Section Engineer

Our environmental services contractor is seeking a Section engineer to join their Stratford based team on a permanent basis with site visits on London based projects.

The Section Engineer will join a growing delivery team, supporting sewage and drainage infrastructure works across the UK. This role is to replace a key vacancy and will play a critical part in delivering projects from pre-construction through to final handover.

Works include new sewer installations, construction of manholes (MH), drainage diversions, and associated civil engineering works, delivered on behalf of water companies and major principal contractors, including experience aligned with high-profile infrastructure projects such as HS2.

Role Responsibilities

The successful candidate will take ownership of a section of works and be responsible for:

Pre-Construction

• Preparation and review of documentation including:
  • RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements)
  • Permits to Work
  • ITPs (Inspection & Test Plans)
  • Temporary Works documentation
• Supporting programme development and buildability reviews
• Liaising with client representatives, water companies, and principal contractors

Construction Phase

• Setting out for drainage and sewer works
• Managing Site Engineers and site teams
• Supervising groundwork, temporary works, and permanent works
• Construction of new manholes and sewer lines
• Ensuring compliance with specifications, quality standards, and H&S requirements
• Coordination with Temporary Works Coordinators and design teams

Handover

• Preparation of as-built drawings
• Compiling QA documentation and handover packs
• Supporting client sign-off and completion procedures

Skills/experience/qualifications

• Proven experience as a Section Engineer (or Site Engineer ready to step up) within sewage, drainage, or utilities infrastructure
• Strong background in groundwork, temporary works, and permanent works
• Experience constructing new manholes and sewer systems
• Competent in setting out
• Experience managing site engineers and site teams
• Strong documentation and QA experience (RAMS, ITPs, permits, as-builts)
• Confident working with water companies and principal contractors
• CSCS card
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Proactive and solution-focused mindset
• Ability to manage works from design stage through to completion
• Strong understanding of UK health & safety regulations
• Organised, detail-oriented, and quality-driven

Desirable:

• Experience working on major infrastructure projects (e.g. High Speed 2)
• Confined Space qualification
• Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) or related qualification
• Appointed Person (AP) qualification (beneficial but not essential)

Benefits

• Competitive salary circa - 42k per annum
• Office based in Stratford with sites across London
• Company vehicle or allowance
• Pension scheme
• Career progression within a growing civil engineering contractor
• Opportunity to work on high-profile UK infrastructure projects