Site Engineer

Inclusionmaking Kier; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK is seeking a Site Engineer to join their Natural Resources team. In this role, you will oversee infrastructure installations and ensure compliance with project specifications across multiple water sector projects in Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire. Candidates should have civil engineering experience, excellent communication skills, and a full UK driving licence. This position emphasizes diversity and inclusion within the workplace.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in the water sector.
• Ability to liaise with various stakeholders effectively.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main technical adviser on the construction site.
• Check accuracy of plans, drawings, and quantities.
• Propose cost-effective solutions for materials.
• Liaise with consultants and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Experience in civil engineering

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Consultative behaviour

Job description

We are looking for a Site Engineer to join our Natural Resources team working on projects based across Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire for our seven‑year, £1 bn framework with Southern Water. As the Site Engineer you’ll support various projects on the Southern Water framework and help deliver the requirements of the individual project. Your input to construction projects will be technical, organisational and supervisory, setting out and determining the location for infrastructure installations both above and below ground, applying designs and plans to mark out the site, and sharing responsibility for site security, health and safety, and the organisation and supervision of material and human resources.

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Act as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, craftspeople and operatives, setting out, levelling and surveying the site.
• Check plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations, ensuring that all materials used and work performed are in accordance with the specifications.
• Agree a price for materials and propose cost‑effective solutions for the intended project.
• Manage, monitor and interpret the contract documents supplied by the client or designer.
• Liaise with consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the local authority (where appropriate) to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by‑laws.

Key Skills and Experience

• Experience within a civil engineering or construction environment and demonstrable experience in the water sector.
• Consultative and collaborative behaviours with strong written and oral communication skills, able to liaise effectively with construction managers, quantity surveyors, subcontractors, architects, designers and other engineers.
• Excellent organisational skills and a methodical approach to work.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

Disability Confident – We are a Disability Confident employer and will generally offer an interview to any applicant who declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.

Diversity and Inclusion – Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. Our employees shape our diversity and inclusion initiatives. You can view our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.