Site Engineer - Major Civil Infrastructure Project
Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire (OX13 6AP)
Position Type: Temporary / Contract
Project Duration: Ongoing through April 2027 (with potential extension)
About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Site Engineer to join our team on the enabling works for a major strategic reservoir infrastructure project in Oxfordshire.
As the Principal Contractor, we are delivering a critical package of works that includes comprehensive ecological and environmental surveys, trial holes, trial trenching, and extensive archaeological exploration. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in the early-stage delivery of a high-profile, long-term civil engineering scheme.
Key Deliverable & Responsibilities- Engineering Standards: Accurate setting out and surveying across various site locations.
- Permit Management: Raise, manage, and verify all "Permits to Dig" ensuring full approval before any ground or excavation works commence on-site.
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain precise daily site diaries, track progress, and report site issues, delays, or potential safety risks to project management.
- Safety & Compliance: Monitor and enforce strict adherence to health, safety, quality, and environmental standards, working in full alignment with company procedures at all times.
- Collaboration: Liaise effectively with cross-functional engineering teams, site support staff, and active construction operations.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of core civil engineering principles, modern construction techniques, and site best practices.
Essential Certifications:
- Valid CSCS Card
- Thames Water Passport
- Active Skillsguard account
- Education & Training: Relevant vocational training or degree/HND in Civil Engineering.
- Communication: Clear, proactive communication and strong problem-solving abilities on site.
If you have the required site certifications and hands-on site engineering experience, we want to hear from you. Please submit your updated CV highlighting your relevant infrastructure or site-enabling project experience.
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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