Site Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Leiston, Suffolk
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Civil Engineering RC structures Setting out AutoCad Surveying HSEQ ITPs

FULL DESCRIPTION

An opportunity is available for a Site Engineer to join our team onsite at Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk. To be considered, you will come from a Construction or Civil Engineering background and have been in the role of a Site or Section engineer within a Civil Engineering Highways environment a priority.

Duties to include but not limited to:

Experience/Knowledge:

  • Experience in Civil Engineering, with good technical knowledge of RC structures
  • Knowledge of RC works, formwork, working in high profile, Tier 1 environment with attention to health, safety, environment and quality
  • Knowledge of reinforced concrete structures desirable
  • Experienced and proficient with Trimble or Leica EDMs & Laser Levels

Skills:

  • Skilled in the use of a variety of setting out instruments. Confident in understanding reinforcement drawings and BBS
  • Computer literate including MS Office, AutoCad and cloud based systems
  • Good communication and people skills. Able to work under own initiative
  • Proficient in setting out and surveying
  • Ability to speak up on HSEQ matters and lead by example
  • Ability to demonstrate the right behaviours and work both independently and as part of a team

Qualifications:

  • Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent
  • CSCS
  • Desirable / working towards, but not essential: IOSH Managing Safely, SMSTS, SSSTS, First Aider, Fire Marshall, IPAF (for MEWPs), Fit for work medical (or safety critical medical), TWS desirable

Health, Safety & Environment:

  • Ensure [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] company health, safety and quality systems standards and project engineering standards are adhered to

Programme & Progress:

  • Have an understanding of the short-term lookahead programmes
  • Feedback and report issues on site which may delay programme or progress. Assist with preventing, identifying and rectifying issues on site which may impact the programme

Design & Design Assurance

  • Permanent Design – Familiarising yourself with the design drawings, specifications and setting out requirements and ensure accurate construction in accordance with requirements
  • TQs – Highlight issues and raise queries to the appropriate line manager

Quality Management

  • ITPs – Checking the process is being followed
  • QA Records – assisting with keeping organised and accurate QA records – checksheets and inspection records
  • NCRs & Defects – Assisting with documenting, tracking and closing out
  • Quality Readiness Reviews – assisting in Lessons Learnt/Improvements

Operations:

  • Accurate setting out duties on site using relevant surveying equipment
  • Surveys and collation of as-built information

[Employer hidden] is an Equal Opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any protected characteristic.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK. Employee referral scheme – refer a friend or family member to work for [Employer hidden]. Should you feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role then we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please send your CV, with a cover letter to Alex Stumpo, Talent Acquisition Manager, [Employer hidden] Group, to the email address below: [contact hidden]

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We are not using Recruitment Agencies for this role. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable.

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