Section Engineer

Section Engineer - Highways & Drainage - Gloucestershire
£500 per day | Inside IR35 | 6-Month Contract with Scope for Extension
Our client, a principal contractor delivering highways and civils works across Gloucestershire, is seeking an experienced Section Engineer to join a live scheme forming part of the county's ongoing Highways Major Projects programme.
This is a great opportunity for a Section Engineer with strong drainage installation experience to join a well-established contractor on a long-running county framework, with genuine scope for the contract to extend well beyond the initial 6 months.
The Role

• Managing engineering delivery for a defined section of the works, overseeing setting out, survey, and quality control
• Overseeing drainage installation works, ensuring compliance with design specifications and tolerances
• Supervising site engineers and subcontractors, ensuring works are delivered safely, to programme, and to specification
• Reviewing and approving as-built surveys, ITPs, and quality documentation
• Liaising with the site management team and client representatives on progress and technical matters
• Contributing to RAMS, permits, and site safety procedures

What You'll Need

• Proven experience as a Section Engineer on highways or civils schemes
• Essential: drainage installation experience
• Desirable: SMSTS or SSSTS
• CSCS card and full UK driving licence
• Strong communication and supervisory skills, with the ability to manage site engineers and subcontractors

About the Contract

• 6-month initial contract, with strong scope for extension
• Inside IR35
• Interviews taking place 29th-31st July