Engineer

Kier Group plc.; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Salford is seeking an Engineer to join their Highways Design team. You will be responsible for preparing designs and delivering technical studies while maintaining client relations. This position offers competitive benefits including holiday entitlement and a matched pension scheme. The ideal candidate should have knowledge of civil engineering design software and aspire to achieve professional status.

Benefits

Competitive annual holiday entitlement

Matched pension scheme

Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans

Qualifications

• Membership in a relevant professional engineering body preferred.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering design processes.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and health & safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Prepare preliminary and detailed designs for highways.
• Deliver technical and feasibility studies for clients.
• Assess risks, materials, and costs for engineering projects.
• Provide technical excellence and innovative solutions to engineering challenges.
• Maintain good relations with clients and promote health & safety.

Skills

Civil engineering design software

Client relationship management

Technical documentation

Site investigation

Education

IEng / CEng status or working towards

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

We're looking for an Engineer to join our Highways Design team based in Salford. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more, Hours : 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

What will you be responsible for?

• Preparing preliminary and detailed designs in accordance with approved design procedures for local and national authorities, providing support to the Senior Engineer of the design team on various design duties including but not limited to, producing design schedules, health, safety and welfare contract documentation in accordance with the Construction, Design & Management Regulations 2015 Design drawings and associated documents
• Delivering technical and feasibility studies that satisfy client's technical specifications
• Assessing potential risks, materials, and costs, complying with Kier's & client's guidelines and regulations including permits, safety etc and deliver technical files and other technical documentation as required, conducting on site investigations and analysing data (maps, reports, tests, drawings and other)
• Contributing towards technical excellence and innovation across the team, providing innovative solutions to engineering problems, complying with Kier's SHEMS and KDTS IMS, agreeing delivery targets and report regularly on progress towards milestones, overseeing and mentor junior staff
• Maintaining good relations with clients and other authorities, attending meetings as necessary, promoting health & safety in the workplace, setting a good example to other employees

What are we looking for?

• Are a member of a professional body, IEng / CEng status or working towards
• Competent and a strong working knowledge of civil engineering design software e.g AutoCAD

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.