Site Engineer

First Recruitment Group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group in Peterborough seeks a Site Engineer for a 3-month contract within the water sector. The role focuses on delivering infrastructure works safely and in line with designs, coordinating site activities and maintaining compliance with health and safety standards.

You will mentor junior staff, review drawings, and work with Project Managers, Site Managers and Suppliers to ensure safe, efficient delivery and accurate site records.

Qualifications

• Proven infrastructure site engineering delivery experience.
• Ability to mentor junior staff and guide teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Civil Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/BEng/MEng/BSc/MSc).

Responsibilities

• Managing site and technology engineers and working closely with all delivery team members.
• Ensuring designated workstreams are correctly set out on site and permits to work are in place for all activities.
• Ensuring site surveys and records are completed and provided as required.
• Collaborating with Project Managers, Site Managers, Supervisors and Suppliers to coordinate safe system compliance.
• Maintaining accurate records through daily diaries, production control schedules and photos.
• Reviewing drawings and raising technical queries with the design team.
• Supporting the safe and efficient delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Promoting high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance.

Skills

Mentoring juniors

Strong communication

Site coordination

Education

Civil Engineering degree (HNC/HND/BEng/MEng/BSc/MSc)

Tools

SMSTS

First Aid

Job description

SITE ENGINEER
3 Month Contract
Peterborough

Water Sector
IR35: Outside

Our Client has a requirement for a Site Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Peterborough.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure construction projects are delivered safely, accurately, and in line with design specifications and project requirements. The Site Engineer will provide technical guidance, coordinate site activities, maintain compliance with health and safety standards, and support the successful delivery of infrastructure works.

Job Role Responsibilities

• Managing site and technology engineers and working closely with all delivery team members.
• Ensuring designated workstreams are correctly set out on site and permits to work are in place for all activities.
• Ensuring site surveys and records are completed and provided as required.
• Working with Project Managers, Site Managers, Supervisors and Suppliers to coordinate, develop and review safe system compliance and daily site processes.
• Maintaining accurate records through daily diaries, production control schedules and photographic evidence.
• Reviewing drawings and raising technical queries with the design team.
• Supporting the safe and efficient delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Promoting high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance across site activities.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications

Essential

• Proven experience delivering infrastructure projects in a site engineering role.
• Ability and willingness to mentor, guide and develop junior staff.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Civil Engineering qualification (HNC, HND, BEng, MEng, BSc or MSc).
• SMSTS.
• First Aid qualification.

Desirable

• Experience working on a similar infrastructure project.
• Appointed Person / Lifting Operations training.
• Mental Health First Aid.
• Fire Marshal qualification.