Site Engineer
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Jenny Buckley
Benefits
Life assurance
Kier Rewards
Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
Free health & wellbeing services
Opportunity to purchase health benefits & insurance
Site Engineer
We're looking for a Site Engineer to join our East West Rail team based in St Neots. Working within an established Trial Trenching and Geotechnical investigation team at the East West Rail project, you'll be responsible for supporting the Section Engineer to specify, schedule and manage engineering resources.
Location: St Neots
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Site Engineer, you'll be working within the East West Rail team, supporting them in delivering high-quality engineering solutions. Your day to day will include:
- Managing and controlling your section of work according to agreed programmes and maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders
- Setting out all aspects of the works and maintaining records to form as-built information
- Overseeing in-situ soil and rock testing, including Standard Penetration Tests, Hand Shear Vane, CBR, and BRE 365 soakaway tests
- Undertaking utilities clearance and ensuring safe trial trenching to identify, locate and expose underground utilities before excavation begins
- Producing daily diaries, photographic records, and as-built drawings to support project delivery
What are we looking for?
This Site Engineer role could be perfect if you have:
- A degree, HNC, or equivalent qualification in a construction-related discipline, or are currently working towards one
- A valid CSCS card and full UK driving licence
- Experience setting out works using a range of surveying equipment, with knowledge of CAD software
- Previous experience delivering ground investigation works and managing subcontractors on site
- A strong commitment to health, safety, and quality, ensuring safe working practices are followed at all times
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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Location: St Neots
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Vacancy ID: 12214
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 7 Oct 2026
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
