Senior Project engineer

Senior Project Engineer Residential Groundworks & Infrastructure

Temporary contract - 2 years Full-time Site-based (major multi-phase housing scheme) in Penicuick, Scotland.

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Project Engineer to join a well-established civil engineering and groundworks contractor delivering a major residential development of 500+ housing units. This is a great opportunity to join a strong delivery team on a large, multi-phase scheme where you will play a key role in the engineering and technical delivery of groundworks, foundations, drainage and associated infrastructure works.

The Role

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will provide engineering support across the site, ensuring works are set out, delivered and verified in line with drawings, specifications and programme. You will coordinate site engineering activity, manage technical documentation and support the wider team in resolving engineering issues and maintaining quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for the delivery of groundworks and infrastructure packages across a large residential development

• Setting out and verification of works including foundations, drainage, roads, and utilities

• Ensure works are delivered in accordance with drawings, specifications, ITPs and programme

• Coordinate and manage site engineers and subcontractors to support delivery targets • Produce and manage technical documentation including RFIs, TQs, permits, inspection records and as-built information

• Liaise with site management, project managers, consultants and clients to ensure technical alignment

• Support quality control through inspections, checks, compliance and record keeping

• Assist with short-term planning, lookaheads and sequencing to maintain progress

• Help resolve technical issues on site and support effective problem-solving

• Promote safe working practices and ensure engineering activities support HSEQ requirements Requirements

• Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering (or related discipline)

• Proven experience as a Project Engineer / Senior Engineer within groundworks or civil engineering

• Strong knowledge of residential infrastructure works including drainage, foundations, roads and utilities

• Experience delivering large housing schemes or infrastructure projects (multiphase beneficial)

• Competent with setting out equipment (e.g., Total Station / GPS) and verification procedures

• Strong communication and coordination skills, able to work with multiple stakeholders • Ability to manage engineers and support subcontractor coordination on a live site The Opportunity

• Long-term project delivering 500+ residential units

• Work with an established contractor on a major multi-phase development

• Strong delivery team and excellent exposure to major residential infrastructure packages

• Opportunity to take ownership of technical delivery and progress within the project team

Unfortunately, there is no visa sponsorship available.