Overview
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Company Name: KierWe’re looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Design team based in Bristol. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy. You’ll be working within Kier’s 700-strong internal consultancy, Kier Design, supporting the delivery of Civil Infrastructure Engineering related services. You will also contribute to the delivery of more complex services by providing solutions which are safe and buildable whilst achieving the clients’ goals. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, and we want to help you carve out a role in which you’ll grow and thrive for many years to come. We offer market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people’s careers.
Location: Bristol Hours: 40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Responsibilities
- As a Senior Engineer, work within the Structural and Geotechnical Engineering team, supporting Kier in delivering infrastructure projects for clients such as the Environment Agency, Severn Trent, and Mining Remediation Authority.
- Review and agree technical requirements of the client remit, ensuring it is fully understood, and question or challenge where necessary.
- Contribute to the development of fee proposals.
- Organise and lead the day-to-day workload of engineers and technical staff within the Design team, ensuring technical compliance of the design to the remit.
- Maintain compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies/procedures, including CDM Regulations, the Kier SHE Management System (SHEMS), and the design Quality Management System (QMS).
- Contribute to the financial and commercial management of projects (progress monitoring, change control) and deliver to the agreed programme and budget with support of the Engineering Manager and Commercial Manager; deliver alternative solutions and value engineering to enhance Kier’s competitive position.
Qualifications
- Experience in design delivery, including multidisciplinary design, with the ability to exercise judgement when managing uncertainty and technical risk, while learning and working in new areas with support from colleagues.
- Extensive postgraduate experience in the design of hydraulic structures or river engineering, or similar roles at this level.
- Chartered or Incorporated member of a relevant professional institution (e.g., CEng MICE).
- Driving licence to visit various sites and offices.
Rewards and Benefits
We offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. See more information of benefits here.
Diversity and Inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a priority. Our employees shape Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our people have influenced policies with their experiences. See our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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