Site Engineer

Construction, Property and Engineering; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is seeking a Freelance Site Engineer / setting out engineer for a rail project in Cardiff, Wales, for around 1 year. You will work on Civils with Buildings/Architecture elements and must have rail experience.

PTS is ideal but not essential. Duties include setting out using Total Stations and GPS, interpreting CAD/BIM, QA surveys, and coordinating with site teams while maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

• Rail project experience required.
• PTS desirable but not essential.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Set out lines and levels using Total Stations and GPS.
• Interpret 2D CAD drawings and 3D BIM models to extract coordinates.
• Conduct as-built surveys and QA checks to verify tolerances.
• Liaise with site agents, subcontractors and engineers to resolve queries and clashes.
• Maintain compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations.

Skills

Rail experience

Setting out

Total Stations

GPS

QA surveys

Tools

Total Stations

GPS

2D CAD interpretation

Job description

Randstad have an exciting opportunity for a Freelance Site Engineer / setting out engineer to work on a Rail Project in Cardiff, Wales for 1 year plus

You will be working on Civils, with Buildings/Architecture elements

Rail experience is necessary.

PTS is ideal but not essential.

Duties will include:

• Set out lines and levels using Total Stations and GPS.

• Interpret 2D CAD drawings and 3D BIM models to extract accurate coordinate data.

• QA - Conducted as-built surveys and quality checks to ensure construction met design tolerances.

• Liaison with site agents, subcontractors, and engineers to resolve technical queries and design clashes.

• Maintained strict adherence to site health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Rate is inside IR35 - Circa £400-420 a day DOE

Randstad CPE 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 more than 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.