Night Shift Site Engineer – Highways & Drainage

Unite People; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Unite People are recruiting a Freelance Site Engineer for a major highways project in Leeds. The role focuses on drainage installations, carriageway construction, and surfacing works, with night shifts and independent site leadership.

You will set out, survey, and manage drainage, highways, and surfacing activities, ensuring QA and as-built records meet project requirements throughout night work blocks.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Site Engineer on highways or major civil projects.
• Strong background in drainage and road surfacing works.
• CSCS card and relevant site qualifications.
• Comfortable working independently during night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Setting out and surveying drainage, highways and surfacing works.
• Overseeing drainage installations, including pipework and chambers.
• Supporting the delivery of carriageway construction and resurfacing packages.
• Managing QA documentation, inspections and as-built records.
• Ensuring works delivered to drawings, specs and timetable.
• Liaising with site management, subcontractors and project stakeholders.
• Monitoring quality and safe delivery of works during night shifts.

Skills

Site engineer

Drainage

Highways

QA documentation

Night shifts

GPS

Robotic total stations

Tools

Robotic total stations

GPS

Job description

Unite People are recruiting a Freelance Site Engineer for a major highways project in Leeds. The role focuses on drainage installations, carriageway construction, and surfacing works, with night shifts and independent site leadership.

You will set out, survey, and manage drainage, highways, and surfacing activities, ensuring QA and as-built records meet project requirements throughout night work blocks.