Engineering Manager

Kier Group plc.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking an Electrical Lead to provide discipline authority for all electrical design across the Kier Thames AMP8/AMP9 portfolio. The role spans across the Thames Water Region, delivering a £150M+ capital portfolio including major treatment works upgrades.

You will lead electrical design authority, mentor engineers, and coordinate with the ICA Lead and supply chain partners. Flexible hours and a dynamic leadership role are on offer.

Qualifications

• HV/LV electrical design authority in water/utilities.
• Strong knowledge of BS 7671 (18th ed).
• Experience with CDM 2015 obligations (Reg 9).
• Knowledge of MCC, RTU design and PLC/SCADA interfaces.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical sign-off for electrical design across active schemes and maintain HV/LV standards.
• Coordinate with electrical supply chain partners and the ICA Lead.
• Discharge CDM duties and contribute to Safer by Design.
• Mentor electrical engineers and develop competency framework.
• Support DfMA initiatives and attend governance meetings.

Skills

HV/LV design

BS 7671

CDM 2015

MCC design

RTU design

PLC/SCADA interfaces

Driving licence

Tools

PLC/SCADA systems

Electrical design standards

Job description

We're looking for an Electrical Lead to join our Kier Thames AMP8/AMP9 Portfolio team based across the Thames Water Region. Location: across the Thames Water Region. Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. Join us as an Electrical Lead and provide discipline authority for all electrical design across the Kier Thames AMP8 portfolio. You'll be delivering a £150M+ capital portfolio for Thames Water, including major treatment works upgrades. This is an exciting opportunity to develop in-house electrical engineering capability whilst working within our Engineering Leadership Team, providing electrical design authority across every active scheme.

What will you be responsible for?

• Providing technical sign-off for all electrical design across active schemes and maintaining HV/LV electrical design standards
• Managing electrical supply chain partners' technical output and coordinating with the Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) Lead
• Discharging Construction Design and Management (CDM) duties and contributing to the Safer by Design programme
• Mentoring electrical engineers and developing the electrical engineer competency framework across the portfolio
• Supporting Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) initiatives and attending monthly Design Functional Update governance meetings

• You have demonstrable High and Low Voltage electrical design authority in the water and utilities sector
• You possess strong working knowledge of BS 7671 (IET Wiring Regulations, 18th Edition)
• You have experience of Construction Design and Management (CDM) 2015 designer obligations (Regulation 9)
• You bring knowledge of Motor Control Centre, Remote Terminal Unit design and PLC/SCADA interface systems
• You hold a Full driving licence

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

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

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.