Civil Site Engineer (Local Projects)
Job description
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Civil Site Engineer (Local Projects)
£35,000 - £42,000 + Overtime + Car + Holiday bonus scheme + Training + Progression
Leeds
Do you have a Civil Site Engineer background or similar looking a new role with a market-leading company that will invest in your career development with personal plans, tailored training where desired to diversity your skillset and external qualifications. You will work in a patch local to home, with access to regular overtime and other fantastic company benefits.
On offer is the opportunity to join a rapidly-expanding business as they take on exciting new projects predominantly covering the North of the country, they have been in operation for over 20 years and work on a variety of large contracts such as residential, civil, commercial and retrofit projects.
In this role you will work on local projects, often working on each project from start to finish. You will use contract documents for accurate setting out for a variety of projects, including highways, flooding, active travel and bridge works.
This role would suit someone seeking a local role offering an excellent opportunity to progress within the business as much as desired, with other great company benefits such as enhanced holiday, a company vehicle and a fuel card.
The role
- Site Based, Local Yorkshire patch
- Setting out
- Providing records to liaise with the wider team and clients
The Person
- Civil Site Engineering background
- Background in Highways, Floods, Bridges or similar
- Based around Yorkshire
- Full UK license
Reference BBBH25194
Civil Site Engineer, Setting out engineer, Setting-out, Site Engineer, Civil Engineer, Highways, Leeds, Yorkshire York, Hull, Sheffield, Bradford, Scarborough, Whitby, Huddersfield
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Key skills
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⭐ Highlight your setting out engineering experience prominently as this is specifically mentioned as a core responsibility
🏗️ Emphasise any highways, flooding, bridges or active travel project experience to match their key sectors
📋 Showcase your ability to work with contract documents and provide accurate records for client liaison
🚗 Mention your full UK driving licence as this is essential for the local Yorkshire patch coverage
📈 Demonstrate progression mindset and willingness to undertake training as they emphasise career development
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- •Completed setting out for 8 highway improvement projects using contract documents, delivering accurate measurements within 2mm tolerance across 12km of roadway
- •Managed bridge construction project from start to finish, coordinating with 5 subcontractors and maintaining detailed records for client liaison throughout 18-month timeline
- •Led flood defence scheme covering 3 Yorkshire communities, utilising active travel integration to deliver £2.1M infrastructure upgrade 2 weeks ahead of schedule
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Ernest Gordon Recruitment's Civil Site Engineer position perfectly aligns with my background in setting out engineering and contract document interpretation, particularly given the focus on local Yorkshire projects spanning highways, flooding and bridge works.
My background in civil site engineering has equipped me with the technical skills and project management capabilities needed to excel in this role. I am particularly drawn to the opportunity to work on diverse projects from start to finish while developing my expertise through the company's tailored training programmes.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when setting out from contract documents?
- ›What experience do you have with highways and bridge construction projects?
- ›Describe your approach to managing flood defence or drainage projects
- ›How do you maintain quality records throughout a project lifecycle?
- ›What methods do you use for site surveying and measurement verification?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work independently on a project from start to finish
- ›Describe a situation where you had to liaise with difficult clients or stakeholders
- ›How do you prioritise tasks when managing multiple local projects simultaneously?
- ›Give an example of when you identified and solved a problem on site
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt to changing project requirements
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to work independently on a project from start to finish
Describe a situation where you had to liaise with difficult clients or stakeholders