Geotechnical Site Engineer

Kier Group; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Site Engineer (Geotechnical) for the KierBAM team in Plymouth, Devonport Royal Dockyard. You will help manage technical compliance, ensuring work is delivered safely, on time, and to high quality standards within a live MOD facility.

Responsibilities include setting out, quality checks, recording workmanship, and providing technical support to resolve challenges on site. A strong background in geotechnical applications and survey tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Academic qualification at Level 3 or above (HNC, HND, or Degree)
• Experience with survey equipment (GPS, Total Station) for setting out and survey work
• Geotechnical applications such as drilling, grouting, anchor installation, inspection, and testing
• Familiar with Quality Management Systems and confident writing RAMS
• Holder of CSCS White AQP Card and Supervisory HSE test qualification

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing as-built drawings and maintain systems to record completed work
• Participate in quality checks, surveys, and site safety, environmental, and quality inspections
• Record and test workmanship and materials including drilling, grouting, and anchoring operations
• Set out works to be constructed within tolerances from provided site control
• Provide engineering support to overcome technical challenges and ensure workforce understands setting out information

Skills

Setting out works

RAMS writing

Quality management systems

Site safety awareness

Survey equipment handling

Education

Level 3 or above (HNC, HND, or Degree)

Tools

GPS

Total Station

CSCS White AQP Card

Job description

We're looking for a Site Engineer (Geotechnical) to join our KierBAM team based in Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Location: Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard
Hours: 45 hours per week

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

Many positions within the project are subject to national security clearance restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

KierBAM is a Joint Venture partnership between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering an exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth. As a Site Engineer (Geotechnical), you'll play a vital role in managing the technical compliance of the project to design specifications, ensuring work is delivered safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a significant infrastructure project within a live MOD facility.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Site Engineer (Geotechnical), you'll be working within the KierBAM team, supporting them in delivering this major redevelopment project. Your day to day will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of as-built drawings and maintaining effective systems to record completed work
• Participating in quality checks and surveys, and assisting with site safety, environmental, and quality inspections
• Recording and testing of workmanship and materials including drilling, grouting, and anchoring operations
• Setting out works to be constructed within allowable tolerances from a provided site control
• Providing engineering support to overcome technical challenges and ensuring the workforce understands setting out information

What are we looking for?

This role of Site Engineer (Geotechnical) is great for you if:

• You hold an academic qualification at Level 3 or above (HNC, HND, or Degree)
• You have experience with survey equipment (GPS, Total Station) for setting out and survey work
• You have experience in geotechnical applications such as drilling, grouting, anchor installation, inspection, and testing
• You're familiar with Quality Management Systems and confident writing RAMS
• You hold a Supervisor HSE test qualification and CSCS White AQP Card

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.

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

• Site Engineer (Geotechnical) - Job Description 2026.pdf