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 join our dynamic River Infrastructure team in beautiful Bristol. This is your chance to contribute to impactful civil and river engineering projects while developing your skills in a supportive environment.

Key Details

Location: Bristol - with some agile working options available
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - flexible hours can be discussed
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.

Are You the Right Fit?

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A Civil Engineer with experience in river engineering or hydraulic infrastructure.
• Comfortable delivering safe, buildable design solutions in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Confident in using engineering judgement to manage 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 Have What It Takes?

To thrive in this role, you should:

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

Your Responsibilities

As a Design Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in our River Infrastructure team. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Delivering civil and river infrastructure design from feasibility through to detailed design.
• Reviewing and agreeing client briefs, offering alternative solutions where appropriate.
• Supporting coordination of 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 role is perfect for you if:

• You have a degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• You bring post-graduate experience in hydraulic structures, river engineering, or similar infrastructure.
• You’re working towards Chartered or Incorporated status (e.g., CEng MICE).
• You enjoy collaborating within 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 we welcome transferrable skills! 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 a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Discover more about our benefits package and how we support our employees.

Diversity and Inclusion

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority for us. We’re committed to continuous improvement and value the contributions of all our employees in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives. 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 hope you’ll #joinkier!