • Identifying the position of underground services (such as pipes or wires) before starting work. • Observe the pressure gauge and move throttles and levers to control the speed of rotary tables, and to regulate the pressure of tools at the bottoms of boreholes. • Ensure a specified grade of concrete is poured for pile concrete work by checking batch slips at regular intervals; check the quality/workability of the concrete visually & report to the concerned authority if the quality is poor. • Coordinate necessary alteration/repairing if a fault is found as per instruction from concerned authority/quality guidelines; monitor welding works in re-bar cages and casing pipes for extension of the same. • Ensure adequate bentonite slurry circulation and pre-tensile strength test on micropile anchors had been carried out. • Experience operating a variety of pile and micro-pile driving equipment. • Testing of micropile/tiebacks and load frames. • Supervise Welding of Connections (safety railing, tiebacks, internal bracing, etc.), and operate pumps, compressors, and bentonite plants. • Train crews and introduce procedures to make drill work safer and more effective. Qualifications, Skills, and Experience • Higher national diploma in mechanical engineering or certificate/ training in a related field with 15 years of experience working on construction projects. • Minimum of 10 years of proven work experience in advanced machine operations. • 10 years of experience as a senior operating piling and/or drilling rigs is a MUST. • Knowledge of piling and micro piling techniques and construction experience. • S/he will be reporting to the Piling foreman. • Pilling rig operators, experienced in bored pier and CFA piling techniques. • Possess Skill Evaluation Certificate in Bored Piling Operation • Excellent team player, good interpersonal skills, and a can-do attitude • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and dynamic environment