Site Civil Engineer

On site

Plymouth, United kingdom

£ 48 /hour

Freelance

06-05-2025

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Job Specifications

Pre-Construction Site / Setting out Engineer
Civil Engineering Main Contractor

Would you welcome the opportunity to join a privately owned and professionally run Civil Engineering Contractor based in the South West?

A Setting out / Site Engineer is required to join one of the leading names within Civil Engineering who cover a radius of Cornwall, Devon, and Exeter.

Currently they support several of the Major civil engineering and construction contractors providing engineering pre construction support for housing developers, schools, hospitals, utility upgrades for local authorities and major highway schemes.

Due to repeat business, they now have an opportunity for a Pre-Construction Setting out Engineer to join their Plymouth based Project team.

It is also essential that you have experience of Setting out / Site Engineer with experience of using GPS, Robotic Total Station.

Other duties may include:
Setting out, levelling and surveying a construction site
Working with site plans, drawings and building information models
Mapping structural boundaries on the ground using pegs and markers
Liaising with designers and engineers to ensure plans and drawings are accurate
Overseeing quality control
Monitoring health and safety
Keeping a site diary
Resolving technical problems
Working in an office and on a construction site.

Requirements for the role:
Minimum of 5 years setting out experience in housing, construction or civil engineering.
Degree or HNC/D level in a relevant area of Civil Engineering / Construction.
Essential that you can work with minimal supervision
Be responsible for producing setting out data from a range of formats including AutoCAD.
Its also essential that you will be proficient with robotic total station.
Able to communicate effectively and liase with subcontractors and the clients.

To be considered for this role please apply or contact Laura to discuss further.

About the Company

For 20 years RGB has been delivering staffing solutions to the Construction & Property sector. Proudly servicing the South West, Wales, Midlands and the South Coast, we have an enviable reputation as the recruiter of choice for many of the UK and regions’ most prestigious Architectural, Engineering, Building Services, Cost & Project Management Consultant, FM and Contracting companies. Part of Pertemps Network, the largest independently owned recruitment and diverse outsourcing business in the UK; RGB are perfectly position... Know more