Average Section Engineer salary in the UK

Job Title: Section Engineer (Contract) Location: HMNB Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth Are you an experienced and proactive Section Engineer ready to lead a critical package of works on a nationally significant infrastructure project? We are a leading Tier 1 contractor, at the forefront of delivering the multi-million-pound infrastructure upgrade program at HMNB Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth. This highly complex and vital project involves significant marine civils, heavy infrastructure, and specialized engineering works, all essential for supporting the UK's naval capabilities. We are seeking a highly competent and motivated Contract Section Engineer to take responsibility for a specific section or package of works within our dynamic delivery team on-site. This is an outstanding opportunity to apply your leadership and technical expertise to a critical project within a secure and high-standards environment. The Role: As a Section Engineer, you will be accountable for the technical and operational delivery of your assigned section, ensuring work is completed safely, to specification, on time, and within budget. Your key responsibilities will include: Programme Management: Managing and monitoring the short-term programme for your section, ensuring adherence to the overall project schedule and identifying potential delays or opportunities for acceleration. Technical Management: Overseeing all technical aspects of your section, including interpreting complex engineering drawings and specifications, resolving design queries, and ensuring all works are constructed to the highest standards. Site Supervision & Leadership: Leading and mentoring a team of Site Engineers and operatives within your section, providing clear direction, guidance, and fostering a strong safety and quality-focused culture. Quality Assurance & Control: Implementing and meticulously enforcing rigorous quality control procedures, conducting regular inspections, managing snagging, and ensuring comprehensive QA documentation and records are maintained. Health & Safety Leadership: Championing a proactive health and safety culture within your section, conducting regular safety briefings, risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with all site-specific and statutory regulations. Sub-contractor Management: Directly managing and coordinating specialist sub-contractors within your section, ensuring their performance meets contractual requirements, quality standards, and programme objectives. Resource Management: Planning and managing plant, labour, and material resources for your section to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity. Reporting & Communication: Providing regular progress reports to the Project/Senior Engineer, highlighting key issues, risks, and opportunities. Liaising effectively with the client, design team, and other stakeholders. Commercial Awareness: Understanding the commercial implications of decisions, identifying and managing variations, and contributing to cost control within your section. Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Job Title: Section Engineer (Contract) Location: Gloucester Are you an experienced and proactive Section Engineer ready to lead a critical package of works on a nationally significant infrastructure project? We are a leading Tier 1 contractor, at the forefront of delivering a multi-million-pound infrastructure upgrade program in Gloucestershire. This highly complex and vital project involves significant highways, heavy civils, and specialized engineering works, all essential for improving regional connectivity and safety. We are seeking a highly competent and motivated Contract Section Engineer to take responsibility for a specific section or package of works within our dynamic delivery team on-site. This is an outstanding opportunity to apply your leadership and technical expertise to a critical project within a high-standards environment. The Role: As a Section Engineer, you will be accountable for the technical and operational delivery of your assigned section, ensuring work is completed safely, to specification, on time, and within budget. Your key responsibilities will include: Programme Management: Managing and monitoring the short-term programme for your section, ensuring adherence to the overall project schedule and identifying potential delays or opportunities for acceleration. Technical Management: Overseeing all technical aspects of your section, including interpreting complex engineering drawings and specifications, resolving design queries, and ensuring all works are constructed to the highest standards. Site Supervision & Leadership: Leading and mentoring a team of Site Engineers and operatives within your section, providing clear direction, guidance, and fostering a strong safety and quality-focused culture. Quality Assurance & Control: Implementing and meticulously enforcing rigorous quality control procedures, conducting regular inspections, managing snagging, and ensuring comprehensive QA documentation and records are maintained. Health & Safety Leadership: Championing a proactive health and safety culture within your section, conducting regular safety briefings, risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with all site-specific and statutory regulations. Sub-contractor Management: Directly managing and coordinating specialist sub-contractors within your section, ensuring their performance meets contractual requirements, quality standards, and programme objectives. Resource Management: Planning and managing plant, labour, and material resources for your section to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity. Reporting & Communication: Providing regular progress reports to the Project/Senior Engineer, highlighting key issues, risks, and opportunities. Liaising effectively with the client, design team, and other stakeholders. Commercial Awareness: Understanding the commercial implications of decisions, identifying and managing variations, and contributing to cost control within your section. Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Section Engineer - Plymouth£350 - £425 per day plus £50 lodge| Long-Term Infrastructure Project | High-Security Site We are looking for an experienced Section Engineer to join a major redevelopment project at a secure Royal Navy site in Plymouth. This is a long-term opportunity on a technically complex programme involving large-scale civil engineering works. As a Section Engineer, you will lead site-based engineering operations, supporting the project team in ensuring high standards of technical delivery, quality, and compliance with all relevant specifications. Due to the nature of the site, candidates must meet BPSS security clearance requirements. Please note that only those who hold a passport from the UK, EU, NATO, 5 Eyes, or MISWG countries, and have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years, can be considered. Security clearance can take up to 8 weeks to complete. Key Responsibilities: Lead the preparation and collation of as-built documentation and drawings. Implement and maintain systems to record completed works, aligned with the Project Quality Plan. Coordinate and oversee quality testing and inspections for materials and workmanship (e.g., drainage, concrete, piling). Provide engineering support, resolving technical queries and assisting in design interpretation. Manage and verify all setting out activities within required tolerances. Ensure calibration and accuracy of all survey equipment used on site. Support the communication and distribution of setting out information to the workforce. Maintain accurate site records, including instructions, sketches, and drawing registers. Requirements: Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent (BSc, BEng, MEng, etc.) or completion of a Higher Apprenticeship. Valid CSCS (White PQP/AQP) and SSSTS certification. Experience in a similar role, with proven responsibility on site-based civil engineering projects. Working towards or interested in achieving professional recognition (e.g., ICE, IStructE). Strong organisational and communication skills.