Coordinator

Kier Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is recruiting a Design Coordinator for the Urenco Capenhurst site in Chester. You will coordinate multidisciplinary design activities, manage interfaces, and lead digital coordination using federated BIM models across the TMF Kilns 3 & 4 project, ensuring integration and construction-ready designs.

Based in Chester with 2 days on-site, you will engage with multiple disciplines and stakeholders to deliver a coordinated, compliant design for a major nuclear infrastructure program.

Qualifications

• Qualified with a Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent in Engineering, Construction, Architecture or a related discipline
• Experienced in design coordination on construction, infrastructure, energy, industrial or regulated-sector projects
• Skilled in coordinating technical interfaces and managing multidisciplinary information
• Knowledgeable about BIM processes, digital coordination and information management systems
• A strong communicator with excellent organisational and stakeholder engagement abilities

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design activities across all project disciplines and organisations, ensuring information aligns with requirements and milestones
• Establish and manage the Design Interface Register, monitoring interfaces between CSA, Process, Mechanical, Electrical and other disciplines
• Plan and chair Design Coordination Meetings, capture actions and track progress to close-out
• Lead digital coordination using federated BIM models, including clash detection and interdisciplinary reviews
• Support progressive assurance reviews, design verification activities and compliance with technical standards and safety requirements

Skills

Engineering degree

Design coordination

Multidisciplinary coordination

BIM/digital coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Strong communication

Education

Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent

Tools

BIM software

Information management systems

Job description

We're looking for a Design Coordinator to join our Assured Delivery Team working on the URENCO scheme in Chester within the nuclear sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Chester
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 2 days per week on site in Chester

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Are you…

• Qualified with a Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent in Engineering, Construction, Architecture or a related discipline
• Experienced in design coordination on construction, infrastructure, energy, industrial or regulated-sector projects
• Skilled in coordinating technical interfaces and managing multidisciplinary information
• Knowledgeable about BIM processes, digital coordination and information management systems
• A strong communicator with excellent organisational and stakeholder engagement abilities

What will you be responsible for?

As a Design Coordinator, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in coordinating multidisciplinary design activities and ensuring effective integration across the project. Joining a major nuclear infrastructure development at Urenco's Capenhurst site in Chester. You'll be at the heart of coordinating multidisciplinary design activities across the Tails Management Facility (TMF) Kilns 3 & 4 Project, working collaboratively with integrated teams to deliver a coordinated, assured and construction-ready design. This role offers the chance to develop your coordination skills while contributing to a significant and meaningful project that supports the delivery of critical infrastructure.

Your day to day will include:

• Coordinating design activities across all project disciplines and organisations, ensuring information is aligned with project requirements and programme milestones
• Establishing and managing the Design Interface Register, monitoring interfaces between CSA, Process, Mechanical, Electrical and other disciplines
• Planning and chairing Design Coordination Meetings, capturing actions and tracking progress to ensure timely close-out
• Leading digital coordination activities using federated BIM models, including clash detection exercises and interdisciplinary design reviews
• Supporting progressive assurance reviews, design verification activities and compliance monitoring against technical standards and safety requirements

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.

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