Section Engineer

Aldwych Consulting; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting seeks a Section Engineer for a Newcastle-based civil infrastructure project on a temporary contract. You will lead a designated section, manage site engineering teams and subcontractors, and ensure RAMS and ITPs are prepared and maintained, with emphasis on safety and quality documentation.

The ideal candidate will have prior Section Engineer experience in civil engineering, a valid CSCS card, and a full UK driving licence, and must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Section Engineer role within civil engineering.
• Valid CSCS card.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Managing site engineering teams and subcontractors to ensure works are delivered safely and to programme.
• Preparing, reviewing, and implementing RAMS prior to works commencing.
• Ensuring Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) are completed, recorded, and maintained to industry standards.
• Monitoring site activities to ensure compliance with health & safety requirements and company procedures, resolving any issues promptly.
• Maintaining accurate records, including setting out, as-built information, and quality documentation.
• Producing and updating short-term and monthly programmes for your section of works.

Skills

Team management

RAMS preparation

ITPs

Health & safety

Record keeping

Education

CSCS card

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Section Engineer
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Temporary
£400-500 per day

Do you have experience working as a Section Engineer on major civil or infrastructure projects? Are you looking for your next opportunity within civil engineering? If so, this could be the role for you.

Our client, a well-established civil engineering contractor, is seeking to appoint a Section Engineer to work on a major infrastructure project. This role offers a challenging scope of works, excellent exposure to complex engineering, and an opportunity to work on an exciting project.

Reporting to sub-agents / site agents, you will be responsible for managing a designated section of the works, including:

• Managing site engineering teams and subcontractors to ensure works are delivered safely and to programme.
• Preparing, reviewing, and implementing RAMS prior to works commencing.
• Ensuring Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) are completed, recorded, and maintained to industry standards.
• Monitoring site activities to ensure compliance with health & safety requirements and company procedures, resolving any issues promptly.
• Maintaining accurate records, including setting out, as-built information, and quality documentation.
• Producing and updating short-term and monthly programmes for your section of works.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in a Section Engineer role within civil engineering
• A valid CSCS card.
• A full UK driving licence.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.