Senior Engineer
Join Our Team as a Senior Drainage Engineer!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a Senior Drainage Engineer to join our dynamic Kier Design team in beautiful Cardiff. Here at Kier, we believe in building teams around our people, not the other way around. We’re committed to helping you carve out a role where you can grow and thrive for years to come!
We offer market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling professional qualifications, management training, and ongoing technical development. We actively promote a culture of growth, so you can keep pushing your limits!
Key Details
Location: Cardiff - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available, just let us know when you speak to us.
Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.
Your Responsibilities
As a Senior Drainage Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in our Drainage team, delivering exceptional design solutions across various water, flooding, and drainage projects. You’ll work on diverse and impactful initiatives, including:
- Assisting the Drainage Lead in successfully delivering a portfolio of projects to established standards, timelines, and budgets, specializing in highway drainage.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and statutory bodies to ensure project success.
- Leading technically challenging drainage projects and providing innovative, sustainable solutions.
- Coordinating daily tasks, checking deliverables, and ensuring quality standards are met.
- Supporting the team’s development through mentoring, coaching, and sharing your expertise.
- Managing project delivery within established programmes and budgets, raising any concerns promptly.
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if:
- You have experience in highway drainage, water utilities, and working with Lead Local Flood Authorities.
- You’re proficient in InfoDrainage and AutoCAD Civils3D, with strong technical skills.
- You hold a Civil Engineering degree (or similar qualification) and membership with a relevant engineering body.
- You have around 8 years of experience successfully leading diverse drainage projects.
- You’re a clear communicator who enjoys collaborating with others and supporting team development.
At Kier, we’re all about finding potential! Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply and let’s have a chat.
Rewards and Benefits
We’re proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and discover the perks of being part of the Kier family!
Diversity and Inclusion
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a key role in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we value their experiences in shaping our policies. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We can’t wait to see your application and welcome you to #joinkier!
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