Senior Rail Civil Engineer – Lead Setting Out & Assurance

Matchtech Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking a Senior Engineer to support rail civils delivery on a contract basis around Yorkshire. The role focuses on engineering leadership, assurance and daily project delivery from an office-based setting.

You will lead site engineering activities, mentor junior staff, maintain quality documentation and work with site teams to remove delivery constraints. Applicants should have proven rail civils experience, strong setting out, and a valid PTS certification, with excellent

Qualifications

• Proven experience in rail civils as a Senior Engineer or Senior Site Engineer.
• Expert in setting out, dimensional control and engineering assurance.
• Experience mentoring graduates and apprentices.
• Strong QA documentation and site records knowledge.
• Able to interpret technical drawings and identify buildability issues.
• Excellent communication with supervisors and site management.
• Able to challenge design and delivery constraints constructively.
• Valid Personal Track Safety (PTS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead site engineering activities including setting out and checks.
• Mentor Site Engineers, Graduates and Apprentices.
• Maintain ITPs, check sheets and as-built records.
• Manage progress trackers with daily/weekly outputs.
• Provide engineering support with Site Supervisors/Construction Managers.
• Interpret drawings and resolve clashes/buildability issues.
• Propose practical engineering solutions and sequencing.
• Drive engineering assurance across civils activities.

Skills

Setting out

Dimensional control

Engineering assurance

Leading junior engineers

Quality documentation

Site progress reporting

Interpreting drawings

Effective communication

Constructive problem solving

PTS certification

Job description

Matchtech Group is seeking a Senior Engineer to support rail civils delivery on a contract basis around Yorkshire. The role focuses on engineering leadership, assurance and daily project delivery from an office-based setting.

You will lead site engineering activities, mentor junior staff, maintain quality documentation and work with site teams to remove delivery constraints. Applicants should have proven rail civils experience, strong setting out, and a valid PTS certification, with excellent