Electrical Engineer

KIER GROUP; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer to join their dynamic team at a high-security naval site in Plymouth. This role offers the opportunity to lead a project team, ensuring all works are executed safely and in compliance with UK law. You will manage project risks, budgets, and vendor relationships while contributing to a collaborative and innovative environment. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, the company is committed to supporting your career development. If you have a background in civil engineering and are ready to take on new challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%

Life Assurance

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Discounts on go-to brands

Free Health and wellbeing services

Training and development schemes

Electric Vehicle Leasing

Paid volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Requires a Civil Engineering qualification and experience in electrical equipment procurement.
• Leadership and project management skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all works are safely procured and planned according to project requirements.
• Manage project completion in line with quality and commercial plans.

Skills

Electrical equipment procurement

Vendor management

Leadership

Project management

Education

Civil Engineering qualification (HNC, BSc, MSc, BEng, MEng)

Tools

CSCS - White PQP/AQP

Job description

KierBAM are a Joint Venture (KBJV) partnership between Kier and Bam Nuttall. We are currently delivering the redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site located in Plymouth and we are seeking an Electrical Engineer.

Due to the site being a high Security Military Naval base, additional security checks will need to be made – BPSS level of security clearance is required. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding EU, NATO, 5 Eyes, or MISWG member passports and have been a UK resident for the last 5 years can be considered for this role.

Location: Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth

Hours: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Competitive Salary + Car Allowance, Subsistence packages available if requirements met

Responsibilities of an Electrical Engineer

As an Electrical Engineer, you'll be working within the Devonport Nuclear team, supporting them in ensuring all works are procured, planned, and carried out safely in accordance with project requirements and UK law.

Your day to day will include:

• Ensure all works are procured, planned, and carried out safely in accordance with project requirements and UK law.
• Manage the successful completion of the project/area under control in line with agreed quality and commercial plans to achieve targets within agreed timescales and cost constraints. Ensure the design and installation meets internal and client specifications and statutory requirements as a minimum.
• Provide leadership for the project team members within your area of control, setting clear expectations, offering guidance and feedback to maximize the performance of the team and ensure objectives are met, managing performance accordingly.
• Contribute to the identification of projects risks and opportunities, supporting project team members, providing suggestions, taking responsibility for the mitigation or enhancement of those within your area of control.
• Understand relevant budgets, commercial priorities and their implications, in relation to job role. Ability to make sound decisions, based on clear criteria and manage own workload in line with project goals and priorities.

What are we looking for?

This role of Electrical Engineer is great for you if:

• Civil Engineering related qualification (HNC, BSc, MSc, BEng, MEng).
• Experience with electrical equipment procurement and vendor management.
• Experience of a similar role, preferred in relevant sector (i.e. Nuclear and Defence).
• CSCS - White PQP/AQP.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

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 on 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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us - To read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit careers/making-ground). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier.

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, Life Assurance, Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, Discounts on go-to brands, Free Health and wellbeing services, Training and development schemes, Electric Vehicle Leasing, Paid volunteering leave.