Site Engineer - A428

General information

City/town: Cambridge Job field: Construction External closing date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 5324

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is delivering a £679 million improvement project on the A428 in Cambridgeshire to bring a new 10-mile dual carriageway between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts.

We are now looking for Site Engineers to join the project. As Site Engineer, you will be supported by the Section Engineer (among others) and are expected to take ownership of the site works of the section, contributing to planning the works and ensuring that the works are constructed in accordance with the design and contract scopes.

What you’ll do:

Communicate effectively with other engineers, supervisors, enabling functions, designers, and client representatives.

Write temporary works design briefs to a standard accepted by the Section Engineer & Temporary Works Coordinator.

Review designs and raise any queries to your Section Engineer.

Understand the design specifications and drawings for your section.

Contribute to delivering the Inspection and Test Plans for your works.

Identify Non-Conformances and ensure they are promptly reported & closed out.

What we're looking for: 

Degree level qualification in a Civil Engineering allied subject/ HND in Civil Engineering or equivalent.

Ideally highways/major project exposure.

Working towards or in possession of Professional Industry Qualification

Competence with digital tools.

Formal training in Health & Safety and Environmental management

A valid UK driver’s licence is required due to the travel involved in this role.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. 

Flexible working 

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

More information about the role 

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.