Senior Site Engineer

The Highfield Company
  • Suffolk
  • £38,000–£61,000
23 days ago

Job Description

Senior Site Engineer

Location: Suffolk

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Site Engineer to join a leading specialist contractor delivering works on one of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes.

Working on a major civil engineering project, you'll lead the delivery of complex geotechnical work packages, taking responsibility for engineering quality, programme performance and technical leadership across multiple workfronts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering delivery across multiple workfronts.
  • Ensure the highest standards of health, safety and quality are maintained.
  • Coordinate engineering activities, short-term planning and programme delivery.
  • Resolve technical issues and ensure compliance with project specifications.
  • Support NEC contract administration, change management and project reporting.
  • Manage subcontractors and collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Mentor and develop junior engineers while building strong relationships with project stakeholders.

About You

We're looking for candidates with:

  • Previous experience as a Senior Site Engineer or Site Engineer within civil engineering or infrastructure.
  • Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Strong technical knowledge of ground engineering, piling, geotechnical works or heavy civils.
  • Experience working under NEC contracts.
  • Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
  • SMSTS and CSCS certification.

Experience within major infrastructure, geotechnical engineering or specialist foundation projects would be highly advantageous.

What's On Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Annual bonus
  • Enhanced pension
  • Private healthcare
  • Life assurance
  • Generous annual leave
  • Professional memberships paid
  • Ongoing training and career development
  • Opportunity to work on one of the UK's most prestigious long-term infrastructure projects

If you're looking to progress your career on a technically challenging, high-profile project, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSuffolk
Salary£38,000–£61,000

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Career Developmentunmatched
  • Change Managementunmatched
  • Civil Engineeringunmatched
  • Civil Infrastructureunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Contract Managementunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Geotechnical Engineeringunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Life Insuranceunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Safety Standardsunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched

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