Job title: Site Engineer
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Building
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Durham, UK
Job published: 14-04-2026
Job ID: 64650
Contact name: Jack Vasey
Phone number: +447471044096
Contact email: jvasey@elvetrecruitment.com

Job Description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Site Engineer on behalf of a growing civil engineering contractor to work on various civils projects in the North East - the first of which being a scheme in Newcastle.

Ideally you will have experience of working on Highways and Local Authority schemes - covering Drainage, Ducting, Streetlighting and Landscaping

Duties include:

  • Maintain high personal safety and environmental standards.
  • Supervision of assistant engineers.
  • Ensure that the drawings and specification documents contain sufficient, accurate information for construction of the works.
  • Provide accurate and clear setting out for works.
  • Communicate with foremen and gangers to ensure full understanding of information provided.
  • Arrange formal checking of setting out.
  • Complete inspection and test plans.
  • Keep accurate daily site diary.
  • Preparation of 4 weekly programmes.
  • Provide accurate measurements for materials required.
  • Maintain material reconciliation figures for reporting.
  • Ensure that material delivery tickets are passed on for cost coding.
  • Carry out testing / sampling of materials.
  • Provide assistance to the measurement department.
  • Maintain survey books.
  • Take receipt of materials and perform checks.
  • Candidates would ideally have proven experience at Assistant Site Engineer or Site Engineer level with a Civil Engineering contractor.

Minimum qualification of HNC/HND, however a construction related degree is preferred.

Salary/Package

A salary of up to £55,000 (depending on experience) plus company vehicle or allowance as well as an attractive package.

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf our client. 

For more information, please contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment