Location: Staples Corner
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000+Package
The Project
You’ll be joining a Tier One contractor on a major 35MW data centre campus at Staples Corner.
The scheme is being delivered over three phases across three years, with an £80m build value and £100m MEP value, offering long-term stability and the opportunity to see a complex project through multiple stages.
The Role
As an Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring engineering accuracy, quality, and compliance across the project. You’ll be responsible for setting out, QA, and technical control of works, either acting in a checking capacity or as the primary site engineer, depending on the package.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys ownership, detail, and working closely with site teams and the supply chain.
What You’ll Be Doing
Engineering & Setting Out
Setting out works and maintaining dimensional control within specified tolerances
Establishing and regularly checking site control
Preparing sketches and engineering records
Interpreting drawings, specifications, and schedules, identifying errors or clashes and raising RFIs
Maintaining survey equipment and calibration recordsQuality Assurance
Managing QA processes across your scope of works
Completing quality check sheets and inspection records
Producing and maintaining accurate as-built drawings and documentation
Reviewing and implementing Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and RWA procedures
Raising and managing NCRs where required
Ensuring works are completed to the required standard and level of detailProject & Site Support
Providing technical support to overcome site issues and respond to queries
Supporting temporary works coordination and providing information for designs and checks
Assisting subcontractors with installation and coordination
Maintaining accurate site records, including photos and progress notes
Contributing to KPI data and progress reporting
Working closely with site management to support programme deliveryHealth, Safety & Compliance
Working in line with project, client, quality, environmental, and health & safety requirements
Taking responsibility for your own safety and that of others on site
What We’re Looking For
Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering
Minimum 2+ years’ experience working as an Engineer on construction projects
Strong setting-out and QA background
Comfortable reading and coordinating drawings and specifications
Proficient in CAD and Microsoft Office
Methodical, organised, and detail-focused
Proactive, collaborative, and able to work under pressure
Why Apply?
Long-term, multi-phase data centre project
High-value, technically complex scheme
Strong delivery team and structured environment
Clear responsibility and ownership within the engineering function
Salary description
£65000.00 - £70000.00 per year