Senior Engineer

Join Our Team as a Senior Engineer!

Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a Senior Engineer to join our dynamic regional build team based in Southampton. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a variety of projects while enjoying the flexibility of remote work, with occasional visits to the office.

Location & Hours

Location: Southampton (Remote working available with occasional office travel required)

Hours: 40 hours per week (some flexibility available—just let us know during our conversation!)

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

Your Role & Responsibilities

As a Senior Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in planning and delivering structures work across our contracts. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with the Contracts Manager and Programme Manager to plan works and inspections, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to contract requirements.
• Attending internal and external meetings to provide programme updates and work closely with inspectors and engineers to keep project schedules on track.
• Monitoring programmes daily, capturing essential notifications, and identifying critical activities for successful delivery.
• Tracking key performance indicators and managing task requests from clients while developing design and build delivery programmes for client approval.
• Reviewing health and safety documentation to ensure subcontractor risk assessments meet standards and overseeing the completion of safety files and certificates.

What We’re Looking For

This role is perfect for you if:

• You hold an HNC or equivalent in Civil Engineering and possess an SMSTS or SSSTS qualification.
• You have experience in traffic management, highways environments, rail, or London Underground projects.
• You’re comfortable managing multiple schemes and projects simultaneously.
• You hold a full driving licence to visit depots and sites as required.

At Kier, we value potential and welcome transferrable skills! Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply and have a conversation with us.

Rewards & Benefits

We’re proud to offer our amazing team a wide variety of benefits tailored to your needs. Explore the fantastic rewards we provide!

Diversity & Inclusion

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

As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application and hope you’ll join us at Kier!