Freelance Site Engineer

  • Elvet Recruitment
  • City, Birmingham
  • Nov 14, 2025
Contract Construction Civil Engineer Site Engineer Site Manager QA-Quality Control

Job Description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for a Freelance Civil Site Engineer on behalf of a reputable large civil engineering main contractor to work on a 20m highways project near Birmingham.

The Engineer will be responsible for complex setting out, QA, directing sub-contractors, site documentation and general quality control. The work will consist of aspects of highways construction in an Urban / City environment - drainage, kerbing, ducting etc.

The Engineer is needed initially until mid January with possible further extension due to a consistent pipeline of work in the West Midlands area and further phases on this project upcoming.

Duties:

  • Setting out - using relevant kit
  • Checking of work completed on site
  • As-builts & surveys
  • QA
  • Supervising gangs and workforce
  • Assisting Site Manager
  • Updating documentation for site

Experience required:

  • Must have experience as Site Engineer within a main contractor setting
  • Must be confident with both setting out and QA (ITP's, ITR's etc.)
  • Must have experience with Leica Total Station 16 Robotics - or equivalent
  • Industry related qualification is beneficial (HNC/HND or Degree)
  • Must hold: CSCS card and full driving license

Pay:

A rate of up to 340 per day (doe).

Can be paid CIS. Or Ltd outside IR-35 providing contractors meet requirements. Elvet Recruitment has an IR-35 partner who provide checks and IR-35 insurance packages.

This is a temporary position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for temporary recruitment on behalf of our client.

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For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment.