Design Engineer
Join Our Team as a Design Engineer!
Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for talented civil, structural, and geotechnical engineers to join our dynamic team across various locations in the UK!
Location Flexibility
Locations: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Plymouth
Enjoy the freedom of agile working with the option to work from home 1-2 days a week!
Work Hours
Hours: 40 hours per week, with flexibility available to suit your lifestyle.
Competitive Salary
Salary: Starting from £40k per annum.
About Us
Join us as a Design Engineer and become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management. With a team of over 100 professionals, you’ll work on a diverse portfolio of projects, tapping into Kier's impressive £11bn+ project pipeline. Be part of complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept through to delivery!
Are You…
- Practically-minded, with a solid foundation in civil, structural, and/or geotechnical engineering principles?
- On your way to achieving Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status (CEng or IEng) or have equivalent experience?
Do You…
- Love tackling real-world construction challenges with a focus on safety, sustainability, and innovative problem-solving?
- Have experience in temporary works design and/or management, or other practical construction experience?
- Possess strong organizational and communication skills, thriving in collaborative team environments?
- Want to be part of a top-25 engineering consultancy, recognized as one of Glassdoor's 50 best places to work?
Your Responsibilities
As a Design Engineer, you will contribute to a wide range of complex construction engineering services, including:
- Temporary works design and checking
- Reviewing permanent designs for compliance and buildability
- Supporting tenders and preconstruction planning
- Providing technical support to resolve construction-stage and post-construction issues
Main Responsibilities
- Producing, checking, and reviewing design outputs such as calculations, sketches, drawings, 3D models, reports, and risk assessments, ensuring compliance with CDM, SHE procedures, and QA processes.
- Acting as Project Lead for simpler projects, managing technical scope, programme, budget, and relationships with preconstruction and construction teams from bid through to delivery.
- Continuously developing yourself and contributing to the improvement of processes and systems to meet current and future challenges.
Rewards and Benefits
We’re proud to offer a variety of benefits tailored to your needs. Discover how we support our brilliant people!
Diversity and Inclusion
At Kier, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority. 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 number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at Kier!
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