Engineer

Join Our Team as a Design Engineer!

Are you ready to make a difference in the world of civil and river engineering? We’re on the lookout for a passionate Design Engineer to join our dynamic River Infrastructure team based in the vibrant city of Bristol.

Location & Hours

Location: Bristol - enjoy some agile working options!

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility available to suit your needs.

Salary

Starting from: £36,000 per annum

About the Role

As a Design Engineer, you’ll be an integral part of Kier Design’s expanding River Infrastructure team. You’ll have the opportunity to work on impactful civil and river engineering projects for esteemed clients such as 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 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 Meet These Qualifications?

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Hold a degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Bring post-graduate experience in hydraulic structures, river engineering, or similar.
• Are working towards Chartered or Incorporated status (e.g., CEng MICE).
• Enjoy learning and developing in new technical areas with team support.
• Can contribute to fee proposals, value engineering, and commercial delivery.

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Deliver civil and river infrastructure design from feasibility through to detailed design.
• Review and agree client briefs, offering alternative solutions where appropriate.
• Support coordination of design activities within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, Kier SHEMS, and QMS requirements.
• Contribute to value engineering, fee proposals, and programme delivery.

What We Offer

At Kier, we believe in rewarding our brilliant people with a variety of benefits tailored to your needs. You can explore more about our benefits package.

Diversity and Inclusion

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority for us. 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 we value their experiences in guiding 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 on this exciting journey!