Section Engineer

Company: Elvet Recruitment
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Location: Leicestershire
Job Description:

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Civils Section Engineer on behalf of a respected tier 1 civil engineering contractor to work on a new 50m+ project near Leicester…

The contractorare a well-known brand name & esteemed contractor group, operating internationally and delivering a variety of major civil engineering & construction solutions. Annual turnover in excess of 10bn+. Over the past few decades they have successfully delivered countless projects across North of England up to 100m value.

Project:A brand new scheme in ECI stage – total project duration nearly 3 years. Project will involve highways, rail, structures and associated infrastructure. Ideally this Section Engineerwill see the project from ECI all the way through.

Duties/Responsibilities include:

  • Develop methodologies for works & logistics
  • Provide input for temporary works design
  • Involvement with site documentation
  • Assisting Project Manager with detailed tasks
  • Co-ordination of engineering& sub-contractors
  • Briefings with workforce
  • Contributing to programme development
  • Support setting out control

Experience required:

  • Must have experience working asSection Engineer or Sub-Agent (or equivalent) on civil engineering projects – ideallyrail &highways
  • Must have experience working as main contractor on projects 10m+.
  • Must hold:Relevant NVQ / HNC / HND or Degree
  • Must hold: CSCS, SSSTS / SMSTSand full driving license.
  • Ideally will hold: PTS, COSS

Remuneration:

A salary of up to 53,000 (doe) plus…

Company vehicle or allowance, generous annual leave plus option to purchase/sell days, 8% pension, fuel, life assurance, company share scheme, company ISA scheme, retail / discount schemes and well-being package.

For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment.

Posted: March 11th, 2026