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Site Engineer – Major Infrastructure | Sizewell C

Location: Sizewell C, Suffolk
Salary: Up to £45,000
Lodge Allowance: £21,530 per annum
Car Allowance: £5,000
Benefits: Up to 8% pension, Private Healthcare, 10% annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Sector: Infrastructure, Highways, Major Projects
Employment Type: Permanent


Join the Delivery Team Behind One of the UK’s Largest Ever Infrastructure Projects

This is a standout opportunity to join a respected civils contractor delivering major packages on Sizewell C — a multi-billion-pound nuclear new build and one of Europe’s most ambitious engineering programmes.

If you’re a Site Engineer with experience in infrastructure, highways, or heavy civils, this is your chance to step into a major project environment with exceptional long-term progression.

Sizewell C offers:

  • Huge civils and enabling works

  • Advanced engineering technologies (GPS, machine control, digital QA)

  • Long-term stability and a pipeline spanning several years

  • Complex interfaces across drainage, utilities, haul roads, logistics, and large-scale civils

  • A career-defining opportunity on one of the UK’s most important projects


The Role

As a Site Engineer on Sizewell C, you will:

  • Set out for key infrastructure works including drainage, utilities, haul roads, and temporary works

  • Produce accurate QA records, as-builts, and testing documentation

  • Work closely with Senior Engineers, Foremen, and Project Managers

  • Assist with planning, sequencing, and engineering delivery

  • Ensure compliance and accuracy across civils works

  • Use GPS, total stations, and digital engineering tools

  • Support a high-performing site culture built on safety and quality


What You Need

Essential:

  • Background in infrastructure, highways or heavy civils

  • Strong setting out and QA skills (TS/GPS)

  • Experience delivering civils packages (drainage, utilities, enabling works, earthworks interfaces)

  • Full UK driving licence

  • Right to work in the UK

Not essential:

  • Earthworks experience (full support/training provided)

Not suitable for:

  • Engineers whose experience is mainly RC frame or building structures


What’s On Offer

A market-leading package crafted for long-term stability and career growth:

  • Up to £45,000 salary

  • £21,530 annual lodge allowance

  • £5,000 car allowance

  • Up to 8% pension

  • Private healthcare

  • 10% annual bonus

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays

  • Long-term work on Sizewell C

  • Clear progression route to Senior Engineer

  • Exposure to one of the UK’s most high-profile infrastructure programmes


Apply Now

If you’re a driven Site Engineer with infrastructure or highways experience, this is your chance to step onto a nationally significant project with huge career potential.

How to Apply

Send your CV or contact Daniel Lewis – Director, SEDR Recruitment