Job Description:

Location: Manchester
Rate: £375 per day (Outside IR35)
Start Date: ASAP
Interviews: Immediate

We are recruiting for an experienced Site Engineer to join a major highways infrastructure scheme in Manchester.

The project involves significant earthworks and drainage-led construction within a live highways environment, supporting wider motorway widening and junction improvement works.

Reporting to the Senior Engineer, you will play a key role in the safe and accurate delivery of earthworks, drainage, and associated highways infrastructure packages.

Key elements of the works include:

• Large-scale earthworks, cut and fill operations, and formation preparation
• Highways drainage installation, diversions, and upgrades
• Pavement construction and sub-base works
• Motorway widening and new link road construction
• Highway signage, lighting, and ancillary civil works
• Complex traffic management within a live motorway environment
• Supporting technology and ITS infrastructure installations

• Carry out setting out and surveying for earthworks, drainage, and highways works.
• Support bulk earthworks operations including levels, formation control, and quantity checks.
• Set out drainage systems including pipes, manholes, culverts, and attenuation features.
• Ensure works are delivered safely, to specification, on programme, and to required quality standards.
• Maintain accurate site records, QA documentation, as-builts, and daily diaries.
• Ensure permits, RAMS, and inspection records are in place prior to works commencing.
• Review drawings and resolve technical queries with engineering and design teams.
• Coordinate with site teams, supervisors, and subcontractors to support delivery.
• Monitor progress and assist with short-term planning and sequencing of works.
• Promote a Right First Time approach to reduce rework and improve efficiency.

• Proven experience as a Site Engineer on highways or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in earthworks and/or drainage packages.
• Confident in setting out, surveying, and QA processes.
• Experience working in live highway environments is advantageous.
• Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, and quality delivery.

• HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Valid CSCS Card.

• £375 per day (Outside IR35).
• Immediate interview and start available.
• Long-term opportunity on a major highways infrastructure scheme.
• Strong exposure to large-scale earthworks and drainage delivery within a complex live highways environment.