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Site Engineer - West Cumbria
Build exceptional projects. Build your future.
At Careys, we’re proud to deliver some of the most complex and high-profile civil engineering projects across the UK. We are now looking for a Site Engineer to join our team and play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality, and technically excellent work on site.
If you enjoy problem-solving, being hands-on, working with great people, and shaping real-world infrastructure, this is a fantastic opportunity.
Department
Engineering
Employment Type
Permanent - Full Time
Location
Cumbria
Workplace type
Onsite
What You Will Do
Setting Out & Technical Delivery
- Carry out accurate setting out using a variety of surveying equipment.
- Check levels, dimensions, and tolerances to ensure work is completed correctly.
- Support the Senior Engineer in resolving technical queries and RFIs.
- Review drawings, raise issues early, and help ensure work is buildable and compliant.
Supporting Site Operations
- Work closely with Site Managers and Supervisors to plan and sequence works.
- Provide clear construction information to the workforce, including sketches and mark-ups.
- Monitor progress and provide input into short-term planning.
Information & Quality Management
- Maintain accurate as-built records and support digital deliverables.
- Help prepare Inspection & Test Plans and carry out quality checks on site.
- Identify issues early and support the resolution of non-conformances.
Material & Temporary Works Support
- Carry out material checks and ensure correct testing and sampling procedures.
- Assist with take-offs and scheduling of key materials such as drainage, reinforcement, and waterbars.
- Complete temporary works inspections and support simple temporary works designs.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Supervise Apprentice and Graduate Engineers, offering day-to-day guidance.
- Work closely with subcontractors and suppliers to support safe and efficient delivery.
- Build strong relationships internally and externally to keep information flowing.
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What You Will Bring
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Solid civil engineering knowledge with the ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
- Experience using digital tools, including AutoCAD/BricsCAD.
- Confident surveying and setting-out skills.
- Experience in inspection, testing, and quality assurance of construction materials.
- 4+ years’ experience on major civil engineering projects (infrastructure, rail, highways, or utilities).
- HNC or above in Civil or Structural Engineering.
Benefits
Working at Careys means joining a people-first, purpose-driven organization that genuinely invests in you and your career. Here’s what you can expect:
Career Growth & Development
- Clear progression pathways
- Extensive internal training (including structured Engineering development programmes)
- Opportunities to work on high-profile, technically challenging projects
Strong Team Culture
- Supportive, highly skilled engineering teams
- A collaborative, friendly environment where you can ask questions, learn, and grow
- Leadership that values humility, respect, and authenticity
Great Benefits
- Competitive salary and package
- Company car or car allowance (role-dependent)
- Private healthcare options
- Generous pension contributions
- Life assurance and wellbeing support
- Cycle-to-work scheme and other employee perks
Meaningful Work
- Projects that shape communities and national infrastructure
- A commitment to high standards of safety, quality, and sustainability
- A business that genuinely cares about social value and long-term positive impact
About Carey Group
Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van.
John, Tom, and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd.
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Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work, and be authentic at all times.
The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and some.
Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions, and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from, and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.
Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets, and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.
We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.
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