Senior Site Engineer

AJ Group; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension

Private medical

Life assurance

Income protection

25 days leave

Additional holiday

Professional memberships

Employee assistance

Training & progression

Challenging projects

Job summary

AJ Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Site Engineer to lead multiple engineering fronts, delivering safe, high-quality ground engineering packages under NEC4 Alliance. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and collaborate with project teams to drive programme, quality and commercial performance.

Responsibilities include planning and sequencing, coordinating resources and subcontractors, resolving technical challenges, and managing QA, RAMS and ITPs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience delivering civil engineering or major infrastructure projects.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering.
• SMSTS & CSCS.
• Strong background in heavy civil or ground engineering.
• Experience with NEC4 contracts.
• Knowledge of Early Warnings, Compensation Events and programme management.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Experience using Primavera P6 or MS Project, Excel, AutoCAD, CEMAR.
• IEng or CEng (or working towards).
• NEC4 accreditation.
• Experience within Alliance contracting environments.
• Incident investigation or Appointed Person qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery across multiple work fronts.
• Coordinate engineering resources and subcontractors.
• Resolve technical challenges on site.
• Ensure compliance with RAMS, permits and ITPs.
• Drive quality and close-out of NCRs.
• Lead investigations and root cause analysis in safety.
• Deliver site briefings and toolbox talks.
• Audit safety documentation and compliance.
• Manage QA processes for ground engineering works.
• Monitor hold points and inspections.
• Produce client-ready QA reports.
• Ensure work is delivered Right First Time.
• Manage short-term programmes and sequencing.
• Monitor productivity and critical path.
• Support delay analysis and recovery planning.
• Drive weekly performance reviews.
• Support NEC4 contract administration.

Skills

Project leadership

Civil engineering

Geotechnical engineering

Contract administration

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

AutoCAD

CEMAR

Job description

As a Senior Site Engineer, you'll lead multiple engineering work fronts, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality delivery of complex ground engineering packages.

Working within an NEC4 Alliance environment, you'll provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and work closely with project, commercial and construction teams to drive programme, quality and commercial performance.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead engineering delivery across multiple work fronts
• Coordinate engineering resources and subcontractors
• Resolve technical challenges on site
• Ensure compliance with RAMS, permits and ITPs
• Drive quality and close-out of NCRs

Health & Safety

• Champion a strong safety culture
• Lead investigations and root cause analysis
• Deliver site briefings and toolbox talks
• Audit safety documentation and compliance

Quality

• Manage QA processes for specialist ground engineering works
• Monitor hold points and inspections
• Produce client-ready QA reports
• Ensure work is delivered Right First Time

Planning & Programme

• Manage short-term programmes and sequencing
• Monitor productivity and critical path
• Support delay analysis and recovery planning
• Drive weekly performance reviews

Commercial & Contracts

• Support NEC4 contract administration
• Prepare and manage Early Warnings, Compensation Events and change notifications
• Monitor cost and value performance
• Support forecasting and earned value reporting
• Manage subcontractor performance

Leadership

• Mentor and develop junior engineers
• Work collaboratively across engineering, commercial, quality and operations teams
• Build strong client and stakeholder relationships

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years' experience delivering civil engineering or major infrastructure projects
• Degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering
• SMSTS & CSCS
• Strong background in heavy civil engineering or ground engineering
• Experience with NEC4 contracts
• Knowledge of Early Warnings, Compensation Events and programme management
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Experience using:
• Primavera P6 or MS Project
• Excel
• AutoCAD
• CEMAR
• IEng or CEng (or working towards)
• NEC4 accreditation
• Experience within Alliance contracting environments
• Incident investigation or Appointed Person qualifications

What's On Offer

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy additional holiday scheme
• Paid professional memberships
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training, development and career progression
• Opportunity to work on one of the UK's most technically challenging infrastructure projects

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a globally recognised specialist engineering business delivering a landmark UK infrastructure programme. You'll work alongside industry-leading experts, gain exposure to complex engineering challenges and build your career within a collaborative, long-term project environment.