Engineer

Fawkes and Reece; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece Group is seeking an experienced Setting Out & Temporary Works Engineer to join our North London and East Anglia multi-site programme. You will oversee setting out activities across up to five live projects, coordinate temporary works procedures and ensure drawings and specifications are interpreted and applied on-site.

Working closely with project teams and subcontractors, you will maintain engineering accuracy, drive safety, and support delivery of complex schemes through

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Site Engineering or Setting Out Engineering role within a main contracting environment.
• Strong understanding of temporary works procedures and management.
• Experience working across multiple construction projects would be highly advantageous.
• Competent with surveying equipment, setting out techniques and interpreting construction drawings.
• Strong knowledge of construction processes, technical compliance and site safety.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage setting out activities across multiple construction projects.
• Coordinate temporary works design, checking, permits and approvals.
• Ensure engineering works are carried out accurately and in accordance with drawings and specifications.
• Review and interpret technical drawings, ensuring setting out information is correct and up to date.
• Work closely with site management teams to ensure engineering requirements are understood and implemented.
• Monitor quality, compliance and safe working practices across all schemes.
• Provide technical guidance and support to site teams and subcontractors.

Skills

Setting out

Temporary works

Site engineering

Surveying equipment

Coordination

Communication

Job description

Reference: Vac- VE_1794474741
Posted: November 12, 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Setting Out & Temporary Works Engineer to join a leading Tier 1 main contractor, supporting a portfolio of major construction schemes across North London and East Anglia.

This is a varied, multi-site position, offering the opportunity to work across up to five live projects, providing technical engineering support and ensuring setting out and temporary works activities are effectively managed, coordinated and delivered to the highest standards.

Working closely with site teams, project managers and subcontractors, you will play a key role in maintaining engineering accuracy, ensuring temporary works are properly planned and controlled, and supporting the successful delivery of multiple schemes.

The Role:

Oversee and manage setting out activities across multiple construction projects.

Take responsibility for the coordination and management of temporary works procedures.

Ensure engineering works are carried out accurately and in accordance with drawings and specifications.

Review and interpret technical drawings, ensuring setting out information is correct and up to date.

Coordinate temporary works design, checking, permits and approvals.

Work closely with site management teams to ensure engineering requirements are understood and implemented.

Monitor quality, compliance and safe working practices across all schemes.

Provide technical guidance and support to site teams and subcontractors.

The Ideal Candidate:

Proven experience in a Site Engineering or Setting Out Engineering role within a main contracting environment.

Strong understanding of temporary works procedures and management.

Experience working across multiple construction projects would be highly advantageous.

Competent with surveying equipment, setting out techniques and interpreting construction drawings.

Strong knowledge of construction processes, technical compliance and site safety.

Confident communicating with site teams, subcontractors and senior management.

Organised, proactive and comfortable managing priorities across several live projects.

The Opportunity:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established Tier 1 contractor with a strong reputation for delivering complex, high-profile construction and infrastructure projects.

With responsibility across a portfolio of schemes throughout North London and East Anglia, this role offers excellent variety, autonomy and the opportunity to make a real impact across multiple project teams.

A great opportunity for an engineer looking to take ownership of engineering delivery beyond a single site and develop their career within a leading construction business.