Associate Engineer

Kier Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking an Associate Engineer to join our UK team with flexible/hybrid working options and locations including Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, London and Plymouth. The role centers on leadership of temporary works design and construction engineering across a national portfolio, with a pathway to manage complex schemes from concept through delivery.

You will lead a local team, collaborate with regional and national peers, and contribute to project delivery across sectors of

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record in technical and commercial project delivery.
• Experience leading teams on complex projects across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead local team of 8–16 technical staff within regional and national framework.
• Oversee delivery of complex and high-value projects from bid through to completion.
• Review calculations, drawings, and risk assessments to ensure compliance and buildability.

Skills

Leadership

Civil engineering principles

Temporary works design

People management

Project delivery

Education

CEng or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Associate Engineer

We're looking for one or more talented Associates to join our team in various locations around the UK.

Locations: Birmingham / Cardiff / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Plymouth agile working, with up to 1-2 days per week from home if desired

Hours: 40 hours per week flexibility on hours available if desired

Salary: Starting from £70k per annum

Sector: Working across all sectors of the built environment

Join us as an Associate Engineer and become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. You'll play a key leadership role within our 100-strong team, delivering hundreds of projects across one of the most diverse and high-profile portfolios in the country, with access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline supporting complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept through to delivery.

Are you

• A Principal Engineer, with strong technical and people management skills, and a proven track record of successful technical and commercial project delivery, looking to take the next step in your career?
• Or already an experienced team leader in an Associate or Engineering Manager role, looking for a fresh opportunity?
• Practically-minded, with a strong grounding in civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineering principles and knowledge of applicable design standards?
• A Chartered Engineer (CEng) or of equivalent experience?

Do you

• Enjoy applying first principles thinking to real-world construction challenges, combining a keen eye for detail with sound engineering judgement, a focus on safety, buildability, sustainability and a flair for innovation and creative problem-solving?
• Have experience of temporary works design and/or management, or other practical construction experience?
• Have strong organisational and communication skills, and enjoy developing talented individuals, creating high-performing teams capable of delivering a consistently great service to satisfied customers?
• Want to join a top-25 engineering consultancy, recognised as a one of Glassdoor's 50 best places to work?

What will you be responsible for?

Overseeing the day-to-day activity of a local team of 8-16 technical staff, supporting a Regional Engineering Manager to lead a wider regional team of 30+ and the Head of Construction Engineering to lead a nationwide team of 100+. Leading the delivery of our most complex and/or high-value projects, whilst supporting Principal and Senior Engineers to lead the delivery of a broad range of services including some or all of: temporary works design and checking, reviewing permanent designs for compliance and buildability, supporting tenders and preconstruction planning, and providing technical support to overcome construction-stage and post-construction issues and defects.

Main responsibilities

• Local team leadership, contributing to leadership of wider regional and national team, developing yourself and others, leading the continuous improvement of processes and systems, enabling the business to adapt to current and future challenges
• Acting as Project Lead for our most complex and/or high-value projects, managing technical scope, programme, budget and relationships with preconstruction and construction teams, from bid through to delivery
• 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

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.