Site Engineer

Job description

Site Engineer - Civil / Geotechnical

Based Sizewell C

Basic Salary then has a 15% project uplift added on to it for the duration of the project

Subsistence allowance

Performance related bonus

Car allowance

Plus a very healthy beneftis package

Main Purpose of the Job:

Plan and manage day-to-day workfronts for the safe and efficient delivery of ground engineering works, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, programme, and commercial requirements, and maintaining robust records across the assigned scope.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Technical & Site Ops: Coordinate labour/plant/materials for the works; ensure compliance with drawings/specs, ITPs, RAMS, permits; keep accurate records.
• Safety: Conduct level-1 investigations; implement lead toolbox talks; assure permit compliance.
• Site Briefings: Prepare & deliver daily briefings/toolbox talks; update for method/permit changes; record attendance/actions.
• Procurement: Translate needs into specs; raise/expedite orders; manage deliveries/off-hire/returns; administer subcontracts.
• Quality: Draft/execute ITPs for ground engineering works; arrange tests/witnesses; raise/manage NCRs; compile QA handover packs and elaborate QRP’s. Maintain marked-up drawings (red-line / as-builts).
• Productivity: Track Instantaneous/Industrial Rates for the Rigs vs targets; identify short-interval improvements; report constraints and actions.
• Leadership & Attitude: Supervise small teams/apprentices; give constructive feedback; handle basic difficult conversations; collaborate with all support teams as needed.
• Programme: Maintain 2–6 week look-ahead; apply sequence logic; manage free/total float; update progress; delay analysis.
• Commercial: Raise/track EWs and NCEs; prepare inputs for CEs/quotations; assist cost control.
• Contractual (NEC4 Option 4 – Alliance): Apply procedures; participate in risk-reduction and change control; support programme acceptance updates.
• Other (standardisation & versatility): Responsibilities are guidelines to standardise expectations across multidisciplinary projects. Tasks may flex up/down or across teams (operations, technical, commercial, procurement, quality, safety, logistics, etc.) depending on project needs; maintain a proactive, solution-focused attitude. Works may occasionally require weekend or night shifts, so a rotation system may be expected in line with project requirements.

Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications Required:

• Experience: Typically 2-5 years in site/contracts engineering is preferred but not essential.
• Education: Degree (or equivalent experience) in Civil/Geotechnical.
• Certifications & Tickets: CSCS (required); SSSTS/SMSTS; AP Course (preferred/awareness); First Aid preferred.
• Technical Competence: Solid D-Wall/soil mixing/ground engineering; confident with drawings/specs; strong record discipline.
• Programme/Commercial/Contractual: Look-ahead planning; float management; EWs/NCEs/CEs; CVR support; working NEC4 Alliance knowledge and notifications.
• Tools & Systems: Excel (advanced), Word (advanced), PowerPoint (intermediate), MS Project (intermediate), P6 (basic–intermediate), AutoCAD (intermediate), Cemar (intermediate).
• Behaviours: Ownership mindset; clear communicator; resilient; collaborative.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Suffolk

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English