Site Engineer - East London

  • PSR Solutions
  • 06/03/2026
Contract Construction

Job Description

PSR Solutions are currently recruiting for a Freelance Setting Out Engineer on behalf of a specialist civil engineering contractor for a project based in East London.

Our client is a well-established contractor delivering infrastructure and civil engineering works across Essex.

Role Overview
The successful candidate will be responsible for setting out and checking levels for a concrete slab installation, ensuring excavation depths, formation levels and final concrete levels are accurate ahead of and during the pour.

Key Responsibilities
  • Setting out works using total station or similar equipment.
  • Checking dig depth and formation levels for the slab area.
  • Verifying slab extents and shuttering positions.
  • Ensuring concrete levels are correct during the pour.
  • Interpreting rebar layouts and bending schedules to support the site team.
  • Working closely with steel fixers, shuttering carpenters and the wider site team to ensure works are delivered to specification.
Requirements
  • Ability to interpret technical drawings, reinforcement layouts and bending schedules.
  • Own setting out equipment (total station / surveying kit) preferred.
  • Valid CSCS card.
  • Experience working on concrete slabs, groundwork or structural elements.
If you are interested in the role, please apply or get in touch with Maayon at PSR for more information.