Design Engineer

Kier Group plc.; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Job summary

Kier Group plc in the UK is seeking a Design Engineer to join our team across multiple locations. The role covers civil, structural and geotechnical disciplines with agile working and 40 hours per week.

You will contribute to temporary works design and other construction-related services, with exposure to a £11bn+ project pipeline and collaboration across a 100-strong team.

Qualifications

• Pragmatic engineer with strong grounding in civil, structural and geotechnical principles.
• Knowledge of applicable design standards and safety/buildability considerations.
• Experience with temporary works design and collaboration on fast-paced projects.

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
• Developing yourself, contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and systems, enabling the business to adapt to current and future challenges.

Skills

Civil engineering

Structural engineering

Geotechnical engineering

Design standards

Chartered status pursuit

Education

CEng/IEng status or equivalent experience

Job description

Design Engineer We're looking for civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineers to join our team in various locations around the UK. Locations: Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / 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 £40k per annum Sector: Working across all areas of the builtenvironment Join us as aDesign Engineer and become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. As part of our 100-strong team, you'll get to work on 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 Practically-minded, with a strong grounding in civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineering principles and knowledge of applicable design standards? Working towards Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status (CEng or IEng) 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 working as part of collaborative teams? Want to join a top-25 engineering consultancy, recognised as one of Glassdoor's 50 best places to work?

What will you be responsible for? Contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, including some or all of:

• temporary works design and checking
• reviewing permanent designs for compliance and buildability
• supporting tenders and preconstruction planning
• providing technical support to overcome construction-stage and post-construction issues and defects

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
• Developing yourself, contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and systems, enabling the business to adapt to current and future challenges.

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.

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.