Site Technician

Site Technician – Construction – Welwyn Garden City – Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 + Benefits.

Hello Recruitment is pleased to be recruiting for a Site Technician for a well-respected construction company based in Welwyn Garden City.

As a Site Technician, you will play a key role in conducting specialist structural investigations and testing on roads, bridges, railways, and buildings across the UK and Ireland. You will work hands-on with coring, drilling, and non-destructive testing (NDT) methods to assess material properties and structural integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct on-site investigations and structural testing, including Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), coring, drilling, Schmidt hammer testing and other Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques
• Prepare and maintain testing equipment, ensuring calibration and accuracy before and after use
• Work closely with engineers and site managers to ensure testing is carried out efficiently and safely
• Collect, document and report data from field tests for engineers to analyse
• Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations, especially regarding confined spaces, hazardous environments and equipment handling
• Support and mentor junior team members

Essential skills:

• Experience in civil engineering, structural engineer, or construction-related site work
• Comfortable with hands-on, physical work in outdoor environments
• Basic mechanical or technical knowledge of testing equipment (e.g. drilling, coring, NDT)
• Ability to work safely in challenging site conditions (e.g. bridges, railways, confined spaces)
• Strong problem-solving skills when working on-site with unexpected challenges
• Team player with good communication skills, able to work with engineers and site managers
• Flexibility to travel and stay overnight for projects across the UK and Ireland
• Full UK driving license (ideally experience driving vans)

Desirable skills:

• Valid CSCS card or equivalent site-safety qualification
• Experience in drilling, coring or NDT techniques
• Confined Spaces Training or willingness to complete training
• Rope Access Training or willingness to complete training
• First Aid Certification

Benefits:

• Excellent overtime rates
• Death in service
• Casual dress code
• Free staff parking
• Fully funded industry training and certifications (with bonding agreement)
• Long-term career progression