Salary: £35000 – £45000/annum
Permanent – Full Time
Construction
Colchester, Essex
date posted: 2026-08-12 16:22:36
We have an exciting opportunity to work on a Main Civil Engineering contractor to work on a very prestigious project in the East Anglia / Essex region on multi discipline civil engineering projects.
This construction programme is underway with c5 years worth of work in front of them. They require a Section Engineer to work across the project responsible for the Structures, Earthworks and infrastructure packages.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working on civil schemes, with a background, either within heavy civils, and structures, highways or infrastructure.
Responsibilities as Section Engineer:
€¢ act as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, craftspeople and operatives within your area of responsibility.
€¢ develop safe systems of work, method statements and quality documentation; ITPs, QRPs and the like.
€¢ produce, monitor and control budgets for sections of work scope.
€¢ ensure that all materials used and work performed are in accordance with the specifications
€¢ oversee the selection and requisition of materials
€¢ manage, monitor and interpret the contract design documents
€¢ liaise with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project
€¢ attending regular progress meetings to inform the wider team
€¢ carry out day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force, junior site engineers and the work of any subcontractors in area of responsibility
€¢ plan the work and efficiently organise the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines
€¢ oversee quality control and health and safety matters on site
€¢ prepare reports as required
€¢ resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise.
Required Qualifications / Expertise:
€¢ MEng/BEng/Foundation Degree/BTEC/ Degree in Civil Engineering
€¢ CSCS
