Setting Out Engineer
Trant Engineering Ltd
Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.
Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for an experienced Setting Out Engineer to play a key role in our project delivery teams.
The Setting Out Engineer will be joining our Water and Process division initially based at our clean water project in Midhurst, West Sussex. The role will be supporting the site manager providing setting out services and is an excellent opportunity to develop a broad skillset that will benefit your long term career.
What You’ll Be Doing
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Setting out of civil engineering lines and levels.
- Quality assurance and administrative responsibilities.
- Promoting Health and Safety at all times and committing to continuous high standards.
- Surveying tasks.
- Ensuring quality control requirements are met.
- Reading and understanding drawings and specifications.
- Calculating quantities.
- Assisting in the production of Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Inspection and Test Plans.
- Complying with company policies and procedures.
What We’re Looking For
Essential
- CSCS.
- Practical experience of setting out on civil engineering projects.
- Use of robotic kit.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Experience working to health, safety, quality, and environmental standards on site.
- HND/BEng in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
- SSSTS / SMSTS.
- Deep drainage / pipework experience.
Why Join Trant?
At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.
Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.
Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.
Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.
Our company benefits package includes:
- Competitive rates.
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays).
- Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
- Company pension scheme.
- Employee assistance program.
- Discretionary annual bonus.
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