Site Engineer

The Clancy Group; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utilities company in Aylesbury is seeking a Site Engineer to ensure safe and efficient delivery of civil engineering works. The role involves working closely with Site and Project Managers to maintain quality and safety standards. Candidates should have a strong civil engineering background, effective communication skills, and ideally hold a degree or apprenticeship in the field. A driving license is essential. This position offers a competitive salary, pension, healthcare, and other benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Strong background in civil engineering with a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Ideally holds a degree or apprenticeship in civil engineering with hands-on experience.
• Good understanding of health and safety practices, quality control, and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Carry out setting out and other engineering activities as directed by the Site Manager.
• Check Inspection Test Plans and ensure site installations meet specifications.
• Monitor quality control procedures and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Civil engineering background

Strong organizational skills

Effective communication

Risk assessments

Quality control

Education

Degree or apprenticeship in civil engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

£45,000 - £55,000

Aylesbury

We are ambitious and keen to hear from determined and motivated people like you, who are interested in developing their engineering experience in the world of utilities. We have an opportunity for an experienced Site Engineer to join our team, supporting the safe and efficient delivery of civil engineering works. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build on their experience and take ownership of engineering activities on site.

The Role

As a Site Engineer, you'll play a key part in ensuring construction operations are delivered safely, accurately, and in compliance with client and company standards. You'll work closely with Site and Project Managers to plan and manage day-to-day site activities, while maintaining a strong focus on quality, safety, and technical precision.

Here are some of the activities you'll be involved in:

• Carrying out setting out and other engineering activities as directed by the Site Manager.
• Checking Inspection Test Plans and ensuring site installations meet specifications.
• Monitoring quality control procedures and maintaining accurate records.
• Supporting the Site Manager in resolving technical challenges and promoting safe working practices in line with Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards.
• Ensuring all equipment is correctly calibrated, maintained, and compliant.
• Providing input into construction programmes and project planning.
• Supporting progress reporting, material reconciliation, and KPI updates.
• Contributing to continual improvement of site operations and sharing best practice.
• Applying experience in CDM and making engineering decisions and judgements on design and safe operation of site activities.

Requirements / What we’re looking for

• Strong background in civil engineering with a proactive, solutions-focused approach. Solid technical knowledge, strong organisational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Ideally holds a degree or apprenticeship in civil engineering (or equivalent) with hands-on experience in setting out, surveying, and interpreting drawings. Comfortable producing inspection and test plans, risk assessments, and method statements, ensuring safe and compliant work.
• Good understanding of health and safety practices, quality control, and commercial awareness; competence in CAD and general IT systems.
• Experience on large civil engineering or utilities projects would be highly advantageous, with knowledge of client quality standards and commercial processes.
• Full and valid UK driving licence is essential; holding a current CSCS card would be an advantage.
• Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We provide fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and much more. We are one of the largest family-owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks. If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us – one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, we offer a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum. Benefits also include Clancy Xtras (discounts for retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas), cycle-to-work scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend an interview, please let us know and we will accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.