Job Title: Site Engineer
Salary: £350-£450/day
Location: Leicester
Type: Contract
About the Role:
As a Site Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality construction services on water treatment sites. Your responsibilities will include setting out and quality control to ensure works are carried out safely, to specification, and within required standards.
Key duties include:
- Conducting daily site quality assurance, including surveying, setting out, and quality checks.
- Collaborating with the Site Manager and Engineering teams to resolve issues and ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.
- Supporting site management with health, safety, and environmental protocols.
- Managing material requisitions, stock control, and liaising with procurement to avoid over-orders.
- Identifying and addressing potential issues proactively.
- Innovating to optimise project performance, minimise waste, and reduce carbon footprint.
What Our Client is Looking For:
- Degree/HNC in a construction discipline.
- SMSTS/SSSTS certification.
- First Aid qualification.
- Preferably confined space trained.
- Proven experience in the water treatment industry.
What Our Client Offers:
- Opportunity to work on critical water treatment projects.
- A collaborative and innovative work environment.
- IR35 status determination is subject to equipment supply.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and meet the required qualifications and experience for the role.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

My Client a leading design and build contractor working in the UK water sector have an immediate requirement for a General Foreman / woman to join them on a contract basis
the role is to manage site construction activity and co-ordinate labour and subcontractors working on site delivery of a £740k Waste water treatment upgrade in South West Kent.
You will support the Site Agent to coordinate the safe management of a section of work on major projects or control all site activities on a smaller project ensuring HSQE, programme and budget requirements are set.
You will report directly to the Site Agent and the responsibilities will include:
- In conjunction with the Site Manager, co-ordinate and control initial site set-up, actively installing systems and procedures
- Rigorously apply and enforce methods and controls to ensure the most effective and continuous use of resources.
- In conjunction with the Site Manager, appraise the security risk to all site and construction property under your control and install security levels commensurate to the relative values.
- Actively support the Site Manager to maintain and enforce safety standards as required by statute and in accordance with water site safety policies
- Work to method statements and risk assessments.
- Ensure compliance to all HS&E policies and procedures
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Skills/Essential
- ONC or HNC in a construction discipline
- SMSTS/SSSTS
- First Aid
- Preferably confine space trained
- Experience within the water treatment industry (Non-Infrastructure)
In Return my client are offering a market competitive contract rate Inside IR35 allowing for Tax implications as well as a long term 6-12 month rolling contract.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

My Client a leading design and build contractor working in the UK water sector have an immediate requirement for a General Foreman / woman to join them on a contract basis
the role is to manage site construction activity and co-ordinate labour and subcontractors working on site delivery of a £740k Waste water treatment upgrade in South West Kent.
You will support the Site Agent to coordinate the safe management of a section of work on major projects or control all site activities on a smaller project ensuring HSQE, programme and budget requirements are set.
You will report directly to the Site Agent and the responsibilities will include:
- In conjunction with the Site Manager, co-ordinate and control initial site set-up, actively installing systems and procedures
- Rigorously apply and enforce methods and controls to ensure the most effective and continuous use of resources.
- In conjunction with the Site Manager, appraise the security risk to all site and construction property under your control and install security levels commensurate to the relative values.
- Actively support the Site Manager to maintain and enforce safety standards as required by statute and in accordance with water site safety policies
- Work to method statements and risk assessments.
- Ensure compliance to all HS&E policies and procedures
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About The Candidate
Skills/Essential
- ONC or HNC in a construction discipline
- SMSTS/SSSTS
- First Aid
- Preferably confine space trained
- Experience within the water treatment industry (Non-Infrastructure)
In Return my client are offering a market competitive contract rate Inside IR35 allowing for Tax implications as well as a long term 6-12 month rolling contract.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
