Design Engineer

Join Our Team as a Design Engineer!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a passionate Design Engineer to become a vital part of our Structures and Geotechnical team based in Norwich.

Key Details

Location: Norwich

Hours: 40 hours per week – some flexibility available!

Salary: Starting from £40,000 per annum

Sector: Structures and Geotechnical – Highways/Water

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

Your Role

As part of our Kier Design team, you’ll support the delivery of Civil & Structural Infrastructure Engineering services across a diverse range of projects. You’ll be instrumental in providing safe, buildable, and innovative engineering solutions that meet our clients' objectives.

Are You…?

• A Civil or Structural Engineer with experience in infrastructure projects?
• Skilled in delivering safe, buildable engineering solutions?
• Comfortable working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams?
• Looking to develop your career within a growing, supportive consultancy?
• Motivated to contribute to complex and high-impact projects?

Do You…?

• Support the design and delivery of Civil & Structural engineering projects?
• Contribute to solving complex engineering challenges?
• Work closely with internal teams and external clients?
• Ensure designs meet safety, quality, and compliance standards?
• Help deliver projects aligned to client requirements and programme?
• 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 key role in:

• Delivering safe, buildable Civil, Structural / MEICA solutions across Temporary & Permanent Works
• Producing infrastructure design solutions across structures, highways, geotechnics, and utilities
• Supporting bids and tenders with feasibility, outline design, and innovative concepts
• Driving value engineering and alternative solutions to improve efficiency and competitiveness
• Reviewing third-party designs and managing technical risk across design and delivery
• Leading or supporting project delivery, including site visits, client collaboration, and design outputs

What We’re Looking For

This role is perfect for you if you:

• Are professionally developing towards or hold IEng, EngTech, or CEng (IPD), or equivalent experience
• Are qualified to Level 6 or 7, or bring strong practical engineering experience
• Have a background in Civil, Structural, or infrastructure design
• Demonstrate knowledge of industry standards (e.g., highways, rail, or water)
• Are confident working across multidisciplinary environments and complex infrastructure projects
• Hold a full UK driving license and are willing to attend sites and project locations

At Kier, we believe in finding potential, and we welcome transferable skills! Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply and have a chat with us.

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and discover what we can offer!

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!