Section Engineer

Location: Gloucestershire

Section Engineer
- Highways & Drainage
- Gloucestershire
£500 per day | Inside IR35 | 6-Month Contract with Scope for Extension
Our client, a principal contractor delivering highways and civils works across Gloucestershire, is seeking an experienced Section Engineer to join a live scheme forming part of the county's ongoing Highways Major Projects programme.
This is a great opportunity for a Section Engineer with strong drainage installation experience to join a well-established contractor on a long-running county framework, with genuine scope for the contract to extend well beyond the initial 6 months.

The Role

Managing engineering delivery for a defined section of the works, overseeing setting out, survey, and quality control
Overseeing drainage installation works, ensuring compliance with design specifications and tolerances
Supervising site engineers and subcontractors, ensuring works are delivered safely, to programme, and to specification
Reviewing and approving as-built surveys, ITPs, and quality documentation
Liaising with the site management team and client representatives on progress and technical matters
Contributing to RAMS, permits, and site safety procedures
What You'll Need

Proven experience as a Section Engineer on highways or civils schemes
Essential: drainage installation experience
Desirable: SMSTS or SSSTS
CSCS card and full UK driving licence
Strong communication and supervisory skills, with the ability to manage site engineers and subcontractors
About the Contract

6-month initial contract, with strong scope for extension
Inside IR35
Interviews taking place 29th-31st July