Site Engineer - A428

Skanska UK Plc; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Cambridge seeks a Site Engineer to actively manage site works and collaborate with engineers and supervisors. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Civil Engineering and have a valid driving license. Responsibilities include effective communication, writing design briefs, and overseeing safety compliance. This position offers a chance to contribute to a significant improvement project on a major highway.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Working towards or possessing a Professional Industry Qualification.
• Full UK driving licence required for highways projects.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with engineers, supervisors and client representatives.
• Write temporary works design briefs.
• Review designs and address queries.

Skills

Effective communication

Competence with digital tools

Health & Safety knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is delivering a £679 million improvement project on the A428 in Cambridgeshire to bring a new 10-mile dual carriageway between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts.

We are now looking for Site Engineers to join the project. As Site Engineer, you will be supported by the Section Engineer (among others) and are expected to take ownership of the site works of the section, contributing to planning the works and ensuring that the works are constructed in accordance with the design and contract scopes.

What you’ll do:

• Communicate effectively with other engineers, supervisors, enabling functions, designers, and client representatives.
• Write temporary works design briefs to a standard accepted by the Section Engineer & Temporary Works Coordinator.
• Review designs and raise any queries to your Section Engineer.
• Understand the design specifications and drawings for your section.
• Contribute to delivering the Inspection and Test Plans for your works.
• Identify Non-Conformances and ensure they are promptly reported & closed out.

What we're looking for:

• Degree level qualification in a Civil Engineering allied subject/ HND in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience
• Working towards or in possession of Professional Industry Qualification
• Competence with digital tools.
• Formal training in Health & Safety and Environmental management
• Full UK driving licence is required for our highways projects.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.