Senior Engineer

Location: M42 / Greater Birmingham Area (On-site)

Duration: 9+ Months Freelance

Randstad is recruiting a Project Engineer / Senior Engineer on behalf of a tier-one main contractor to support a major highways infrastructure upgrade along the M42 corridor outside Birmingham. This is a long-term freelance assignment focusing on site engineering control, subcontractor management, and technical package delivery across live highways infrastructure.

Reporting to the Sub Agent / Site Agent, you will bridge the gap between site engineering and operational delivery, taking ownership of technical QA, temporary works, and subcontractor coordination. Your day-to-day will involve:

• Engineering Oversight: Managing site engineering teams and survey accuracy across major carriageway, drainage, surfacing, and structural highways packages.

• Technical QA & Inspections: Overseeing ITP sign-offs, as-built surveys, material approvals, and managing TQs/RFIs to resolve design queries efficiently.

• Subcontractor & Resource Management: Coordinating daily site activities for specialist supply chain partners, ensuring works align with short-term lookahead schedules.

• Temporary Works & HSEQ: Managing temporary works implementation on site, ensuring strict adherence to RAMS and National Highways safety standards.

• Commercial Support: Working alongside the commercial team to maintain precise site records, track variations, and record scope changes.

• Highways Track Record (Essential): Extensive, proven experience as a Senior Engineer or Project Engineer on UK highways schemes (National Highways framework experience highly desirable).

• Technical Qualifications: Degree, HND, or HNC in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.

• Site Credentials: Valid CSCS card and SMSTS (Temporary Works Coordinator qualification is a plus).

• Location & Mobility: Based in or commutable to the M42 / Greater Birmingham region with a full UK driving licence.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

skills

civils/structural

qualifications

CSCS

education

BEng civil engineering