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Site Engineer

Basingstoke
6 days ago
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Our client, a leading Civil Engineering and Infrastructure specialist, is seeking a Site Engineer to join their team in Basingstoke.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide site engineering support across multiple projects, including establishing survey control and setting out works per contract drawings.

  • Carry out regular checks to ensure accuracy, compliance, and safe delivery of all works.

  • Promote safe working practices, follow all company procedures, and meet legal and environmental obligations.

  • Encourage and implement best practices while ensuring all work is delivered defect-free.

  • Identify and highlight value-engineering opportunities.

  • Maintain accurate records in line with organisational and legal requirements.

  • Resolve technical issues and unexpected site problems promptly.

  • Prepare procurement schedules and coordinate with procurement to maintain adequate site resources.

  • Produce ITPs, task briefings, two-week look-ahead plans (with the Site Agent), Site Diaries, and Allocation Sheets.

    Required Experience:

  • Previous experience of setting out on civil engineering projects

  • Clean water experience on infrastructure projects. Sewer diversions, familiar with works taking place in the highway.

  • Sound knowledge of construction methods, health and safety, and legal regulations

  • Fully conversant with the use of robotic total station or EDM instruments

  • Degree qualified/HNC (or equivalent) in civil engineering

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook

  • Confined space training

    Desirable

  • Experience in using AutoCAD and MS Office

  • Temporary-works co-ordination

  • CSCS card

  • Cable avoidance training

  • First aid training

  • NEBOSH or IOSH

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