Site Engineer (Civils infrastructure for underground cables)

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel; Scotland; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel is seeking a Site Engineer for a major transmission project based in the UK. You will act as the client's site-based representative on underground cable works, overseeing civil construction activities to ensure safety, quality and alignment with design.

The role requires strong interpretive skills for drawings, the ability to report progress and risks, and the willingness to travel across Scotland to multiple project sites.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering background with experience on major civil or infrastructure projects.
• Site-based engineering experience in construction, utilities, energy, highways, or water sectors.
• Knowledge of excavation, trenching, earthworks, duct installation, and backfilling.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings and identify deviations and quality concerns.
• Strong communication and reporting skills; capable of working remotely across sites.

Responsibilities

• Act as the client's site-based representative on underground cable transmission projects.
• Monitor civil construction activities to ensure safety and design compliance.
• Inspect trenching, duct installation, and earthworks; report findings.
• Supervise temporary access roads, work areas, plant compounds and lifting areas.
• Review crossings with road, rail, watercourse; ensure project requirements.
• Verify works against drawings, specs, and quality standards.
• Identify design changes, non-conformances and construction risks.
• Provide site updates to the Engineering Manager and escalate issues.
• Support quality assurance, progress monitoring and contractor performance.
• Travel regularly across Scotland project sites.

Skills

Site engineering

Civil engineering

Communication

Reporting

Independent work

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Site Engineer required for a Major Transmission project based in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Act as the client's site-based representative across major underground cable transmission projects.
• Monitor and oversee civil construction activities to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with design specifications.
• Inspect and report on trenching, excavation, duct installation, backfilling and earthworks activities.
• Supervise the construction of temporary access roads, working areas, plant compounds and lifting areas.
• Review works around road, rail and watercourse crossings, ensuring compliance with project requirements
• Verify construction activities against approved drawings, specifications and quality standards.
• Identify and report design changes, non-conformances, contractor issues and construction risks.
• Maintain regular communication with the Engineering Manager, providing site updates and escalation of issues where required.
• Support quality assurance, progress monitoring and contractor performance management.
• Travel regularly across multiple project sites throughout Scotland as required.

Requirements

• Civil Engineering background with experience on major civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Proven site-based engineering experience within construction, utilities, energy, highways, drainage, water or other large infrastructure schemes.
• Strong knowledge of excavation, trenching, earthworks, duct installation and backfilling activities.

Experience overseeing underground infrastructure works and associated construction methodologies.

• Understanding of works involving road, rail and river crossings.
• Experience of open-cut excavation and/or Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is desirable.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings and identify deviations, quality concerns and non-compliant works.
• Strong communication and reporting skills with the ability to work independently across remote sites.
• Energy or transmission sector experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Candidates from utilities, drainage, water, pipeline or other major civil infrastructure projects will also be considered.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Willingness to travel extensively between project sites across Scotland.
• Self-sufficient, proactive and capable of working with minimal supervision.