Section Engineer

Jackson Civil Engineering; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm in Greater London is hiring a Section Engineer to oversee quality and safety for Highway projects. The ideal candidate should possess highway schemes experience, leadership skills, and a degree in Civil Engineering. This role provides the chance to manage a team, ensuring high standards on projects. Candidates will enjoy a supportive work culture with benefits such as life assurance, a pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development. A full UK driving license is required, along with a willingness to travel.

Benefits

Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)

Company car / car allowance

Company pension scheme (up to 8% match)

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Extensive training programmes

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee benefits platform

Free on-site parking

Company social calendar

Regular fun days and charity events

The Great Escape - early Friday leave

Qualifications

• Good understanding of ITPs and quality assurance process.
• Experience of working on infrastructure projects preferably with Highways.
• Must hold a full UK driving license and be willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with site management for quality take offs.
• Manage inspections and testing to ensure conformance with design.
• Train and mentor Junior Engineers.

Skills

Highway schemes experience

Leadership skills

Understanding of construction practices

Quality assurance process knowledge

Education

Civil Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

CSCS card

SSTS card

First Aid certificate

NRWSA

Cat and Genny

Job description

Section Engineer – Responsibilities

• Liaise with site management to complete quality take offs.
• Develop awareness of potential commercial opportunities / issues with the project.
• Develop knowledge and ability in completing hazard / risk assessments and method statements, including alerting relevant personnel to control measures and work methods therein.
• Carry out relevant inspections and testing to ensure conformance of the works with the design and specification.
• Train, manage and mentor Junior Engineers.
• Manage sectional setting out requirements on site.
• Manage the sectional service plans/ drawings. Issue permits accordingly.
• Assist the QS / Project Manager with providing the relevant information for records and claims purposes.Manage the as built requirements of your section and contribute to the completion of the site health and safety file.
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedures.

Section Engineer – Qualifications & Experience

We are looking for someone with previous experience in working on Highway schemes and will ideally be located close to the M25. This role will be working days or nights depending on the project and occasional weekends, The ideal candidate must have a good understanding of ITPs and quality assurance process and working with specification documents. You should have good leadership skills and understanding of construction practices and be able to work independently.

Already working as a Section Engineer or looking for that next step after a Site Engineer, you will have experience of working on infrastructure projects preferably with Highways with a main contractor. Must also have a CSCS card in the appropriate discipline and ideally educated with a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent. You will have a SSTS card, First Aid and NRWSA and Cat and Genny. Due to the nature of the role a full UK driving license is essential and the successful candidate will be happy to travel across the region.

To strengthen our Highways Division team, we are recruiting for a Section Engineer. Here at Jackson we are dynamic, innovative and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Benefits

• Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
• Company car / car allowance
• Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
• Extensive training programmes
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform
• Free on-site parking
• Company social calendar
• Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
• A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.
• The Great Escape - leaving earlier on a Friday

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.