Working for Hays on behalf of a market‑leading specialist tunnelling contractor, you’ll play a hands‑on role setting out and controlling works for utility tunnelling and associated shafts on a flagship programme in Northampton. This role is site‑based within a subcontractor delivery team interfacing daily with the principal contractor and utility stakeholders
Your new role
1. Provide precise setting out and survey control for microtunnelling/AVN, pipe‑jacking and guided auger operations, shafts/caissons, head/tail pits and associated civils.
2. Establish primary/secondary control, verify surveys, manage as‑built records and produce red‑line mark‑ups for handover.
3. Prepare and brief ITPs, check sheets and QA documentation; evidencepliance with tolerances and utility owner standards.
4. Coordinate with Site/Senior Engineers, Temporary Works Coordinator, Supervisors and subcontract specialists to sequence work safely and efficiently.
5. Maintain H&S leadership on the ground—dynamic risk assessments, permits to dig/lift, confined space controls and adherence to CDM.]
What you’ll need to succeed
Core experience
6. Demonstrable experience as a Setting Out Engineer or Site Engineer on utilities tunnelling / pipeline / deep drainage or heavy civils packages.
7. Familiarity with microtunnelling/AVN and pipe‑jacking tolerances, launcher/ reception pit control, and shaft interfaces.
8. Solid understanding of RAMS, temporary works interfaces, permits and utility protection.
Qualifications & tickets (mostmonly requested)
9. CSCS
10. Confined Space (Medium/High Risk) for shaft/pit access. - Advantageous
11. CAT & Gennypetency
12. TWC/TWS awareness (TWS certificate advantageous).