Civil Site Engineer

Job Description

Due to continued growth to position of Site Engineer has become available to join a large HV Transmissions project in Plymouth.

At Costain our Energy Sector helps our customers transition to clean energy, while providing practical solutions to improve the efficiency, sustainability and resilience of existing infrastructure. We focus on delivering engineering, construction and digital solutions to support the UK’s transition to low-Carbon Economy. We deliver Engineering services in production, processing and distribution services. Also providing professional and managed services through construction focusing on three key customer drivers: Energy Transition, Energy Resilience and Energy Connectivity.

Navenby is a critical new infrastructure project to enable connections to the new Springwell Solar Farm and Battery Storage (BESS) projects alongside seven large embedded customers.

The primary purpose of a civil site engineer is to ensure that construction projects are completed accurately and safely. They provide technical advice, manage staff on-site, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Site engineers are responsible for overseeing all civil on-site activities to ensure they align with the project’s design, specifications, and legal requirements. They also manage daily site activities, solve problems that arise during construction, and help keep the project running smoothly from start to finish

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need .

Responsibilities

Managing a package of site works / subcontractors Ensuring that site surveys and records are provided as required Working with project managers, site managers, supervisors and suppliers to coordinate, develop and review safe system compliance and other daily processes. Ensure all on site activities are recorded through daily diaries, production control schedules and photographs. Reviewing drawings and raising technical queries relating to the design team.

Essential

QUALIFICATIONS

HV Transmissions experience Understanding of engineering principles. Technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices. Some civil / MEICA construction experience. Design Management experience. Relevant CSCS Card. Full Clean Drivers Licence Civil Engineering related qualification (HNC, HND BSc, MSc, BEng, Meng) Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme - SSSTS (CITB) Safety Passport CCNSG SHEA Power Persons Substation (NG) First Aid Manual Handling / Moving & Handling Principles HSG47 / CAT & Genny Temporary Works Supervisor (CITB)

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

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About The Team

Costain are working with Thames Water on a variety of water and wastewater projects and have fantastic opportunities for individuals to join our growing AMP7 delivery team, working predominantly across the Thames Valley and Thames South regions. There is a mix of projects ranging from smaller capital maintenance to large civil new build schemes.