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Freelance Site Engineer

Job Posted: 7 days ago

Salary: £ 330 - 350 / Day
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

Expire in: 20 days

Job Description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for a Freelance Civil Site Engineer on behalf of a reputable civil engineering contractor to work on a new upcoming project in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

The contractor are delivering a varied groundworks & muckshift package for social housing upgrades. The work will include: topsoil strip, paving, road upgrades, surfacing, services and some landscaping & external works.

The project will run from September 2026 to mid-2027, with potential further phases to be confirmed.

Duties:

  * Survey existing levels and keep on top of volumes of cut to evidence when claiming in application

  * Set out all services as per GPR and keep records of all exposed and potentially lowered

  * Survey existing and setting out of all new footpaths, steps and fencing

  * Create as built records throughout, of all works

  * Manage the QA side of delivery

  * Raise RFI's and TQ's

  * Support the Site Manager

Experience required:

  * Must have proven experience as Site Engineer within groundworks / civils

  * Must be confident with use of GPS and Total Station

  * Must have the ability to process volume reports

  * Industry related qualification is beneficial (HNC/HND or Degree)

  * Ideally have own kit but not essential

  * Must hold: CSCS card and full driving license

Pay:

A rate of up to £350 per day (doe).

Can be paid CIS. Or Ltd company outside IR-35 providing contractors meet requirements. Elvet Recruitment has an IR-35 partner who provide checks and IR-35 insurance.

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

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For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment

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