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).
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