Site / Setting out engineer
Site / Setting out engineer
Employee type
Contract
Salary
£280 - £320/day
Category
Construction
Job Description
An experienced Site Engineer is required to deliver complex groundworks and civil infrastructure for a major project in Cambridge. You will have experience of heavy civil works, deep drainage packages. Experience of underground service installations within a busy site would be helpful.
Key Responsibilities:
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Substructure Setting Out: Accurately set out deep drainage networks, manhole structures, attenuation tanks, service ducting, and foundation levels.
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As-Built Surveys & Data: Perform precise pre- and post-pour surveys, update as-built drawings, and verify line and level tolerances for deep excavations.
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Service Avoidance & Permits: Conduct CAT & Genny scans, manage utility avoidance protocols, and issue permits to dig prior to ground disturbance.
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Progress & Quality Reporting: Maintain detailed daily shift logs, complete site QA documentation, and coordinate directly with site gangs to keep pour schedules on track.
Requirements:
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6+ years of hands-on site engineering experience on major commercial, industrial, or infrastructure schemes.
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Heavy experience in deep drainage, attenuation systems, and bulk earthworks.
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Proven ability to operate total stations / GPS instrumentation independently