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Barhale; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Barhale is a leading civil engineering and infrastructure specialist in the UK, recruiting for a Site Engineer to support on-site delivery within the @one Alliance. The role focuses on ownership of engineering works, quality assurance, and safety management across large infrastructure projects in Peterborough.

You will mentor graduates, coordinate with design teams, and ensure drawings, lookaheads and inspections are properly recorded.

Qualifications

• HND in Civil Engineering or HNC Civil Engineering Technician Level 4 or equivalent.
• CAD & BIM proficiency.
• CSCS Card.
• 3-day First Aid.
• Ability to use robotic total station and GPS surveying equipment.
• IT skills proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day site quality assurance, including surveying, setting out duties, quality checks and approvals.
• Ensure programme, quality and budget assurances are supported.
• Generate temporary works design briefs to a standard accepted by the Temporary Works Coordinator.
• Review designs and raise technical queries to the design teams.
• Generate, review and submit red-line drawings for works packages to the design teams. Produce a 3-month lookahead for your section of work.
• Update the project 4-week lookahead programme weekly for your section. Manage and coordinate any clashes with other site works with the Site Manager and the site team.
• Identify delays and propose potential mitigation measures.
• Understand the design specifications and drawings for your section.
• Produce Inspection and Test Plans for your work and ensure effective implementation, and Inspection and Test Records for the works being undertaken and ensure these are recorded within the nominated digital platform.
• Produce and manage materials approvals for your works.
• Ensure quality records are captured and stored correctly.
• Generate Non-Conformance Records and ensure these are promptly closed out.
• Look to minimise waste by ordering the required materials to optimise project performance.
• Supporting the Site Manager in material take-offs, stock control, etc. and liaising with the procurement team to ensure orders are not exceeded without authority.

Education

HND in Civil Engineering or HNC Civil Engineering Technician Level 4 or equivalent

Tools

CAD & BIM proficiency

Robotic total station

GPS surveying equipment

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

First Aid training (3 days)

CSCS Card

Job description

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

Company Website:

Company Showcase Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA

Why join Barhale?

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

The Role

Here within the @one Alliance, we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

Water and our natural environment are the foundation of life, society and economies. The East of England has unique rivers, wetlands and coastlines, yet it is classified as severely water-stressed and faces drought and a degrading natural environment. This is due to a combination of a growing economy, the highest rate of new housing development in the UK, climate change and being a major agricultural producer.

Anglian Water’s purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the East of England through our commitment to Love Every Drop. Anglian Water have an ambitious capital investment programme that will provide safe and resilient water supplies, permit sustainable growth, provide climate change resilience, and protect and improve the natural environment.

Reporting to the site management team, this site-based role will require you to take ownership of the engineering works on site, contributing to planning the works and ensuring the works are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.

You will be managing the day-to-day quality assurance, including surveying, setting out duties, quality checks and approvals in accordance with the digital design models and ensuring highly accurate records are produced, kept and stored within digital project files.

You will also be assisting the site management teams with all aspects of health, safety and environmental management.

You will be heavily involved with the development of Graduate/Apprentice Engineers for talent growth and succession.

• Day-to-day site quality assurance, including surveying, setting out duties, quality checks and approvals.
• Ensure programme, quality and budget assurances are supported.
• Generate temporary works design briefs to a standard accepted by the Temporary Works Coordinator
• Review designs and raise technical queries to the design teams.
• Generate, review and submit red-line drawings for works packages to the design teams. Produce a 3-month lookahead for your section of work.
• Update the project 4-week lookahead programme weekly for your section. Manage and coordinate any clashes with other site works with the Site Manager and the site team.
• Identify delays and propose potential mitigation measures.
• Understand the design specifications and drawings for your section.
• Produce Inspection and Test Plans for your work and ensure effective implementation, and Inspection and Test Records for the works being undertaken and ensure these are recorded within the nominated digital platform.
• Produce and manage materials approvals for your works.
• Ensure quality records are captured and stored correctly.
• Generate Non-Conformance Records and ensure these are promptly closed out.
• Look to minimise waste by ordering the required materials to optimise project performance.
• Supporting the Site Manager in material take-offs, stock control, etc. and liaising with the procurement team to ensure orders are not exceeded without authority.

• Monitor and maintain compliance with the Working Time Directive.
• Ensure you are compliant with the use of mandatory safety monitoring equipment, near miss reporting and compliance with the company procedures.
• Maintain H&S standards to enable a zero-accident culture.
• Actively work with your team, line manager and the H&S Team to improve upon H&S procedures where possible.
• Report all near misses through the appropriate channel to prevent future accidents.
• Take full responsibility for maintaining the highest health and safety standards on your section of the project.
• Generate and review Risk Assessments and Method Statements for your works, ensuring that they identify and appropriately mitigate health and safety hazards.
• Complete safety inspections and ensure the actions are closed out.
• Set and maintain clear expectations for health and safety with your team and suppliers working on your section
• Encourage and promote near-miss reporting, ensuring close-outs outs delivered and fed back to the site manager and operatives through the electronic reporting.
• Deliver pre-start of shift briefings, ensuring all areas of work are covered.
• Ensure that self and those responsible for work fronts to the values of @one that are expected of them and respect the public and their surroundings.

Essential:

• HND in Civil Engineering or HNC Civil Engineering Technician Level 4 or equivalent
• Understanding of CAD & BIM proficiency
• CSCS Card
• 3-day First Aid
• Ability to use robotic total station and GPS Surveying equipment.
• IT skills proficient in the Microsoft suite of packages

Desirable:

• Water/Wastewater
• EUSR Card

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.

• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Site Engineer

Company: Barhale Salary: Competitive Hours: Full-time Location: Peterborough, PE3 6WT Job type: Permanent Posting date: 8 Sept 2026 Closing date: 7 Oct 2026

Summary

Abut Barhale

Who are Barhale?

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

Company Website:

https://www.barhale.co.uk/

Company Showcase Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA

Why join Barhale?

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

Site Engineer

The Role

Here within the @one Alliance, we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

Water and our natural environment are the foundation of life, society and economies. The East of England has unique rivers, wetlands and coastlines, yet it is classified as severely water-stressed and faces drought and a degrading natural environment. This is due to a combination of a growing economy, the highest rate of new housing development in the UK, climate change and being a major agricultural producer.

Anglian Water’s purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the East of England through our commitment to Love Every Drop. Anglian Water have an ambitious capital investment programme that will provide safe and resilient water supplies, permit sustainable growth, provide climate change resilience, and protect and improve the natural environment.

Reporting to the site management team, this site-based role will require you to take ownership of the engineering works on site, contributing to planning the works and ensuring the works are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.

You will be managing the day-to-day quality assurance, including surveying, setting out duties, quality checks and approvals in accordance with the digital design models and ensuring highly accurate records are produced, kept and stored within digital project files.

You will also be assisting the site management teams with all aspects of health, safety and environmental management.

You will be heavily involved with the development of Graduate/Apprentice Engineers for talent growth and succession.

• Day-to-day site quality assurance, including surveying, setting out duties, quality checks and approvals.
• Ensure programme, quality and budget assurances are supported.
• Generate temporary works design briefs to a standard accepted by the Temporary Works Coordinator
• Review designs and raise technical queries to the design teams.
• Generate, review and submit red-line drawings for works packages to the design teams. Produce a 3-month lookahead for your section of work.
• Update the project 4-week lookahead programme weekly for your section. Manage and coordinate any clashes with other site works with the Site Manager and the site team.
• Identify delays and propose potential mitigation measures.
• Understand the design specifications and drawings for your section.
• Produce Inspection and Test Plans for your work and ensure effective implementation, and Inspection and Test Records for the works being undertaken and ensure these are recorded within the nominated digital platform.
• Produce and manage materials approvals for your works.
• Ensure quality records are captured and stored correctly.
• Generate Non-Conformance Records and ensure these are promptly closed out.
• Look to minimise waste by ordering the required materials to optimise project performance.
• Supporting the Site Manager in material take-offs, stock control, etc. and liaising with the procurement team to ensure orders are not exceeded without authority.

• Monitor and maintain compliance with the Working Time Directive.
• Ensure you are compliant with the use of mandatory safety monitoring equipment, near miss reporting and compliance with the company procedures.
• Maintain H&S standards to enable a zero-accident culture.
• Actively work with your team, line manager and the H&S Team to improve upon H&S procedures where possible.
• Report all near misses through the appropriate channel to prevent future accidents.
• Take full responsibility for maintaining the highest health and safety standards on your section of the project.
• Generate and review Risk Assessments and Method Statements for your works, ensuring that they identify and appropriately mitigate health and safety hazards.
• Complete safety inspections and ensure the actions are closed out.
• Set and maintain clear expectations for health and safety with your team and suppliers working on your section
• Encourage and promote near-miss reporting, ensuring close-outs outs delivered and fed back to the site manager and operatives through the electronic reporting.
• Deliver pre-start of shift briefings, ensuring all areas of work are covered.
• Ensure that self and those responsible for work fronts to the values of @one that are expected of them and respect the public and their surroundings.

Essential:

• HND in Civil Engineering or HNC Civil Engineering Technician Level 4 or equivalent
• Understanding of CAD & BIM proficiency
• CSCS Card
• 3-day First Aid
• Ability to use robotic total station and GPS Surveying equipment.
• IT skills proficient in the Microsoft suite of packages

Desirable:

• Water/Wastewater
• EUSR Card

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
• Continuous service awards

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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