Job type
TemporaryLocation
NorthamptonWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Construction - Civils ProjectsIndustry
ConstructionPay
£325 Outside IR35
Setting Out Engineer (Tunnelling & Utilities)
Working for Hays on behalf of a market‑leading specialist tunnelling contractor, you’ll play a hands‑on role setting out and controlling works for utility tunnelling and associated shafts on a flagship programme in Northampton. This role is site‑based within a subcontractor delivery team interfacing daily with the principal contractor and utility stakeholders
Your new role
- Provide precise setting out and survey control for microtunnelling/AVN, pipe‑jacking and guided auger operations, shafts/caissons, head/tail pits and associated civils.
- Establish primary/secondary control, verify surveys, manage as‑built records and produce red‑line mark‑ups for handover.
- Prepare and brief ITPs, check sheets and QA documentation; evidence compliance with tolerances and utility owner standards.
- Coordinate with Site/Senior Engineers, Temporary Works Coordinator, Supervisors and subcontract specialists to sequence work safely and efficiently.
- Maintain H&S leadership on the ground—dynamic risk assessments, permits to dig/lift, confined space controls and adherence to CDM.]
What you’ll need to succeed
Core experience
- Demonstrable experience as a Setting Out Engineer or Site Engineer on utilities tunnelling / pipeline / deep drainage or heavy civils packages.
- Competent with total station and GNSS instrumentation (Leica/Trimble), levelling, control establishment and QA surveys.
- Familiarity with microtunnelling/AVN and pipe‑jacking tolerances, launcher/ reception pit control, and shaft interfaces.
- Solid understanding of RAMS, temporary works interfaces, permits and utility protection.
Qualifications & tickets (most commonly requested)
- CSCS
- Confined Space (Medium/High Risk) for shaft/pit access. - Advantageous
- CAT & Genny competency
- TWC/TWS awareness (TWS certificate advantageous).
What you need to do now
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