Senior Site Engineer

Senior Engineer / Senior Site Engineer (Sizewell

C)

Contract

£400 a day + Subsistence

£60k DOE + Package + Subsistence

Location:

Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk

Reports to Site Agent / Project Manager (PM).

Responsible for managing engineering aspects of the project; overseeing site and trainee engineers.

• Ensure works are constructed per contract drawings, specifications, procedures and plans.
• Manage site engineering aspects including site clearance; drainage & service ducts; earthworks; pavements, kerbs & footways; and street lighting.
• Oversee health, safety, quality control systems — including preparing and checking RAMS/TBS, ensuring compliance with HSEQ standards, temporary works and CDM regulations as needed.
• Review short-term lookahead programmes; report on site progress or delays; assist in identifying and resolving issues that could impact programme or progress.
• Temporary & permanent works design assurance: check drawings/specifications, setting out requirements; liaise with Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC); issue Material Approval Records (MARs); raise Technical Queries (TQs); design briefs for temporary works; ensure compliance during installation.
• Quality management: write/check ITPs, keep QA records, handle non-conformance reports (NCRs) and defects; manage quality handover documentation; lead on readiness reviews, lessons learnt to avoid recurrence.

• Previous experience as a Senior Engineer (or similar) for a civil-engineering contractor—preferably with highways / general civils background.
• Good knowledge of CDM regulations and temporary works.
• Strong understanding of specifications and testing regimes relevant to highway/general civil engineering works.
• Good communication, team leadership and people-management skills; ability to speak up on HSEQ matters and lead by example.
• Familiarity with mobile/BIM field software (e.g. Field View / Dalux or similar) desirable.
• Desirable: proficiency in design software (e.g. AutoCAD / Autodesk / Sketch Up)
• Qualifications:
  
  Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) desirable.
• Membership of professional body (e.g. Institution of Civil Engineers) or working towards membership is a plus.
• Additional desired credentials: valid UK driving licence; valid CSCS card; safety qualification like SMSTS or IOSH Managing Safely (or similar)