Site Engineer

Site Engineer £2m Drainage Package | Major Infrastructure Project

Location: Suffolk Sizewell C region)

Salary: Up to £45,

Lodge Allowance: £21,53 per annum

Car Allowance: £5,

Benefits: Up to 8% pension, Private Healthcare, 1% annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Sector: Drainage, Infrastructure, Highways

Employment Type: Permanent

Oversee a Flagship £2 Million Drainage Package on a Landmark UK Project

This is a unique opportunity to join a respected civils contractor delivering a major £2 million drainage package on one of the UKs most ambitious infrastructure programmes.

You wont be on the tools ” this role focuses on engineering oversight, quality assurance, and managing a specialist subcontractor responsible for delivering the drainage works. Its perfect for a Site Engineer who enjoys taking ownership, ensuring compliance, and driving high standards across a complex civils package.

This project offers long-term stability, progression, and exposure to a nationally significant programme with a multi-year pipeline.

Your Role

As the Site Engineer for this drainage package, you will:

Oversee the delivery of a specialist drainage subcontractor

Ensure setting out is accurate and aligned with programme design requirements

Review, check, and approve the subcontractors setting out and as-built information

Manage daily quality control, ITPs, inspections, and compliance documentation

Coordinate with the Project Manager, Design Team, and Senior Engineer

Ensure drainage installations meet specification”including manholes, chambers, deep drainage, and outfalls

Support progress tracking, recording, and reporting

Uphold safety, quality, and engineering excellence across the package

This is a role with genuine responsibility, ideal for engineers looking to step toward Senior Engineer or Section Engineer positions.

What You Need

Essential:

Experience as a Site Engineer within infrastructure or highways civils

Strong drainage background foul, surface water, deep drainage, manholes, chambers)

Experience working alongside or overseeing subcontractors

Good understanding of QA processes and ITP management

Confident using GPS, TS, and digital reporting tools

Full UK driving licence

Right to work in the UK

Not essential:

RC frame, building, or structures experience this is civils-focused)

Not suitable for:

Engineers without civils or drainage experience

Whats On Offer

A high-quality package designed for long-term project involvement:

£45, salary

£21,53 annual lodge allowance

£5, car allowance

Up to 8% pension

Private healthcare

1% annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Multi-year opportunity on a major national infrastructure project

Progression toward Senior Engineer roles

Work with a respected contractor delivering critical civils works

Apply Now

If youre a confident Site Engineer with strong drainage and infrastructure experience, this is a career-defining role overseeing a major civils package on one of the UKs highest-profile projects.

How to Apply

Send your CV or contact Daniel Lewis Director, SEDR Recruitment