Setting Out Engineer (Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Setting Out Engineer (Infrastructure): Managing day-to-day quality assurance and surveying for overhead lines projects with an accent on enabling works and site precision. Focus on setting out forestry roads, foundations, and ensuring strict compliance with safety and quality standards.

Location: Onsite in Argyll/Inverness, United Kingdom

Company

A UK-based infrastructure services company delivering critical energy, power, water, and telecoms projects.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day quality assurance, including surveying and setting out duties.
• Set out forestry roads, foundations, and pile positions.
• Perform quality checks and approvals for site works and subcontractor settings.
• Produce topographical surveys and final site records.
• Assist site management with health, safety, and environmental management.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 standards.

Requirements

• Demonstrable industry experience in a similar setting out role.
• Experience utilizing GPS Setting Out Equipment.
• Must be willing to work away from home regularly and for prolonged periods of time.
• Recognized Safety Qualification, such as IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Experience with enabling, access roads, and foundation construction in power transmission projects.
• Proven coordination with third parties, including local councils and highway authorities.

Nice to have

• Supervisory experience in technical aspects of construction, access works, traffic management, and yard setup.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular market-aligned reviews.
• 33 days of annual leave, including public holidays.
• Flexible benefits package including a contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, and 4x base salary life insurance.
• Tailored professional development plans to support individual growth.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion with dedicated employee networks.