Freelance Site Engineer

First Task Professional; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

First Task Professional are currently recruiting an experienced Freelance Site Engineer to join a civil engineering contractor on a project in Kilmarnock. This role focuses on setting out, surveying, and ensuring works meet drawings and specifications.

The candidate should have strong civils background, experience with robotic total stations and GPS, and solid QA and site-record keeping skills. CSCS card is required and the role is on-site at a civils project in Scotland.

Qualifications

• Experience as Site Engineer on civil engineering projects.
• Strong setting-out with robotic total stations and GPS.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Setting out and surveying for civil works and completing check sheets.
• Ensuring works are completed accurately per drawings and specs.
• Carrying out QA checks and maintaining site records.
• Liaising with Site Managers, subcontractors and project team.
• Assisting with technical queries and resolving engineering issues on site.
• Monitoring progress and ensuring health and safety standards.

Skills

Setting-out experience

Team coordination

Drawing interpretation

Health & safety awareness

Communication skills

Organisation

Tools

Robotic total stations

GPS equipment

Job description

First Task Professional are currently recruiting for an experienced Freelance Site Engineer to join a well-established civil engineering contractor on a project in Kilmarnock.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer with a strong background in civils, groundworks and infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Setting out and surveying for various civil engineering works and doing check sheets
• Ensuring works are completed accurately and in accordance with drawings and specifications.
• Carrying out quality assurance checks and maintaining site records.
• Liaising with Site Managers, subcontractors and the wider project team.
• Assisting with technical queries and resolving engineering issues on site.
• Monitoring progress and ensuring works meet required health and safety standards.

Requirements

• Previous experience working as a Site Engineer on civil engineering projects.
• Strong setting-out experience using robotic total stations and GPS equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• CSCS card.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Own setting-out equipment advantageous but not essential.