Site Engineer

PSR Rail team are currently recruiting for X2 Freelance Site Engineers in North Essex. This will be working for a Tier 1 Rail Contractor on a multidisciplinary infrastructure project. This is an immediate start!! More information below.

• Review design drawings, BIM / 3D models, setting-out sheets and survey information for the depot building, associated tracks, utilities, points, OLE (Overhead Line Equipment) and signalling works.

• Establish control networks (datum points, RLs, alignment baselines) on site for building and civil works, track works, OLE foundations, etc.

• Carry out setting out of key elements: building foundations/slab, wheel lathe footprint, pit locations, track alignment, platform edges, points, and other fixed infrastructure in accordance with design tolerances.

• Monitor and verify alignment and levels during construction: check track slab levels, pit invert levels, foundation RLs, interface with existing depot infrastructure.

• Coordinate with surveyors, rigging, track, civils, OLE, signalling and building teams to ensure all setting out is aligned to the design intent and interfaces correctly with the existing depot.

• Provide daily / weekly reports of setting-out activities, highlight deviations / non-conformances, propose corrective actions.

• Work within rail safety rules (Possession, Signalled Worksite, TRACKSAFE etc.) and comply with depot operational constraints (live fleet, interfaces).

• Ensure all setting-out records, as-built coordinates, level checks, and survey data are captured and handed over appropriately.

• Liaise with the companies Group's site management, resident engineer, design team and client representatives to resolve setting-out / surveying issues promptly.

• Attend design - construction coordination meetings, raise setting-out risks/challenges.

• Ensure all works comply with engineering quality assurance, H&S, environmental and rail industry standards.

• Proven experience as a Setting-Out Engineer / Survey Engineer on large infrastructure projects (rail, depot, building, civil), ideally in rail depot or multi-discipline rail infrastructure setting.

• Strong surveying background: total station use, establishing control networks, setting out from drawings and models, as-built recording.

• Competent in reading design drawings, BIM/3D models, plan/section elevations, track alignment sheets.

• Knowledge of rail environment setting-out: track slab, points alignment, OLE foundations, building foundations within a live depot environment is highly desirable.

• Understanding of construction tolerances, alignment, levels, structural interface, track geometry.

• Good communicator, able to interface with multiple disciplines (civil, rail, track, OLE, signalling, building).

• Excellent record-keeping and reporting skills (setting out logs, deviation records, survey certificates).

• Ability to work on site with changing constraints (live operations, possessions, tight timescales).

• Relevant engineering/survey qualification (HNC, ONC, Diploma or Degree in Civil Engineering / Surveying / Construction).

• CSCS (or equivalent) certification, rail safety training (e.g., PTS, RISQS) desirable.

• Valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel to site daily.

• Freelance/contract basis - fixed term for duration of setting-out phase (to be defined) of the project.

• Location: Clacton Rail Depot, Essex (with travel to other liaison sites as required).

• Hours: Standard site hours with possibility of extended hours / weekend work depending on rail possession demands and schedule.

• Reporting to: the companies Group Site Engineer / Survey Lead.

• Rate: To be negotiated (based on experience and contract length).

• Opportunity to work on a technically challenging, multi-discipline rail depot project with significant value and visibility.

• Collaborative environment with the companies Group's rail and civil teams delivering a flagship facility for Greater Anglia.

• Exposure to rail infrastructure, depot setting works and interface with live operations.

• The setting-out engineer will help ensure that the facility opens as planned (Summer 2025 / May-2025 completion target) and meets operational demands.

Contact Dan Confrey at PSR Solutions