London
Loop Engineer – Greater London & SoutheastUK-Leading Highways Technology & Infrastructure Provider!PAYE £40,000 basic with up to £56,000 including Shift Allowance & Overtime, Long-Term Framework Work, Nights & Weekends work AvailableBenefits: Company Vehicle + Fuel card, 25 Days Holiday (+BH), Pension, Training & Development, Private Healthcare Options, Gym/Weight-Loss Subsidy, Death in Service, Mobile Phone Allowance.The OpportunityWe’re supporting a major Highways Technology & Civil Engineering provider as they expand their Loop Engineering & Detection Installation team across Greater London and the South East.This is a stable, long-term role working on a prestigious national framework — with excellent earning potential thanks to regular overtime, shift uplift, and consistent workflow across the M25 and wider network.You’ll be carrying out loop installation, repair, fault-finding, and reinstatement works using hot bitumen, micro-trenching, and specialist detection technologies. You’ll also work with a range of plant and equipment including saws, breakers, diggers, and reinstatement tools.Full training, development, and progression pathways are provided, making this an ideal opportunity for an experienced/ senior Highways Operative or Loop Engineer looking for long-term security and a strong annual income.The RoleAs a Loop Engineer, you will: • Carry out loop installation, repair, and replacement works across the M25 and South East, • Complete diagnostic fault-finding on traffic signal detection systems, • Install magnetometers, micro-trenched loops, and associated technology, • Operate diesel, petrol, and electric floor saws, • Undertake hot bitumen, hot/cold tarmac, and reinstatement works, • Use hand-held and driven breakers, compaction plates, and vibrating rollers, • Operate micro/mini diggers and complete manual excavation using insulated tools, • Install temporary barriers and traffic/pedestrian segregation, • Ensure all works meet Highways England’s Safety, Customer, and Delivery imperatives, • Maintain high-quality workmanship and smooth handover documentation, • Work nights, weekends, and on live networks when required, • Support internal and client audits to drive continuous improvementExperience Required for Loop EngineerYou must have experience in highways, civil engineering, or traffic technology works, ideally involving:, • Loop installation, repair, or reinstatement, • Traffic signal detection systems, • Highway maintenance or technology installation, • Use of saws, breakers, diggers, and reinstatement equipment, • Working on live networks, roadside, or high-risk environments, • Fault-finding and diagnostic work on detection systemsLoop Engineer Skills & Competencies, • Strong understanding of highway technology and detection systems, • Confident operating plant, tools, and reinstatement equipment, • Ability to diagnose and resolve loop and detection faults, • Comfortable working nights, weekends, and roadside environments, • Strong communication skills and a safety-first approach, • Able to follow technical drawings, method statements, and RAMS, • Adaptable and capable of delivering multiple activitiesESSENTIAL Requirements, • ECS Card, • Street Works (Excavation & Reinstatement), • Full UK Driving Licence (HGV desirable), • 5+ years’ experience in highways, civils, or detection works, • Willingness to work nights, weekends, and on live networks, • Ability to pass a safety-critical medical, • DBS check, • Strong written and verbal English, • Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)Desirable: SSSTS, experience with Highways England frameworks, traffic signals knowledgeIf you are interested in the Loop Engineer role or have any questions, please apply with your latest CV and I will give you a call to discuss the next step of your application. Please keep an eye out for my call and SMS once applying.Dom @ Utilise Recruitment .co .uk