Site Engineer

BDL; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare

Car Allowance

Company Pension

Volunteering Days - With Careys Founda

Health Care Cashplan

Cycle to work scheme

Car Leasing Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Life Assurance

Buy/sell holidays

Other discounts and Cashback plans

Job summary

Carey Group is seeking a highly motivated Site Engineer to join our team on a major Energy from Waste project in Middlesbrough. You will own engineering activities and develop your technical and professional skills within a high-performing project team.

The role focuses on setting out, surveying, drawing interpretation, QA, safety, and coordination with subcontractors. A strong background in civil/energy infrastructure and 4 years’ experience is expected, with proficiency in AutoCAD/BricsCAD and

Qualifications

• HNC (or above) in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Around 4 years’ experience on major civil, energy & infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of surveying, setting out, and engineering principles.
• Skilled in interpreting drawings, technical reports, and specifications.
• Competent with digital tools such as AutoCAD/BricsCAD, Word, Excel, and document control systems.
• Experience in inspecting and testing construction materials.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong awareness of Health & Safety, safe systems of work, and common site regulations.

Responsibilities

• Setting out and precise dimensional control using surveying equipment.
• Check site accuracy, tolerances, and spec compliance.
• Identify additional works, support commercial processes, and understand contract obligations.
• Interpret drawings, coordinate construction info, raise RFIs.
• Manage and update drawings, specs, as‑built info, and document control.
• Supervise junior engineers, operatives, subcontractors.
• Implement quality procedures, prepare ITPs, inspections, raise NCRs.
• Support environmental compliance and site plans.
• Monitor progress, assist short-term planning, prepare material takeoffs and productivity reports.
• Assist with temporary works design briefs for medium-risk activities.

Skills

Surveying & setting out

Interpreting drawings & specs

Communication & problem-solving

Health & Safety awareness

Material inspection & testing

Education

HNC in Civil/Structural Eng

Tools

AutoCAD/BricsCAD

Word

Excel

Document control systems

Job description

We’re looking for a highly motivated Site Engineer to join our team delivering a major Energy from Waste project. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the construction of a significant sustainable energy facility, taking ownership of engineering activities while developing your technical and professional skills within a high-performing project team.

Department Engineering Employment Type Permanent - Full Time Location Middlesbrough Workplace type Onsite

What You Will Be Doing:

• Setting out and providing precise dimensional control using a full range of surveying equipment (Total Station, GPS, laser levels, etc.).
• Checking accuracy on site, understanding tolerances, and ensuring construction works meet specification.
• Identifying additional works, supporting commercial processes, and understanding contract obligations.
• Interpreting technical drawings, coordinating construction information, and raising RFIs where clarification is needed.
• Managing and updating drawings, specs, as‑built information, and document control systems.
• Supervising junior engineers, operatives, and subcontractors, ensuring safe and compliant delivery of works.
• Implementing quality procedures, preparing ITPs, carrying out inspections, and raising NCRs when required.
• Supporting environmental compliance, understanding site impacts, and applying project environmental plans.
• Monitoring progress, supporting short‑term planning, and preparing material take‑offs and productivity reports.
• Assisting with temporary works: inspections, low‑risk design, and preparing design briefs for medium‑risk activities.

What You Will Bring:

• HNC (or above) in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Around 4 years’ experience on major civil, energy & infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of surveying, setting out, and engineering principles.
• Skilled in interpreting drawings, technical reports, and specifications.
• Competent with digital tools such as AutoCAD/BricsCAD, Word, Excel, and document control systems.
• Experience in inspecting and testing construction materials.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong awareness of Health & Safety, safe systems of work, and common site regulations.

Benefits:

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Car Allowance
• Company Pension
• Volunteering Days - With Careys Foundation - or other organisations that are important to you
• Health Care Cashplan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car Leasing Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Life Assurance
• Buy/sell holidays
• Other discounts and Cashback plans

About Carey Group

Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van.

John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd.

Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.

The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and some.

Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.

Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.

We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.