Site Engineer

Setting Out Engineer

Location: South East England - Crawley / Redhill / Reigate / Croydon / Tunbridge Wells & surrounding areas

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 DOE + Company Van + Fuel Card + Bonus + Private Healthcare

Are you a Setting Out Engineer looking for a permanent role offering a strong salary, your own van, a manageable regional patch and genuine long-term job security?

Bennett & Game Recruitment are working with a highly established Civil Engineering and Groundworks Contractor looking to appoint an experienced Setting Out Engineer to support projects across the South East.

The successful Engineer will typically oversee 4-5 live sites, predominantly delivering roads, drainage, foundations and associated infrastructure for major residential developments. Sites are concentrated across the South East, making this particularly well suited to someone based around Crawley, Redhill, Reigate, Croydon, Tunbridge Wells or the surrounding areas.

The company has been established for over 30 years and has developed an excellent reputation for retaining its staff and delivering repeat work for major UK developers. With approximately 30 live sites, 500 operatives and a £150m forward workload, they already have around 18 months of secured work, offering excellent long-term stability.

This would suit an experienced Setting Out Engineer who wants to join a secure contractor where they can take ownership of their sites without being expected to travel nationwide.

Setting Out Engineer Salary & Benefits

£55,000 - £60,000 salary, dependent on experience

Company van + fuel card, including personal use

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Christmas shutdown - use 4 days' annual leave for approximately 2 weeks off

Permanent, long-term position

Strong secured workload across the South East

Excellent staff retention

Genuine opportunities for career progression

Setting Out Engineer Job Overview

Carry out setting out across 4-5 groundworks and infrastructure projects

Setting out of roads, drainage, foundations, external works and associated infrastructure

Work across residential development sites throughout the South East

Use Leica Total Stations / TS16 equipment to accurately set out works

Read, interpret and work from engineering and construction drawings

Produce and review drawings using AutoCAD

Complete QA checks, surveys and as-built information where required

Work closely with Site Managers, Foremen, Contracts Managers and site teams

Coordinate with subcontractors and operatives to ensure works are delivered accurately and efficiently

Help identify and resolve technical or setting out issues on site

Ensure works are completed safely, accurately and in line with programme requirements

Setting Out Engineer Requirements

Previous experience as a Setting Out Engineer, Site Engineer or Land Surveyor with strong setting out experience

Background within groundworks, civil engineering, infrastructure or residential construction

Experience with roads, drainage, foundations or housing infrastructure advantageous

Experience using Leica Total Stations, ideally TS16

AutoCAD experience

Confident working independently and managing priorities across several sites

Good understanding of engineering drawings and site documentation

Full UK Driving Licence

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

This is an excellent opportunity for a Setting Out Engineer looking for a well-paid, permanent position with a successful regional contractor, offering a strong pipeline of local work, excellent benefits and long-term career security.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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