Civil Section Engineer

MWH have now been awarded Projects at Dukinfield, Aston-Under-Lyne, Arnfield, Godley, Hyde and Wigan and Skelmersdale across the AMP8 Framework Agreement with United Utilities. We are looking to strengthen our Construction and Project delivery teams with Section Engineers assigned to a project or section within our programme of work.

Reporting to the Senior Site Engineer or Sub-Agent, you will be part of the Site Engineering team, leading technical delivery, engineering control, and quality assurance. Ensure activities are planned, executed, and handed over safely, accurately, and in line with design and programme requirements. Working within a multidisciplinary delivery team, you will translate design into buildable solutions, coordinate with planning, commercial, temporary works, and construction teams, and support the performance of subcontractors and direct labour. You will also mentor junior engineers, drive right‑first‑time delivery, and help maintain a culture focused on safety, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

Engineering Delivery & Technical Control

• Lead the engineering control for an area of works, ensuring accurate setting‑out, surveying, and dimensional control.
• Interpret design information, identify inconsistencies, and raise technical queries with clear, solution‑driven proposals.
• Establish and maintain primary control points, ensuring protection, verification, and compliance with project tolerances.
• Oversee as‑built surveys, engineering checks, and verification activities.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to Site Engineers, Graduates and Apprentices, ensuring consistent engineering standards.
• Collaborate with Temporary Works teams to ensure temporary works requirements are clearly defined and safely executed.

Quality & Technical Assurance

• Develop, implement, and maintain ITPs for all relevant construction activities.

Drive a right‑first‑time culture by ensuring works comply with specifications, standards, and project quality processes.

Maintain and manage digital quality records, test results, and assurance documentation.

Identify, raise, and close out NCRs; support root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Liaise with designers, technical specialists to ensure robust assurance and sign‑off.

Support validation and verification processes, including certification, inspection, and handover requirements.

Manage Technical Queries and coordinate engineering solutions with designers and stakeholders.

Control and maintain accurate as-built records and asset data suitable for handover.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Lead the preparation of RAMS and Safe Systems of Work.
• Support the implementation of Permits to Work, ensuring compliance with safe systems of work.
• Identify hazards and implement appropriate control measures, contributing proactively to risk reduction.
• Feed into incident investigations where required, ensuring learning is captured and shared.
• Promote and lead a positive safety culture, supporting Zero Harm objectives.

Planning & Progress Control

• Produce short‑term (1–4 week) programmes aligned with the project programme
• Support lookahead planning, coordination of interfaces, and sequencing of multiple subcontractor activities.
• Maintain accurate records of progress, delays, and change events.

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

• Coordinate effectively with internal disciplines (commercial, planning, design, temporary works, SHEQ).
• Engage openly with non-working supervisors, subcontractors, and the client to ensure aligned expectations.

Support collaborative planning sessions, problem‑solving meetings, and daily coordination briefings.

Build strong working relationships with subcontractors, guiding them through technical and quality requirements.

Communicate engineering decisions clearly and professionally, ensuring understanding across all levels.

Digital Engineering & Innovation

• Apply digital tools for surveying, quality management, and programme reporting (BIM, AutoCAD, Pix4D)
• Capture as‑built information digitally to support handover and asset information requirements.
• Identify opportunities for digital optimisation, automation, or improved data capture.
• Promote innovation and new technology to drive productivity and reduce risk.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• 3+ years' experience as a Site/Section Engineer within civil engineering or major infrastructure projects
• Strong competence in setting‑out, surveying, and engineering control.
• Understanding of specifications, standards, and construction tolerances.
• Proven ability to produce method statements, risk assessments, and quality documentation.
• Strong understanding of CDM, construction safety, and site procedures
• CSCS card (appropriate level)
• SMSTS/IOSH qualification
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Professional accreditation or working toward (e.g., ICE)
• Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) qualification or working towards
• Experience in major projects or Tier 1 contractor environments.
• Knowledge of BIM and digital assurance systems.
• Knowledge of the water industry or similar regulated sectors

Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Advanced setting‑out and surveying capability.
• Capability to interrogate design information and identify constructability issues.
• Proficient in quality assurance and producing technical documentation.
• Strong digital competence in engineering and reporting systems.

Behavioural Competencies

• Clear, confident communicator across all levels.
• Collaborative team player who supports and mentors others.
• Adaptable, organised, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances. 

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. 

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don’t just tick boxes; we live these values every day. 

What MWH offer 

Packages include -  

A competitive salary 

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent) 

Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent) 

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy) 

Contribution Pension scheme 

Life Assurance 

Health Insurance 

Private Medical In

surance 

And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc