Site Engineer

• Location: Manchester
• Position Type: Full-time, Permanent
• Salary: -40,000 - -55,000 per annum

Ready to step away from the total station and into true engineering management? We are delivering a major new infrastructure project across the West Midlands and need a Site Engineer to join our professional delivery team

This is a white-collar, management-track role. You won''t just be setting out; you will be the technical heartbeat of the project office - interrogating designs, managing quality compliance, and driving digital delivery on high-profile infrastructure.

• Technical Leadership: Review and interrogate complex civil drawings and 3D BIM models. Catch design clashes early, raise formal RFIs, and manage progressive as-built records within the CDE.
• Digital Verification: Establish primary site control networks and utilize robotic/GPS surveying kits for strict volumetric and dimensional verification of earthworks, drainage, and foundations.
• Quality Assurance (ITPs): Author, implement, and sign off project-specific Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) for heavy civil operations. Coordinate material testing and robustly manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Site & Safety Control: Act as Temporary Works Coordinator/Supervisor. Manage high-risk systems including Permits to Dig (utility avoidance), confined spaces, and subcontractor RAMS reviews.
• Commercial Awareness: Maintain meticulous daily site records. Interface with the project Quantity Surveyor to track variations, delays, and progress under NEC4 mechanisms.

• Background: 4 years of experience with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 main contractor on heavy infrastructure (highways, rail, major earthworks, or complex reinforced concrete structures).
• Education: Degree or HND in Civil Engineering or a related structural discipline. On track or aspiring toward professional chartership (MICE).
• Tech Savvy: Proficient with modern surveying instruments (Leica/Trimble), AutoCAD/Civil 3D, and digital project management platforms.
• Compliance & Tickets: Valid CSCS card (PQP/Gold), SMSTS or SSSTS, and ideally a Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) certificate.
• Soft Skills: An analytical mind that spots errors on paper before they reach the ground, paired with the assertive communication needed to manage subcontractors firmly.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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