General information
City/town: Cambridge Job field: Construction External closing date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 5326
Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is delivering a £679 million improvement project on the A428 in Cambridgeshire to bring a new 10-mile dual carriageway between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts. Working closely with design partner Mott MacDonald, this project builds on Skanska’s long-standing and trusted relationship with National Highways.
We are now looking for Section Engineers to join the project. As Section Engineer, you will be supportedby the Sub Agent/Agent (among others) and you are expected to take ownership of the site works of the section, leading the planning and coordination of the works and ensuring that the works are constructed in accordance with the design and contract scopes.
What you'll do:
1. Manage, supervise, train and mentor the site team to enable them to perform their duties effectively.
2. Communicate effectively with other engineers, supervisors, enabling functions, designers, and client representatives.
3. Produce a 3-month lookahead for your section of works.
4. Record progress and compare it to planned production for your section.
5. Produce plans for your works section considering sequences, constraints and interfaces and communicate them with relevant stakeholders.
6. Assist the Sub Agent/Agent and commercial team in reviewing applications for payment from subcontractors.
What you’ll bring to the role:
7. Degree level qualification in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HND in Civil Engineering and vocational training in Engineering.
8. Working towards or in possession of Professional Industry Qualification
9. Formal training in Health & Safety and Environmental management
10. Relevant CSCS Card
11. A valid UK driver’s licence is required due to the travel involved in this role
12. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
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Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.