Site Engineer (Groundworks)

Edge Careers; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Birmingham is seeking a Site Engineer for a 3-month groundworks project. Responsibilities include setting out for various structural elements, supervising concrete deliveries, and ensuring quality standards are met. Candidates must have experience with AutoCAD and provide two recent references. This full-time role offers a great opportunity to work on a £25 Million new build industrial unit.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing quality checks for structural elements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Must be able to provide two recent references.

Responsibilities

• Set out bolts, bases, drainage, and utilities.
• Compile as-built drawings and create construction drawings.
• Manage and coordinate construction for all structural elements.

Skills

Setting out and quality checks

Experience with AutoCad

Supervising concrete deliveries

Managing subcontractors

Carrying out site surveys

Tools

AutoCAD

Total Station

Job description

Site Engineer required for 3 months on groundworks project in Walsall. Site Engineer will be required to set out for bolts, bases, drainage, utilities, slab, foundations, S278, sewers and externals. The project is a £25 Million new build industrial unit. Site Engineer will preferably supply own kit and will have laptop and CAD package.

Site Engineer role:
• Setting out and quality checks for structural steelwork, drainage works, underpinning, earthworks and excavations, groundworks
• Check setting out information
• Establish primary and secondary dimensional control
• Check and record control points
• Complete Permit to Load/Strike
• Requisition materials for in situ concrete works and obtain approvals
• Supervise concrete deliveries inc pre and post-pour Inspections
• Maintain site diary inc maintaining good housekeeping on site
• Manage and co-ordinate construction of all structural elements
• Set out and maintain structural accuracy and main and internal gridlines inc levels
• Implement the Project Management Plan, engineering procedures and practices
• Ensure that appropriate quality records are being produced
• Understand and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Compilation of as-built drawings and create construction drawings for information
• Experience with AutoCad and Total Station
• Compilation of QA sheets for sub and super structural elements
• Advise on buildability issues as required
• Assist to prepare scope of works and reports as required
• Carry out site surveys, levelling and setting out
• Working out cut and fill quantities.
• Managing subcontractors, Cut and Fill /Groundworker/RC /Steel inc checking setting out of subcontractor

Site Engineer MUST be able to provide two recent references

Job Info

Job Title:

Company:

Location:

Birmingham, West Midlands

Posted:

Jul 29th 2025

Closes:

Aug 29th 2025

Sector:

Construction

Contract:

Contract

Hours:

Full Time

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