Mechanical Principal Engineer

Kier Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Principal Engineer (Mechanical) to join the Mechanical Assurance, Governance and Framework Support team within Kier Water Division, with a national remit. This full-time role offers flexible hours and requires an experienced engineer to drive governance, assurance and technical consistency across projects.

Responsibilities include providing principal-level guidance, handling complex design and commissioning matters, conducting risk-based assurance, and mentoring

Qualifications

• Degree, higher technical qualification or equivalent in mechanical engineering.
• Extensive mechanical engineering experience within water, wastewater or similar industry.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical governance, assurance, quality management and relevant standards.
• Experience resolving complex mechanical issues and influencing across functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide principal-level mechanical advice, assurance and constructive challenges to Framework teams.
• Support teams with complex design, installation, testing and commissioning matters.
• Conduct risk-based assurance through targeted reviews, audits and health checks.
• Lead the Mechanical Working Group to drive governance, lessons learned and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and support mechanical engineers and Authorising Engineers to build capability and consistency.

Skills

Mechanical governance

Quality management

Independent assurance

Stakeholder influence

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

We're looking for a Principal Engineer (Mechanical) to join our Mechanical Assurance, Governance and Framework Support team based in Kier Water Division, national remit.

Location: Kier Water Division, national remit
Hours: Full-time - some flexibility on hours available if desired.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide senior mechanical engineering guidance, independent assurance and specialist support to our Water framework teams. You'll play a key role in strengthening mechanical governance, quality and technical consistency while supporting local teams across the country. Working on a proportionate, risk-based approach, you'll focus on significant mechanical risks, assurance priorities, escalations and complex technical issues.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal Engineer (Mechanical), You'll Be Working Within The Mechanical Assurance, Governance And Framework Support Team, Supporting Them In Delivering Mechanical Engineering Excellence And Assurance Across Our Water Frameworks. Your Day To Day Will Include

• Providing principal-level mechanical advice, assurance and constructive challenges to Framework teams
• Supporting teams with complex or escalated mechanical design, installation, testing and commissioning matters
• Conducting risk-based assurance through targeted reviews, audits and technical health checks
• Leading the Mechanical Working Group to drive governance, lessons learned and continuous improvement
• Mentoring and supporting mechanical engineers and Authorising Engineers to build capability and consistency

What are we looking for?

This role of Principal Engineer (Mechanical) is great for you if:

• You hold a degree, higher technical qualification or equivalent demonstrable competence in mechanical engineering
• You have extensive mechanical engineering experience within the water, wastewater or similar industry
• You possess strong knowledge of mechanical governance, assurance, quality management and relevant industry standards
• You have proven experience resolving complex mechanical issues and influencing across functions
• You demonstrate sound engineering judgement, independent assurance skills and the ability to provide constructive challenge

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

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.