Site Engineer (Civils Infrastructure for Underground Cables)

Our client is looking for a Site Engineer (Civils Infrastructure for Underground Cables) to support the delivery of a major renewable energy project across various locations in Scotland. This role focuses on the civils infrastructure stage prior to cable installation.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing civil works during construction and ensuring compliance with the Works Information.
• Maintaining detailed and accurate records, including diaries, resources, photographs, progress updates, and weather conditions.
• Reviewing RFIs, TQs, and contractor documentation, including quality plans, construction phase plans, method statements, risk assessments, inspection and test plans, and contractor designs.
• Witnessing tests and attending inspection activities to confirm that the works comply with designs and specifications.
• Notifying defects, instructing searches for defects, and coordinating defect close-out with the Project Manager and contractor.
• Reviewing contractor programmes to identify the order and timing of the works in relation to design coordination, testing, inspections, and interface activities with other contractors.
• Maintaining accurate records to support as-built information, record design changes, and share lessons learned with the wider team.

About You

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in a site-based engineering role, particularly on major civils construction schemes.
• Familiarity with underground infrastructure works, including trenching, excavation, duct installation, backfilling, earthworks, and temporary access roads.
• Knowledge of works around crossings, such as roads, rivers, and railways.
• Exposure to open cut excavation and/or horizontal directional drilling is beneficial.
• Strong communication skills for effective liaison with project stakeholders.
• Scotland-based candidates preferred, ideally near Caithness, Aberdeenshire, or the Inverness/West Coast route.
• Must possess a full driving licence and own car, and be comfortable with regular travel across sites.
• Self-sufficient and experienced, as the work is spread across large routes with limited client engineer presence on site.

If you are interested in this role, please apply.

Please note: you must already have the right to work in the country where this role is based to be considered for it.