Job Description

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About The Role

Specialist in underground structures? Bring your expertise to a project that's shaping tomorrow.



We're looking for a CSA Engineer with a proven background in underground concrete structures to join our delivery team on a high-profile data centre project in Groningen, Netherlands. This is your chance to apply your technical know-how on deep basements, utility tunnels, service trenches, culverts, or similar heavy civils elements - in an international, fast-paced environment.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll be the on-site lead for the successful planning, execution, and delivery of all underground structural elements on the project.


Structural Oversight: Manage the execution of reinforced concrete structures below ground, including formwork, rebar, waterproofing systems, and deep foundations. Setting Out & QA: Oversee accurate setting out of works and manage quality inspections, ensuring compliance with drawings and specifications. Design Interface: Interpret and implement detailed technical designs, and liaise closely with the design team to resolve issues and ensure buildability. Team Coordination: Coordinate with subcontractors, foremen, engineers, and site management to ensure smooth delivery of underground packages. Compliance & Safety: Ensure strict adherence to health & safety regulations, underground safety protocols, and site environmental standards. Reporting: Maintain detailed progress records, prepare daily/weekly reports, and support with site documentation and design markups.

What We're Looking For

Solid experience working on underground reinforced concrete structures - e.g. basements, culverts, trenches, utility tunnels, tanks, or similar. A civil/structural engineering background, ideally within large-scale infrastructure or industrial builds. Strong understanding of temporary works, dewatering systems, and safe excavation practices. Experience working to tight tolerances and high spec QA regimes. Familiar with CAD and capable of interpreting complex design layouts. Confident communicator with the ability to lead coordination on-site and flag critical path or interface issues early.

Why Join Us?

International Exposure: Live and work in Groningen, a dynamic Dutch city, while delivering mission-critical infrastructure. Specialist Work: Put your underground structures knowledge to use on a technically complex, globally significant build. High-Calibre Team: Collaborate with world-class engineers and construction professionals across disciplines. Career Advancement: Elevate your professional profile in the booming data centre construction market.


We believe in embracing difference and we are committed to building an including and diverse workforce. We know that our diversity creates successful teams and delivers success, meaning all applicants will be treated fairly without regard to race, religion, sex, nationality, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression.


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About Us

Today, blu-3 is a world-class, fully integrated infrastructure provider delivering expertise to the UK and Europe's largest construction projects.

Having grown from a small family firm, today we operate across the residential, commercial, public, technology, infrastructure and data centre markets offering a broad range of services including civil engineering, utilities and construction.

The company has secured a reputation for excellence in delivering high quality projects and operates internationally with a proud ethos of working with local suppliers.

We operate a preferred supplier list for our external recruitment agencies. Any CV's that are speculatively sent to us by agencies outside oft his list will be treated as a free gift and we will not be liable for any fees if we contact the candidate directly.