Site Engineer

Kier Group; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Site Engineer for the East West Rail project based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. You will support the Section Engineer, set out works, and maintain as-built records while ensuring safety, quality, and timely delivery.

Responsibilities include overseeing soil/rock testing, utilities clearance, and liaising with clients and stakeholders. A Construction-related degree or HNC with a CSCS card is required, plus surveying experience and a UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Hold or are working towards a Construction-related Degree or HNC, supported by a valid CSCS card.
• Have experience setting out using a range of surveying equipment and hold a full UK driving licence.
• Bring knowledge of CAD software and ground investigation works within a construction or infrastructure environment.
• Take pride in maintaining high standards of health, safety, quality and technical compliance on site.
• Enjoy working collaboratively, building strong relationships with project teams, clients and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Section Engineer in managing engineering resources to ensure works are delivered safely on time and to specification.
• Setting out all aspects of the works and maintaining accurate as-built records and photographic documentation.
• Overseeing in-situ soil and rock testing, including SPT, Hand Shear Vane, CBR, and BRE 365 soakaway tests.
• Undertaking utilities clearance and ensuring safe identification and exposure of underground utilities through trial trenching.
• Managing quality assurance records, inspection requests, and building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Surveying

Site health & safety

Team collaboration

Education

Construction-related degree or HNC

Tools

CAD software

Job description

We're looking for a Site Engineer to join our East West Rail team based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.

Location:

St Neots, Cambridgeshire

Hours:

Permanent Fulltime 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Site Engineer, you'll be working within the East West Rail team, supporting them in delivering technical compliance and engineering excellence across trial trenching and geotechnical investigations.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Supporting the Section Engineer in managing engineering resources to ensure works are delivered safely on time and to specification
• Setting out all aspects of the works and maintaining accurate as-built records and photographic documentation
• Overseeing in-situ soil and rock testing, including SPT, Hand Shear Vane, CBR, and BRE 365 soakaway tests
• Undertaking utilities clearance and ensuring safe identification and exposure of underground utilities through trial trenching
• Managing quality assurance records, inspection requests, and building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders

What are we looking for?

• Hold, or are working towards, a Construction-related Degree or HNC, supported by a valid CSCS card.
• Have experience setting out using a range of surveying equipment and hold a full UK driving licence.
• Bring knowledge of CAD software and ground investigation works within a construction or infrastructure environment.
• Take pride in maintaining high standards of health, safety, quality and technical compliance on site.
• Enjoy working collaboratively, building strong relationships with project teams, clients and key stakeholders.

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us.

We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more.

Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.

You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.