Site Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Balfour Beatty as a Site Engineer for a major civil engineering project in Wokingham. You will be vital in delivering high-quality infrastructure, ensuring compliance with safety and engineering standards. This is an opportunity to grow your career with a leading company committed to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven experience on highways or large-scale civil engineering projects.
• Sound understanding of construction methods and materials.
• CSCS card and full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and execution of site engineering activities.
• Set out and survey for roadworks and drainage.
• Ensure work adheres to drawings, specifications, and standards.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Proficiency in surveying instruments

Education

Degree or HNC/HND in Civil Engineering

Tools

GPS

Total stations

Job description

About The Role

Are you ready to build the roads of tomorrow? At Balfour Beatty, we’re delivering vital infrastructure across the UK, and we're currently recruiting a talented Site Engineer to join our Regional Civils team on the South Wokingham Distributor Road project – a major new highway scheme set to transform local transport links and unlock regional growth.

As Site Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of this flagship highways project, supporting the site management team in maintaining high standards of safety, quality and engineering excellence from start to finish.

What you'll be doing

As a Site Engineer You Will

• Assist in the planning and execution of day-to-day site engineering activities
• Set out and surveying for roadworks, drainage, structures, and associated infrastructure
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with current drawings, specifications and standards
• Collaborate with subcontractors and suppliers to maintain efficient site operations
• Maintain accurate site records including as-builts, quality assurance documentation, and method statements
• Support the site team with technical advice and problem-solving when required
• Drive a strong culture of health, safety, and environmental compliance
  
  

Who we're looking for

You Will Have The Following

• A degree or HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Proven experience on highways or large-scale civil engineering projects
• Sound understanding of construction methods, materials, and specifications
• Proficiency in setting out and using surveying instruments (e.g. GPS, total stations)
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• CSCS card and full UK driving licence.
  
  

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About Us

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums.co.uk Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.