Section Engineer

Kier Group; Riley Green; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Section Engineer to join our construction team. You will support project teams by interpreting designs, ensuring technical compliance, and delivering work safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards.

You will review drawings, monitor site progress, manage quality checks, and collaborate with site teams and subcontractors, bringing strong civil engineering expertise and organizational skills to the role.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Awareness of commercial processes.
• Experience in people and project management.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing technical delivery, ensuring compliance with design specifications, industry standards, and project requirements
• Reviewing and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documents
• Monitoring site progress, conducting inspections and quality checks to ensure work meets contractual and regulatory standards
• Identifying and resolving technical issues, collaborating with project managers, site teams, and subcontractors
• Maintaining accurate site records, including progress reports, quality documentation, and as-built information

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

We're looking for a Section Engineer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring the technical compliance of projects or assigned sections. You'll be working collaboratively with project teams, interpreting design specifications, managing engineering processes, and maintaining adherence to industry regulations and best practices. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to delivering work safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Section Engineer, you'll be working within the project team, supporting them in delivering technical excellence.

Your day to day will include:

• Overseeing technical delivery, ensuring compliance with design specifications, industry standards, and project requirements
• Reviewing and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documents
• Monitoring site progress, conducting inspections and quality checks to ensure work meets contractual and regulatory standards
• Identifying and resolving technical issues, collaborating with project managers, site teams, and subcontractors
• Maintaining accurate site records, including progress reports, quality documentation, and as-built information

• You have a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• You have awareness of commercial processes
• You have experience in people and project management
• You're collaborative, trusted, and focused in your approach to delivering results

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.