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Site Engineer

Job Title: Site Engineer Location: Colchester Rate: £(Apply online only)/Day - Outside IR35 - Ltd company is an option Duration: 6 months   Site Engineer required for highways works in Colchester!   Are you a Site…

Outside IR35 Engineering
Pay rate £350 – £400/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 7 July 2026

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Job Title: Site Engineer
Location: Colchester
Rate: £(Apply online only)/Day - Outside IR35 - Ltd company is an option
Duration: 6 months
 
Site Engineer required for highways works in Colchester!
 
Are you a Site Engineer wanting an outside IR35 contract?
 
You will be working predominantly over day shifts, covering all aspects of highways site engineering and setting-out. This includes infrastructure, roads and sewers, drainage, earthworks, kerbing and reinforced concrete works.
 
As Site Engineer you will be tasked with:
 
·Liaising with the project team to ensure the project is delivered to a high quality and on time
·Offering guidance and direction to more junior members of the team
·Setting out of roads, earthworks, sewers and reinforced concrete structures
·Scanning for services and using CAT and Genny to locate underground utilities
·Keeping daily records of site activities
 
You will also hold:
 
·Knowledge and experience of Highways standards and procedures
·Experience across infrastructure, roads and sewers projects
·Strong setting-out experience
·Reinforced concrete experience
·Competency in scanning for services (CAT and Genny)
·Knowledge and experience of high-speed road projects and setting out engineering
·Experience working for a major highways contractor
·Experience with road works, drainage works & 278 works
·SMSTS - desirable
 
This role is looking for a Site Engineer to start within the next 2 weeks.
 
For more information, please click APPLY NOW or call Ty Darbyshire on (phone number removed)
 
FOOTNOTE:
 
If you feel that you are right for this job technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for jobs very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current job for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Parking professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Ty Darbyshire on (phone number removed) for more information

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