Site Engineer – Plymouth
Location: Plymouth, Devonport
Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 07:30 – 17:00
Sector: Defence / Civil Engineering / Infrastructure
Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements.
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Site Engineer to join a major infrastructure scheme based at a secure live MOD facility in Plymouth. This is an excellent opportunity for a Site Engineer with strong setting out, quality and technical compliance experience to support the safe and accurate delivery of complex civil engineering works.
Due to the sensitive nature of the site, BPSS security clearance is required. Please note this process can take up to 8 weeks.
Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.
Key Responsibilities
As Site Engineer, you will assist in managing technical compliance, quality assurance and engineering delivery across your section of works. Duties will include:
- Assisting in the preparation of as-built drawings.
- Helping establish effective systems to record completed works and update the Project Quality Plan.
- Supporting the development of quality check sheets and carrying out quality checks and surveys.
- Assisting with site safety, environmental and quality inspections.
- Supporting systems that allow progress to be reviewed against time, quality, dimensions and quantity.
- Recording and testing workmanship and materials, including drainage, concrete, piling and brickwork.
- Providing engineering support to help overcome technical problems and respond to technical queries.
- Setting out works within allowable tolerances from provided site control.
- Regularly checking setting out points and benchmarks.
- Ensuring setting out instruments and measuring equipment are calibrated, recorded and suitable for use.
- Completing daily diaries and keeping project trackers up to date.
- Assisting with procurement of site materials and equipment.
- Ensuring the workforce understands setting out information and that it is suitable for the works being carried out.
- Preparing sketches for site distribution and supporting clear communication across the team.
- Supporting implementation of safety, health and environmental management systems.
- Maintaining the drawing register.
About You
The successful candidate will have:
- Degree qualification in Civil Engineering or equivalent desirable, such as BSc, BEng, MEng, EngTech, MICE, TIStructE, LCIBSE, LCIBSE EngTech or completion of a Higher Apprenticeship.
- Working towards Chartership or Incorporated status with ICE, IStructE or another relevant professional body would be beneficial.
- Experience using Leica survey equipment, including GPS, Total Station, optical levels and digital levels.
- Strong setting out and survey experience.
- Essential experience in reinforced concrete structures using system formwork.
- Awareness of commercial processes.
- Familiarity with Quality Management Systems.
- Experience writing or supporting RAMS.
- Proven people and project management skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- Good IT skills.
- Flexibility to work weekends and out of hours on a rota basis, depending on project requirements.
- Supervisor HSE test.
- CSCS White AQP card.
Desirable Experience
- Temporary Works Supervisor or Temporary Works Coordinator qualification.
- First Aid at Work.
- Experience developing ITPs.
- SSSTS.
- Experience in groundworks, earthworks and reinforced concrete. xwzovoh
- Previous experience in nuclear, defence or other highly regulated environments.