Our environmental services contractor is seeking a Section engineer to join their Stratford based team on a permanent basis with site visits on London based projects.
The Section Engineer will join a growing delivery team, supporting sewage and drainage infrastructure works across the UK. This role is to replace a key vacancy and will play a critical part in delivering projects from pre-construction through to final handover.
Role Responsibilities
Pre-Construction
* Preparation and review of documentation
* RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements)
* Permits to Work
* ITPs (Inspection & Test Plans)
* Temporary Works documentation
* Supporting programme development and buildability reviews
* Liaising with client representatives, water companies, and principal contractors
Construction Phase
* Setting out for drainage and sewer works
* Managing Site Engineers and site teams
* Supervising groundwork, temporary works, and permanent works
* Construction of new manholes and sewer lines
* Ensuring compliance with specifications, quality standards, and H&S requirements
* Coordination with Temporary Works Coordinators and design teams
Handover
* Preparation of as-built drawings
* Compiling QA documentation and handover packs
* Supporting client sign-off and completion procedures
Skills / experience / qualifications
* Proven experience as a Section Engineer (or Site Engineer ready to step up) within sewage, drainage, or utilities infrastructure
* Strong background in groundwork, temporary works, and permanent works
* Experience constructing new manholes and sewer systems
* Competent in setting out
* Experience managing site engineers and site teams
* Strong documentation and QA experience (RAMS, ITPs, permits, as-builts)
* Confident working with water companies and principal contractors
* CSCS card
* Strong leadership and communication skills
* Proactive and solution-focused mindset
* Ability to manage works from design stage through to completion
* Strong understanding of UK health & safety regulations
* Organised, detail-oriented, and quality-driven
Desirable
* Experience working on major infrastructure projects (e.g. High Speed 2)
* Confined Space qualification
* Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) or related qualification
* Appointed Person (AP) qualification (beneficial but not essential)
Benefits
* Competitive salary circa £42k per annum
* Office based in Stratford with sites across London
* Company vehicle or allowance
* Pension scheme
* Career progression within a growing civil engineering contractor
* Opportunity to work on high-profile UK infrastructure projects
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