Site Engineer

Elvet Recruitment Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or allowance

Job summary

Elvet Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Site Engineer for a leading civil engineering contractor to work on Civils projects across Teesside and County Durham. The role covers setting out, supervision, and ensuring accurate drawings and specs for construction, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality.

Minimum HNC/HND (construction-related degree preferred) and experience at Assistant Site Engineer or Site Engineer level are ideal.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification of HNC/HND, however a construction related degree is preferred.
• Experience at Assistant Site Engineer or Site Engineer level with a Civil Engineering contractor is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high safety and environmental standards.
• Supervise assistant engineers.
• Ensure drawings and specs are complete for construction.
• Set out works accurately and clearly.
• Communicate with foremen and gangers for understanding.
• Check setting out formally.
• Complete inspection and test plans.
• Keep a daily site diary.
• Prepare 4 weekly programmes.
• Provide measurements for materials and reconcile costs.
• Ensure material tickets are cost coded.
• Assist measurement department and maintain survey books.
• Take receipt of materials and perform checks.

Skills

Setting out

Site supervision

Safety awareness

Drawing checking

Material reconciliation

Programme preparation

Inspection testing

Education

HNC/HND

Engineering degree preferred

Job description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Site Engineer on behalf of a leading civil engineering contractor to work on various civils projects in Teesside and County Durham

This is an excellent opportunity to get involved and support significant scheme Public Realm, Highways and Structures schemes in the North East.

Duties include:

• Maintain high personal safety and environmental standards.
• Supervision of assistant engineers.
• Ensure that the drawings and specification documents contain sufficient, accurate information for construction of the works.
• Provide accurate and clear setting out for works.
• Communicate with foremen and gangers to ensure full understanding of information provided.
• Arrange formal checking of setting out.
• Complete inspection and test plans.
• Keep accurate daily site diary.
• Preparation of 4 weekly programmes.
• Provide accurate measurements for materials required.
• Maintain material reconciliation figures for reporting.
• Ensure that material delivery tickets are passed on for cost coding.
• Carry out testing / sampling of materials.
• Provide assistance to the measurement department.
• Maintain survey books.
• Take receipt of materials and perform checks.

Candidates would ideally have proven experience at Assistant Site Engineer or Site Engineer level with a Civil Engineering contractor.

Minimum qualification of HNC/HND, however a construction related degree is preferred.

Salary/Package

A salary of up to £42,000 plus company vehicle or allowance as well as an attractive package.

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf our client.