Site Engineer

JN Bentley; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Bentley is recruiting a Site Engineer to support delivery of civil engineering works across Scotland, including water treatment upgrades and resilience schemes. You will be based on site, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards and helping drive efficient delivery across projects.

Ideal candidates hold a Civil Engineering qualification (HNC/degree) and possess CSCS and SSSTS, with strong organisational and communication skills and a valid driving licence to travel to

Qualifications

• CSCS and SSSTS
• HNC / Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience
• Understand civil engineering principles and practices
• Know methods, materials, and technical aspects relevant to the project
• Excellent organisation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region

Responsibilities

• Ensure standard company procedures are adopted in setting out operations and that effective communication methods are used with operatives and subcontractors
• Site Management and carrying out ‘as built’ surveys on completed works
• Assist the Site manager in initial set-up, ensuring company systems and procedures are in place and implemented; support safety standards throughout the project; support the site team in planning and monitoring output
• Financial Control and ensuring company cost systems are kept up to date by logging material deliveries, managing and reviewing plant levels
• Assisting the Site manager and Quantity Surveying Department by compiling data to record resources utilised on each activity.

Skills

CSCS

SSSTS

Driving licence

Education

HNC / Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley, operating across water, energy and environment sectors throughout the UK. With an annual turnover surpassing £600 million, Mott MacDonald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.

As part of our appointment to Scottish Water’s new Enterprise, we will deliver projects at sites across Scotland. Works will include major upgrades to treatment assets, new and enhanced networks, and resilience schemes that will benefit communities across the country.

25+ years in the water sector

Over Successive Regulatory Periods, MMB Has Delivered a Wide Range Of Complex Water And Wastewater Projects That Directly Support SR27 Priorities, Including

• Enhancingresilience and service reliabilitythrough treatment works upgrades, network improvements and resilience schemes
• Supportingnet zero and climate adaptationvia low carbon design, nature based solutions and environmental compliance projects
• Enablingsustainable growthby delivering infrastructure that supports new development and protects existing communities
• Drivingefficiency and affordabilitythrough integrated delivery, innovation and collaborative planning
• Maintaining a strong focus oncustomers, communities and safetyacross everything we do

Engineering is at the very core of what we do. Be it civil, mechanical or electrical, our engineers are based on site and play a practical, hands‑on role in the successful delivery of projects. As an Engineer you'll work on projects that make a real difference to our environment and our communities - from improving flood defences, to upgrading water treatment works and providing nature-based solutions that improve biodiversity.

The Role Of a Site Engineer Includes

• Ensuring standard company procedures are adopted in carrying out setting out operations as per the test and inspection, and that effective methods of communication are used in transmitting information to operatives and subcontractors
• Site Management and carrying out ‘as built’ surveys on completed works
• Assist the Site manager in the initial set‑up, ensuring company systems and procedures are in place and implemented; supporting the Site Manager in maintaining and enforcing safety standards throughout the project; support the site team in planning and monitoring output
• Financial Control and ensuring company cost systems are kept up to date by logging material deliveries, managing and reviewing plant levels
• Assisting the Site manager and Quantity Surveying Department by compiling data to record resources utilised on each activity.

What You’ll Need

• CSCS and SSSTS
• HNC / Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience
• Understand civil engineering principles and practices
• An understanding of methods, materials and technical aspects relevant to the project
• Excellent organisation and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region

What’s In It For You

Alongside our significant training and development investment, bespoke progression plan and support to achieve professional chartership, we offer a wide range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits that you can tailor to your needs. To view our full range of benefits, please see the Bentley benefits brochure attached.