Project Engineer

KIER GROUP; Brighton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Project Engineers to join their dynamic team focused on water projects. In this role, you will provide crucial management and engineering support, ensuring that projects align with industry standards and best practices. You will analyze design requirements, solve complex problems, and collaborate with various stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to significant water and wastewater projects while being part of a company that values diversity and inclusion. Join a forward-thinking firm that prioritizes your growth and offers a variety of benefits tailored to your needs.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical qualification and membership of a professional body.
• Experience in the water sector or similar regulated sector.

Responsibilities

• Analyze preconstruction information to ensure design solutions meet requirements.
• Collaborate with procurement for supplier selection and technical appraisal.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Knowledge of Water Sector

Design Risk Assessment

Education

NVQ Level 3

HNC

Degree

Tools

Project Management Systems

Design Software

Job description

We're looking for Project Engineers to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team working on our Southern Water framework.

Location: visiting sites and offices across the Southern Water patch

Contract: Permanent, full time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Kier is a strategic partner to Southern Water for AMP8 on capital frameworks across their Water supply and treatment regions. In this role, you'll report to the Project Manager and provide management and engineering support to deliver the design development, construction, commissioning, and transfer into use supply of various water and wastewater projects during AMP8.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Engineer, you'll be working within the Southern Water team, supporting them in ensuring the project is delivered in line with Kier's and Thames Water's KPIs.

Your day to day will include:

1. Analysing and interpreting preconstruction information (PCI), Southern Water standards, and industry good practice, to ensure design solutions meet their requirements.
2. Solving problems and ensuring the development of coordinated and integrated design solutions relating to Mechanical or Civils work scope.
3. Ensuring the production of all necessary design deliverables by supply chain partners such as specifications, models, drawings, data sheets and schedules required for the delivery of the project.
4. Ensuring that design solutions include specific design risk assessments and consider innovation, best value, safety, and delivery programme.
5. Collaborating with the procurement team in identification, selection, technical appraisal and appointment of suppliers and sub-contractors to deliver the Mechanical work scope.

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Engineer is great for you if you hold:

1. Relevant technical qualification (NVQ L3 / HNC / Degree) and membership of a relevant Professional Body/Institution.
2. Demonstrable experience within the water sector or similar regulated sector.
3. Demonstrable experience of significant contributions to hazard reduction workshops such as Structured What-If-Technique (SWIFT), Access, Lifting & Maintenance (ALM), HAZ-ID, or similar workflows.
4. Working as part of a team to deliver objectives of the project and company.
5. Knowledge and experience of the main management systems and processes used within a similar large multidisciplinary design and build projects.

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

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

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.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

Documents

• Project Engineer_EICA_Southern Water.pdf (44.85 KB)
• Project Engineer_Mechanical_Southern Water.pdf (44.91 KB)