Section Engineer
Permanent, Full Time
Suffolk
Our client, Taylor Woodrow, a leading infrastructure and civil engineering specialist, is seeking a Site/Section Engineer working on a substation construction project in Suffolk. The role supports the planning, delivery, and close-out of various civil engineering and infrastructure packages on-site, with technical oversight, inspections, and coordination responsibilities.
The individual will act as a key site-based engineer, ensuring quality, safety, and planning standards are met while liaising between the site and office teams.
Duties
* Managing technical queries.
* Producing and reviewing CAD sketches and engineering drawings.
* Raising and managing Material Acceptance Requests (MARs).
* Witnessing inspections, ensuring plans are followed.
* Managing and reviewing site surveys from the site engineering team.
* Overseeing testing and inspection regimes.
* Handling quality assurance and close-out documentation.
* Involved in front-end engineering planning.
* Managing earthworks, drainage, reinforced concrete, steel frame buildings, cladding, and other infrastructure-related works.
* Ensuring work is delivered to a high technical standard.
* Managing various registers and records.
* Supporting the handover/close-out process of works packages.
* Acting as “eyes and ears on site” for the management team.
* Liaising between office-based and site-based teams (Watford and Suffolk).
* Reporting to senior managers
* Occasional travel to Watford HQ as needed (1 day/week typical).
Person Specification
* HNC/HND or higher in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related engineering discipline.
* Strong site engineering experience.
* Understanding of technical principles in civil engineering works.
* Experience with infrastructure and industrial buildings.
* Familiarity with quality assurance processes.