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, and providing management training. We actively promote ongoing technical development, so you can keep pushing your boundaries!
Location & Working Hours
Location: Cardiff - with remote working options available and occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours is 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:
- Local Authority projects
- National Highways schemes
- Major projects like the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine and A417 missing link
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Assisting the Drainage Lead in delivering a portfolio of projects to established standards, timelines, and budgets.
- 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.
- Mentoring and coaching team members, sharing your expertise to support their development.
- 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 significant 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 a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Explore the options available to you!
Diversity and Inclusion
Making Kier 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 our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help us improve 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 hope you’ll #joinkier!
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