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Site / Setting out engineer

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  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • £280 - £320/day
  • Construction
  • Contract
Date posted: 11/09/2026 11:21:00 AM

Description

An experienced Site Engineer is required to deliver complex groundworks and civil infrastructure for a major project in Cambridge. You will have experience of heavy civil works, deep drainage packages. Experience of underground service installations within a busy site would be helpful. Key Responsibilities: * Substructure Setting Out: Accurately set out deep drainage networks, manhole structures, attenuation tanks, service ducting, and foundation levels. * As-Built Surveys & Data: Perform precise pre- and post-pour surveys, update as-built drawings, and verify line and level tolerances for deep excavations. * Service Avoidance & Permits: Conduct CAT & Genny scans, manage utility avoidance protocols, and issue permits to dig prior to ground disturbance. * Progress & Quality Reporting: Maintain detailed daily shift logs, complete site QA documentation, and coordinate directly with site gangs to keep pour schedules on track. Requirements: * 6+ years of hands-on site engineering experience on major commercial, industrial, or infrastructure schemes. * Heavy experience in deep drainage, attenuation systems, and bulk earthworks. * Proven ability to operate total stations / GPS instrumentation independently

Job Details

Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Type Contract
Language English
Salary £280 - £320/day

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