Site Engineer – £20m Drainage Package | Major Infrastructure Project
Location: Suffolk (Sizewell C region)
Salary: Up to £45,000
Lodge Allowance: £21,530 per annum
Car Allowance: £5,000
Benefits: Up to 8% pension, Private Healthcare, 10% annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Sector: Drainage, Infrastructure, Highways
Employment Type: Permanent
Oversee a Flagship £20 Million Drainage Package on a Landmark UK Project
This is a unique opportunity to join a respected civils contractor delivering a major £20 million drainage package on one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure programmes.
You won’t be on the tools — this role focuses on engineering oversight, quality assurance, and managing a specialist subcontractor responsible for delivering the drainage works. It’s perfect for a Site Engineer who enjoys taking ownership, ensuring compliance, and driving high standards across a complex civils package.
This project offers long-term stability, progression, and exposure to a nationally significant programme with a multi-year pipeline.
Your Role
As the Site Engineer for this drainage package, you will:
Oversee the delivery of a specialist drainage subcontractor
Ensure setting out is accurate and aligned with programme & design requirements
Review, check, and approve the subcontractor’s setting out and as-built information
Manage daily quality control, ITPs, inspections, and compliance documentation
Coordinate with the Project Manager, Design Team, and Senior Engineer
Ensure drainage installations meet specification—including manholes, chambers, deep drainage, and outfalls
Support progress tracking, recording, and reporting
Uphold safety, quality, and engineering excellence across the package
This is a role with genuine responsibility, ideal for engineers looking to step toward Senior Engineer or Section Engineer positions.
What You Need
Essential:
Experience as a Site Engineer within infrastructure or highways civils
Strong drainage background (foul, surface water, deep drainage, manholes, chambers)
Experience working alongside or overseeing subcontractors
Good understanding of QA processes and ITP management
Confident using GPS, TS, and digital reporting tools
Full UK driving licence
Right to work in the UK
Not essential:
RC frame, building, or structures experience (this is civils-focused)
Not suitable for:
Engineers without civils or drainage experience
What’s On Offer
A high-quality package designed for long-term project involvement:
£45,000 salary
£21,530 annual lodge allowance
£5,000 car allowance
Up to 8% pension
Private healthcare
10% annual bonus
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Multi-year opportunity on a major national infrastructure project
Progression toward Senior Engineer roles
Work with a respected contractor delivering critical civils works
Apply Now
If you’re a confident Site Engineer with strong drainage and infrastructure experience, this is a career-defining role overseeing a major civils package on one of the UK’s highest-profile projects.
How to Apply
Send your CV or contact Daniel Lewis – Director, SEDR Recruitment