Groundworks Site Engineer

Site Engineer required for minimum 6 months on groundworks project in Oxford. Site Engineer will be required to set out for bolts, bases, drainage, utilities, slab, foundations, S278, sewers and externals. The project…

Pay rate £350 – £425/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 30 September 2026

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Site Engineer required for minimum 6 months on groundworks project in Oxford. Site Engineer will be required to set out for bolts, bases, drainage, utilities, slab, foundations, S278, sewers and externals. The project is a £25 Million new build Life Sciences facility. Site Engineer will preferably supply own kit and will have laptop and CAD package.

Site Engineer role:
• Setting out and quality checks for structural steelwork, drainage works, underpinning, earthworks and excavations, groundworks
• Check setting out information
• Establish primary and secondary dimensional control
• Check and record control points
• Complete Permit to Load/Strike
• Requisition materials for in situ concrete works and obtain approvals
• Supervise concrete deliveries inc pre and post-pour Inspections
• Maintain site diary inc maintaining good housekeeping on site
• Manage and co-ordinate construction of all structural elements
• Set out and maintain structural accuracy and main and internal gridlines inc levels
• Implement the Project Management Plan, engineering procedures and practices
• Ensure that appropriate quality records are being produced
• Understand and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Compilation of as-built drawings and create construction drawings for information
• Experience with AutoCad and Total Station
• Compilation of QA sheets for sub and super structural elements
• Advise on buildability issues as required
• Assist to prepare scope of works and reports as required
• Carry out site surveys, levelling and setting out
• Working out cut and fill quantities.
• Managing subcontractors, Cut and Fill /Groundworker/RC /Steel

Site Engineer MUST be able to provide two recent references

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