Principal Engineer

Kier Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Principal Engineer to join Kier Design across multiple UK locations with agile working options. You will lead the delivery of complex construction engineering services, including temporary works design and technical assessment, while supporting development of colleagues and industry best practice.

The role requires chartered status or equivalent practical experience, strong client management, and a track record in delivering safe, buildable engineering solutions for major

Qualifications

• Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. CEng MICE) or substantial practical experience.
• Experience leading delivery of construction engineering services.
• Ability to provide design and consultancy services across complex projects.
• Proven ability to build positive relationships with clients and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead temporary works design, tender support, and value engineering.
• Manage project delivery including technical compliance, programme, budget and client relationships.
• Provide technical assessment of third‑party designs and resolve construction and design issues.
• Lead development of technical standards and deliver training to improve in‑house engineering competence.
• Line manage team members and ensure workload efficiency.

Skills

Chartered engineer

Project leadership

Temporary works design

Client relationships

Job description

We're looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Kier Design team based in Various within the construction sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor. Join us and become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. As part of our 100-strong team, you'll get to work on hundreds of projects across one of the most diverse and high-profile portfolios in the country, with access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline – supporting complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept through to delivery.

Location: Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / Plymouth – agile working, with up to 1-2 days per week from home if desired
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £60,000 per annum

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

Are you…

• A Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. CEng MICE) with relevant experience, or someone with significant practical relevant experience
• Experienced in leading the delivery of construction engineering services
• Confident in providing design and consultancy services across complex projects
• Skilled in building positive relationships with clients and project teams
• Holding a Full driving licence

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal Engineer, you'll be working within the Kier Design team, supporting them in delivering engineering excellence across a broad range of construction projects. This is an opportunity to lead the delivery of complex construction engineering services, providing safe and buildable solutions. You'll be responsible for a diverse range of activities including temporary works design, bid support, value engineering, design management, and technical assessment. Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, you'll play a key role in enhancing Kier's reputation for delivering innovative, engineered outcomes while supporting the development of colleagues and contributing to industry best practice.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading temporary works design, tender support, and value engineering to enhance competitive position
• Managing project delivery including technical compliance, programme, budget and client relationships
• Providing technical assessment of third-party designs and resolving construction and design issues
• Leading development of technical standards and delivering training to improve in-house engineering competence
• Line managing team members, conducting performance reviews and ensuring workload efficiency

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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