Site Engineer

Ardent Advisors; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the utilities sector is seeking a skilled Site Engineer to join their team in Ipswich. The role involves overseeing various engineering tasks, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and contributing to project delivery. Ideal candidates will have a degree in civil engineering and relevant experience in the civils sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum

Employee benefits programme with discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified civil engineer with hands-on experience in civils or utilities sector.
• Experience with major civil engineering schemes and deep excavations is advantageous.
• CSCS Card and Full UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out setting out and engineering duties as directed by the Site Manager.
• Monitor site quality control procedures and assist in resolving engineering issues.
• Support safe site operations by ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental procedures.

Skills

Setting out

Surveying

Quality management

Communication

Planning

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Up to £40,000

Ipswich

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're delivering a complex and multi-disciplinary civils and utilities project in Leiston, East Anglia (IP16), and are looking to expand our team with a skilled Site Engineer. The scope of works is wide-ranging, covering earthworks, drainage, paving, building construction, and the installation of structural steel and concrete, as well as ductile iron pipework and equipment racking—offering a great opportunity to be involved in technically diverse delivery.

Acting as Principal Contractor and undertaking much of the work through self-delivery, the role demands a strong understanding of engineering principles, on-site execution, and compliance in highly regulated environments. You will play a key role in ensuring that works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the correct technical and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out setting out and engineering duties as directed by the Site Manager, ensuring works are delivered to specification and design.
• Oversee technical quality and installation standards through inspection and test plans, ensuring compliance with relevant specifications.
• Monitor site quality control procedures and assist in resolving engineering and technical issues as they arise.
• Support safe site operations by ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental procedures.
• Ensure equipment and instrumentation is properly calibrated and maintained.
• Input into programme updates, KPIs, material reconciliation, and reporting, supporting efficient delivery and cost control.
• Contribute to planning and daily site management, liaising with site teams and subcontractors.
• Maintain understanding of and compliance with project management systems, including the Construction Phase H&S Plan, Environmental and Quality Plans.

Candidate Profile

We would love to hear from you if…

• You are a degree-qualified (or equivalent) civil engineer with hands-on experience in the civils or utilities sector.
• You are confident in setting out, surveying, managing quality, and producing inspection and test plans.
• You hold a CSCS Card and Full UK Driving Licence.
• You have a solid grasp of CDM regulations, health and safety, and a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.
• Strong communication, planning, and organisational skills are essential.
• Ideally, you will have or be working towards chartership (ICE, CIOB, CIHT, or APM) and hold additional qualifications such as SMSTS/SSSTS, Temporary Works Supervisor, or training in Confined Spaces and NRSWA.
• Experience with major civil engineering schemes, deep excavations, or complex builds is a strong advantage.

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

About 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 play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family-owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients, and the environment.

Next Steps

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! 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, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare, and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World, and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as 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 be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

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