Site Engineer

Posted 01 December 2025
Salary £40000 - £45000 per annum
LocationWaddington
Job type Permanent
Sectors Aviation
ReferenceBH-39658

Job description

Fancy Getting Paid to Travel the World?  Do you have ambitions to work internationally for a Principal Contractor that truly rewards performance and promotes on merit?

This is your opportunity to accelerate your career — with a clear pathway from Site Engineer to Section Engineer within 12 months. And this isn’t just talk: one of our recent placements progressed from Site Agent to Project Director in only two years, earning a significant pay rise along the way.

Our client specialises in major horizontal civil engineering projects, typically delivered in live, operational environments. Projects are largely self delivered, ranging from £20M to £100M in value. With a secure order book across the UK and overseas, this is a business actively pursuing flagship infrastructure schemes — including opportunities as far afield as Australia.


What will you be doing?
  • Promote and establish safe working practices, deliver works safely and in line with standards and compliance
  • Promote high levels of quality, ensuring work is delivered defect free whilst identifying value engineering opportunities
  • Establish the level and survey control for contracts and set out detailed works as per the drawings, and carry out checks 
  • Keep accurate site records, and  make sure they comply with requirements
  • Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise at any time
  • Produce procurement schedules for the project
  • Produce ITPs and Task Briefings
  • Produce 2 week look ahead, working with site team
  • Produce Site Diaries and Allocation Sheets

To be successful in this position, it is thought that you will:
  • Be educated to HND or Degree level in Civil Engineering
  • Hold a CSCS Card - Academically or Professionally Qualified
  • Have a SSSTS or SMSTS
  • Ideally have at least 12 months of site based experience working on a civil engineering project

On offer is a salary of between 40,000 - 45,000 per annum, plus a very attractive benefits package incorporating a tax free subsistence, accommodation, car allowance, matched contribution pension and private medical.

Piqued your interest? Then please feel free to apply in confidence via email or give Kaelen a call on 0203 998 7671

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