Site Engineer - East London
Posted 4 days ago by PSR Solutions
£350 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
East London, London
Summary: The role of Freelance Setting Out Engineer involves overseeing the setting out and checking of levels for a concrete slab installation for a civil engineering project in East London. The successful candidate will ensure accuracy in excavation depths and concrete levels during the pour, collaborating closely with the site team. This position requires technical drawing interpretation and the use of setting out equipment. The contractor is a well-established firm specializing in infrastructure and civil engineering works across Essex.
Key Responsibilities:
- Setting out works using total station or similar equipment.
- Checking dig depth and formation levels for the slab area.
- Verifying slab extents and shuttering positions.
- Ensuring concrete levels are correct during the pour.
- Interpreting rebar layouts and bending schedules to support the site team.
- Working closely with steel fixers, shuttering carpenters and the wider site team to ensure works are delivered to specification.
Key Skills:
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, reinforcement layouts and bending schedules.
- Own setting out equipment (total station / surveying kit) preferred.
- Valid CSCS card.
- Experience working on concrete slabs, groundwork or structural elements.
Salary (Rate): £350/day
City: East London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
PSR Solutions are currently recruiting for a Freelance Setting Out Engineer on behalf of a specialist civil engineering contractor for a project based in East London. Our client is a well-established contractor delivering infrastructure and civil engineering works across Essex.
Role Overview
The successful candidate will be responsible for setting out and checking levels for a concrete slab installation, ensuring excavation depths, formation levels and final concrete levels are accurate ahead of and during the pour.
Key Responsibilities
- Setting out works using total station or similar equipment.
- Checking dig depth and formation levels for the slab area.
- Verifying slab extents and shuttering positions.
- Ensuring concrete levels are correct during the pour.
- Interpreting rebar layouts and bending schedules to support the site team.
- Working closely with steel fixers, shuttering carpenters and the wider site team to ensure works are delivered to specification.
Requirements
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, reinforcement layouts and bending schedules.
- Own setting out equipment (total station / surveying kit) preferred.
- Valid CSCS card.
- Experience working on concrete slabs, groundwork or structural elements.
If you are interested in the role, please apply or get in touch with Maayon at PSR for more information.