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/or geotechnical engineers to join our dynamic team across various locations in the UK!
Locations:
Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Plymouth – Enjoy agile working with the flexibility to work from home 1-2 days a week!
Hours:
Full-time, 40 hours per week – with flexible hours available to suit your lifestyle.
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 and high-profile portfolio, tapping into Kier’s impressive £11bn+ project pipeline. From concept to delivery, you’ll support complex construction and major infrastructure schemes.
Are You…
- Practically-minded, with a solid foundation in civil, structural, and/or geotechnical engineering principles?
- Working towards Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status (CEng or IEng) or have equivalent experience?
Do You…
- Enjoy tackling real-world construction challenges with a focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation?
- 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 from bid through to delivery.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and systems, helping the business adapt to 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 team members!
Diversity and Inclusion
At Kier, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority. We 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 and welcome you to our team! #JoinKier
