Engineer

Join Our Team as a Design Engineer!

Are you ready to make a difference? We're on the lookout for a passionate Design Engineer to become a vital part of our River Infrastructure team based in the vibrant city of Bristol.

Key Details

Location: Bristol - with some agile working options
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - flexible hours available, just let us know during our chat!
Salary: Starting from £36,000 per annum
Sector: Design – Civils River Infrastructure

Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.

Your Role

As a Design Engineer, you will join Kier Design's expanding River Infrastructure team, working on impactful civil and river engineering projects for esteemed clients like the Environment Agency, Severn Trent, and the Mining Remediation Authority. This is your chance to contribute to essential infrastructure schemes while honing your technical skills in a supportive consultancy environment.

Are You…?

• A Civil Engineer with experience in river engineering or hydraulic infrastructure?
• Comfortable delivering safe, buildable design solutions in a multidisciplinary setting?
• Confident in using engineering judgement to navigate uncertainty and technical risk?
• Experienced in a consultancy or contractor-led design environment?
• Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted, and delivery-focused organization?

Do You…?

• Hold a degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline?
• Bring post-graduate experience in hydraulic structures, river engineering, or similar?
• Have aspirations towards Chartered or Incorporated status (e.g., CEng MICE)?
• Enjoy learning and developing in new technical areas with team support?
• Want to contribute to fee proposals, value engineering, and commercial delivery?
• Desire to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognized as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you will support the River Infrastructure team in delivering compliant, safe, and buildable design solutions. Your daily tasks will include:

• Delivering civil and river infrastructure design from feasibility to detailed design.
• Reviewing and agreeing client briefs, providing alternative solutions when necessary.
• Coordinating design activities within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations, Kier SHEMS, and QMS requirements.
• Contributing to value engineering, fee proposals, and programme delivery.

What We’re Looking For

This Design Engineer role is perfect for you if:

• You have a degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• You possess post-graduate experience in hydraulic structures, river engineering, or similar infrastructure.
• You’re working towards Chartered or Incorporated status (e.g., CEng MICE).
• You thrive in collaborative multidisciplinary teams and can apply sound engineering judgement to manage technical risk.
• You hold a full driving licence.

At Kier, we believe in finding potential, and transferable skills are always welcome! Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply and have a conversation with us.

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to offer our amazing team a variety of benefits tailored to your needs. Discover more about our benefits package!

Diversity and Inclusion

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority for us at Kier. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help us refine 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 invited for an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application and hope you’ll #joinkier!