Site Engineer

Dres; Kilcock; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dres is seeking a Site Engineer to ensure accurate setting out on site and ensure construction aligns with drawings, specifications and Building Regulations. You will act as the technical link between design and site operations, maintaining quality and up-to-date documentation throughout the project.

Essentially you will set out works for subcontractors, monitor groundworks and concrete frame contractors, and coordinate drawing revisions with the design team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 3-5 years' post-qualification experience, preferably in residential/housebuilding.
• Proficient in setting out using GPS/Total Station equipment.
• Full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Set out works for subcontractors with gridlines and levels for groundworks, RC frame, foundations, slabs, and services.
• Monitor quality control of subcontractors' work and ensure compliance with drawings and Building Regulations; sign-off at key stages.
• Maintain and circulate up-to-date site drawings, registers, and drawing revisions; coordinate with design team to resolve queries.
• Ensure accurate site documentation and liaison between design team and site operations.

Skills

Setting out

Quality control

Site coordination

GPS surveying

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

GPS/Total Station

Job description

Purpose of the Role

The Site Engineer is responsible for the accurate setting out of works on site and for ensuring that construction is carried out in line with approved drawings, specifications, and Building Regulations. The role acts as the technical link between the design team and site operations, maintaining quality, accuracy, and up-to-date documentation throughout the project to support the safe and efficient delivery of the build.

Main responsibilities

Setting Out

• Set out works for subcontractors, providing gridlines and levels to groundworks, RC frame, foundations, floor slabs, blockwork, services, and civil works.
• Set out house plots on housing projects and issue surveys to solicitors.
• Supervise and monitor groundworks and civil engineering contractors.
• Supervise and monitor concrete frame contractors.

Quality Control & Compliance

• Monitor and evaluate quality control of subcontractors' work, ensuring compliance with drawings, specifications, and Building Regulations.
• Conduct inspections and sign-offs at key stages (e.g. foundations, DPC, frame) before cover‑up.
• Maintain site records and quality assurance documentation, keeping them up to date.

Coordination & Documentation

• Coordinate site drawings, ensuring the latest revisions are issued and superseded versions are removed from circulation.
• Maintain drawing registers and communicate revisions promptly to the site team and subcontractors.
• Consult with the design team and consultants to resolve technical queries and discrepancies.

Essential

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 3-5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally within residential/housebuilding.
• Proficient in setting out using GPS/Total Station equipment.
• Full clean driving licence.