£360 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Bridgwater
Summary: The role of Freelance Site Engineer involves supporting a major infrastructure project near Bridgwater, focusing on reinforced concrete structures and associated civils activities. The position requires ensuring quality and accuracy in the delivery of works while maintaining programme targets throughout the construction phase. Candidates should have relevant experience in heavy civils or reinforced concrete projects and be based within one hour of Bridgwater. This long-term contract offers consistent work until 2029.
Key Responsibilities:
- Setting out for reinforced concrete and civils works
- Carrying out QA checks and completing quality documentation
- Maintaining accurate site diaries and records
- Conducting material checks and inspections
- Supporting subcontractor coordination on site
- Ensuring works are delivered safely and to specification
- Assisting with as-built surveys and progress reporting
- Working closely with Section Engineers and site management teams
Key Skills:
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering
- Experience with setting out and QA processes
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- A full UK driving licence
- The right to work in the UK
- Experience delivering heavy civils or reinforced concrete projects
- Relevant project experience in major infrastructure schemes, bridges, water or wastewater projects, highways, and earthworks
Salary (Rate): £360/day
City: Bridgwater
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
The Opportunity We’re currently looking for a Freelance Site Engineer to join a major infrastructure project near Bridgwater, supporting a large reinforced concrete structures package on a long-term programme of works running through to 2029. This is an excellent opportunity to secure consistent work on a flagship heavy civils scheme, working within a high-performing delivery team across technically challenging reinforced concrete and infrastructure works.
The Project This section of the project is focused around major reinforced concrete and associated civils activities, including:
- Large in-situ reinforced concrete structures
- Retaining walls and structural bases
- Formwork, rebar and concrete pours
- Drainage and infrastructure installations
- Heavy foundations and structural packages
- Associated earthworks and temporary works operations
The scale of the works provides a fast-paced and technically engaging environment with genuine long-term continuity.
The Role As Site Engineer, you’ll be responsible for supporting the day-to-day delivery of works across your assigned area, ensuring quality, accuracy and programme targets are maintained throughout the construction phase. Your responsibilities will include:
- Setting out for reinforced concrete and civils works
- Carrying out QA checks and completing quality documentation
- Maintaining accurate site diaries and records
- Conducting material checks and inspections
- Supporting subcontractor coordination on site
- Ensuring works are delivered safely and to specification
- Assisting with as-built surveys and progress reporting
- Working closely with Section Engineers and site management teams
All required equipment and surveying tools will be provided.
About You We’re keen to speak with engineers who have experience delivering heavy civils or reinforced concrete projects in a site engineering capacity. Relevant project experience may include:
- Major infrastructure schemes
- Reinforced concrete structures
- Bridges or structural civils packages
- Water or wastewater projects
- Highways and earthworks schemes
- Large-scale construction environments
You’ll also have:
- BASED WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE BRIDGWATER AREA
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering
- Experience with setting out and QA processes
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- A full UK driving licence
- The right to work in the UK
Rate & Package £360 per day PAYE (including holiday pay) Long-term freelance contract running until 2029 Major infrastructure project with long-term continuity All site equipment provided
Interested? Apply now for a confidential discussion and further information on the project.