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About The Role

As a Site Engineer, you will play a key role in the safe, efficient and high-quality delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the region. Working alongside operational, commercial and design teams, you will be responsible for setting out, quality assurance, programme support and day-to-day coordination of site activities.

The role offers the opportunity to develop your technical and leadership skills while managing sections of work, supporting subcontractors and ensuring projects are delivered safely, right first time and in accordance with project specifications. You will contribute to quality management processes, inspection and test planning, site records, progress reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Setting out and surveying civil engineering works.
  • Supervising subcontractors and site operatives.
  • Completing quality inspections, ITPs and associated records.
  • Producing and maintaining accurate site documentation.
  • Supporting programme delivery and short-term planning.
  • Ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements.
  • Identifying and resolving technical issues on site.
  • Working collaboratively with construction, commercial, quality and design teams.

About You

We're looking for a motivated and proactive engineer who is passionate about delivering high-quality civil engineering projects and developing a long-term career within the construction industry.

You will have experience in site-based civil engineering works, a strong understanding of health, safety and quality requirements, and the confidence to work collaboratively with operational teams, subcontractors and clients. You should be organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

The ideal candidate will be keen to progress professionally, actively develop their technical competence and work towards professional recognition through ICE or a similar institution.

Essential Criteria

  • Degree, HNC or HND in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Previous experience working on civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
  • Understanding of setting out and surveying techniques.
  • Knowledge of health, safety and quality requirements within construction.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience within the water or wastewater sector.
  • Working knowledge of NEC contracts.
  • SMSTS, SSSTS or equivalent site safety qualification.
  • Experience using digital construction tools and QA/QC systems.
  • Membership of ICE or another relevant professional institution.
  • Working towards Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or equivalent.

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances. 

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. 

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don’t just tick boxes; we live these values every day. 

What MWH offer 

Packages include -  

A competitive salary 

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent) 

Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent) 

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy) 

Contribution Pension scheme 

Life Assurance 

Health Insurance 

Private Medical Insurance 

And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc 

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