Senior Site Engineer – Full Time – Bridgend

Catering; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension scheme

Training & development

Career progression

Long-term workload

Supportive environment

Job summary

Catering in Bridgend, South Wales, is seeking a Senior Site Engineer to lead on-site activities across major infrastructure and civil projects in the region. The role focuses on precise setting out, quality control, and collaboration with project managers and delivery teams to achieve on-time, safe, and compliant project outcomes.

You will maintain QA records, coordinate subcontractors, and contribute to planning and scheduling while promoting health, safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as Site Engineer/Senior Site Engineer on civil or infrastructure projects.
• Strong setting out, surveying and QA experience.
• Good understanding of drawings, specs and engineering principles.
• Proven experience on live civil projects.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Proactive problem solving to drive delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on site and ensure works are set out accurately.
• Maintain setting out and dimensional control for construction activities.
• Manage survey control and alignment with drawings/specifications.
• Conduct quality inspections, checks and testing.
• Produce QA documentation and as-built records.
• Support planning, sequencing and programme delivery.
• Coordinate subcontractors and direct labour teams.
• Resolve technical and construction challenges on site.
• Maintain site records and progress documentation.

Skills

Setting out

Surveying

Quality assurance

Communication

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

GPS/robotic total station

Job description

Senior Site Engineer
Bridgend, South Wales
Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Benefits

Join one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing civil engineering contractors.

We’re recruiting for a Senior Site Engineer to join a highly successful contractor delivering major infrastructure, water, energy, environmental and civil engineering projects across South Wales.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Site Engineer looking to progress their career with a business known for investing in its people, promoting from within and delivering high-profile projects across the UK.

Working closely with Project Managers, Site Managers and delivery teams, you will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, accurately, on programme and to the highest quality standards.

The Role

As Senior Site Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership on site, ensuring works are set out accurately, quality standards are maintained and project delivery objectives are achieved.

Key duties will include:

• Providing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control for construction activities.
• Managing survey control and ensuring all works are delivered in line with drawings and specifications.
• Conducting quality inspections, checks and testing.
• Producing and maintaining accurate QA documentation and as-built records.
• Supporting project planning, sequencing and programme delivery.
• Coordinating subcontractors and direct labour teams.
• Identifying and resolving technical and construction challenges on site.
• Maintaining accurate site records and progress documentation.
• Promoting and driving the highest standards of health, safety, environmental and quality performance.
• Building strong working relationships with site teams, designers, clients and stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For

• -Previous experience as a Site Engineer or Senior Site Engineer within civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• -Strong setting out, surveying and quality assurance experience.
• -Excellent understanding of construction drawings, specifications and engineering principles.
• -Proven experience working on live civil engineering projects.
• -Strong communication and organisational skills.
• -Ability to proactively solve problems and drive project delivery.

Desirable Project Experience

We’re particularly interested in candidates with experience in:

• * Water and wastewater projects.
• * Highways and infrastructure works.
• * Energy projects.
• * Reinforced concrete structures.
• * Earthworks and drainage.
• * Utilities and pipeline projects.
• * Environmental improvement schemes.
• * Major civil engineering works.

Qualifications

• * HNC, HND or Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• * SSSTS or SMSTS.
• * CSCS Card.
• * Full UK Driving Licence.

Highly Desirable

• * SSSTS or SMSTS.
• * Temporary Works Supervisor or Coordinator.
• * GPS and robotic total station experience.
• * AutoCAD knowledge.
• * NRSWA or utility sector experience.

What’s On Offer?

• -Competitive salary.
• -Car allowance.
• -Pension scheme.
• -Ongoing training and professional development.
• -Clear career progression opportunities.
• -Long-term secured workload.
• -Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• -Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and civil engineering projects across South Wales.

If you’re an experienced Senior Site Engineer looking to join a growing contractor with an excellent reputation, strong values and an impressive pipeline of secured work, we’d like to hear from you.

Salary: £50000 – £65000/annum + Car Allowance + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Bridgend, Bridgend county borough