Location: Teesport / Middlesbrough, Teesside

Pay Rate: Negotiable / Competitive Market Rate (CIS)

Duration: Short-term contract (Immediate Start)

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced, self-sufficient Site Engineer with full GPS setting-out kit and total station equipment, available for an immediate short-term cover assignment in Teesside?

Search Consultancy is recruiting a skilled Site Engineer for a short-term infrastructure/civil project at Teesport (Middlesbrough). Offering a highly competitive, negotiable day/hourly rate under CIS to reflect operatives bringing their own calibrated equipment, this role is ideal for a precision engineer looking for immediate, lucrative contract work.

If you have extensive experience establishing site control, reading complex engineering drawings, and delivering accurate setting-out for earthworks, drainage, and structural foundations on port/industrial sites, we want to hear from you today.

Your Role & Responsibilities

Working closely with the Project Manager, Civil Supervisor, and ground gangs, you will provide full engineering control and setting-out across active civil works:

• Setting Out & Control: Primary and secondary setting-out for bulk earthworks, deep drainage runs, service ducting, concrete slabs, hold-down bolts, and structural foundations using your own GPS and Total Station equipment.

• As-Built & Topographical Surveys: Carrying out initial ground surveys, volume checks, and detailed as-built surveys to produce accurate AutoCAD drawings and QA records.

• Engineering Drawings & Calculations: Reading, interpreting, and verifying structural/civil design drawings, identifying discrepancies, and working with site management to resolve technical queries (RFIs).

• Quality Assurance & Inspections: Verifying excavation levels, steel rebar spacing, shuttering tolerances, and signing off permits-to-dig and pre-pour inspection sheets.

• Material & Earthwork Verification: Estimating cut-and-fill quantities, tracking site volumes, and monitoring progress against contract drawings.

Requirements & Qualifications

To satisfy port safety protocols and engineering standards, all applicants must possess:

• Own Equipment (Mandatory): Full, fully-calibrated GPS kit (Robotic Total Station / GNSS Rover) with current calibration certificates.

• CSCS Card: Valid White (Professionally Qualified Person) or Black (Manager / Technical Specialist) CSCS card (strictly required).

• Qualifications: HNC, HND, or Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or relevant survey discipline.

• Technical Proficiency: Proven expertise operating Leica, Trimble, or Topcon survey hardware alongside AutoCAD software for data processing and as-built production.

• Port / Industrial Experience: Strong background delivering setting-out on heavy civil engineering, industrial, earthworks, or marine infrastructure projects.

• Transport & Security: Full UK Driving License, reliable transport to Teesport, and valid photo ID for daily port security access control.

• Right to Work: Valid proof of right to work in the UK.

Why Work With Search?

• Negotiable Top Market Rates: High earning potential tailored to your expertise and the provision of your own survey kit (CIS).

• Immediate Cover Assignment: Fast onboarding to get you setup and earning straight away.

• Major Industrial Infrastructure Project: Direct involvement on key marine/port development works at Teesport.

• Dependable Weekly Payroll: Prompt, accurate weekly CIS payments hitting your bank account every single Friday.

• Dedicated Regional Support: Direct line to our specialised North East civil engineering desk to line up your next contract placement as this cover wraps up.