Site Engineer

1 month ago


Dover UK, Kent, United Kingdom Hays Full time

About your new job - Civil/Highways


We are working with a leading main civils/highways contractor who are winning work across the South and South East and who are fast becoming one of the quickest growing contractors in the country - They are a close client of ours, and have one of the most promising pipelines of anyone in the industry.


They boast fantastic employee satisfaction rates with very low turn over - They can offer a really broad scope of works with Highways/Bridge/Groundworks/Coastal & Flood Defense being their main areas of expertise, while dabbling in areas such as public realm and renewable energy too.


Promoting from within


Our client are renowned for promoting from within and offering clear and defined paths of progression through to Senior/Managerial positions and beyond


Key Responsibilities


  • To be able to undertake traditional setting out using profiles, batter rail and pegs, read and review construction drawings, setting out using total stations, GPS equipment.
  • Raising technical queries with designers and other members of the client team
  • Have a good commercial understanding and know the difference between cost and value, and Undertake basic take-off’s
  • Carry out relevant inspections and testing to ensure conformance of the works with the design and specification
  • Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedures



Skills Required


The ideal candidate will have previous civil engineering experience, particularly highways schemes working for a main contractor. Must also have a CSCS card in the appropriate discipline and have a BSc/ HND/ HNC qualification or equivalent as well as an SSSTS card as well.


Benefits Package


  • Life assurance cover
  • Company car
  • Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
  • Extensive training programmes
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Employee Benefits Platform & Employee Assistance Programme


If this role is of interest to you or you're just curious about the market and would like to talk to a Hays consultant - please take the time to apply to this role.



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