Engineer

Kier Group plc.; Manor Park; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Site Engineer for our Construction team in Greater London. The role is site-based with a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, offering some flexibility.

CSCS card and SMSTS certification are preferred, along with an engineering qualification and active professional body membership or progression toward CIOB/ICE. You will work with the site team to deliver safe, quality projects across education, health, defence, and other sectors.

Qualifications

• CSCS card and SMSTS certification required.
• Engineering or related subject qualification.
• Professional body membership or working towards (CIOB, ICE).
• Experience in a site operational role.
• Commitment to safety standards and promoting quality.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control for accurate construction.
• Recording and testing workmanship and materials; maintaining quality records.
• Providing engineering support to overcome technical problems and resolve queries.
• Assisting in the preparation of sketches and as-built drawings for site distribution.
• Ensuring calibration certificates for site equipment are valid.

Skills

CSCS card

SMSTS certification

Engineering degree

Professional body membership (CIOB/ICE

Site operations experience

Safety & quality mindset

Education

Engineering or related subject qualification

Job description

We're looking for a Site Engineer to join our Construction team based in Greater London This role will be based on site.

Location: Greater London,Site Based

Hours: 40 per week, Monday to Friday- some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

As a Site Engineer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our projects are delivered accurately and to the highest quality standards. Working alongside our site team, you'll establish and maintain essential engineering controls and processes that support successful project delivery. This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise while contributing to meaningful construction projects across education, health, defence, and other key sectors.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Site Engineer, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering projects accurately and efficiently. Your day to day will include:

• Establishing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control to ensure accurate construction
• Recording and testing workmanship and materials, maintaining accurate quality records
• Providing engineering support to overcome technical problems and resolve queries
• Assisting in the preparation of sketches and as-built drawings for site distribution
• Regularly checking setting out points, benchmarks, and ensuring all equipment has valid calibration certificates

What are we looking for?

This role of Site Engineer is great for you if:

• You hold a CSCS card and SMSTS certification
• You have an engineering or related subject qualification
• You're professionally qualified or working towards membership of a Professional Body (e.g. CIOB, ICE)
• You have demonstrable experience in a site operational role
• You're committed to maintaining safety standards and promoting quality in all aspects of your work

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.