Senior Drainage & Water Design Lead — Flexible Hours

Kier Group plc.; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Senior Engineer - Drainage and Water to join Kier Design in Exeter, Ipswich, or Salford. The role offers technical autonomy across sectors and a chance to lead design work with a multi-disciplinary team.

You will manage deliverables, mentor early-career engineers, and contribute to continuous improvement while travelling as required and holding a full driving licence.

Qualifications

• Experienced in delivering drainage and water design packages with technical autonomy.
• Background across Building & Development, Transportation, Water Utilities or Flood & Water Management.
• Holder of a full driving licence and willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Acting as design lead for assigned work packages, managing technical risks and contributing to quality assurance and design reviews.
• Managing day-to-day delivery of work packages, ensuring programme, budget, and risk commitments are met.
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, internal stakeholders, and external partners to support integrated design delivery.
• Providing line management and mentoring to early-career engineers, contributing to technical development and knowledge sharing.
• Supporting continuous improvement of team practices, standards, and delivery quality.

Skills

Drainage design

Water design

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Driving licence

Job description

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Senior Engineer - Drainage and Water to join Kier Design in Exeter, Ipswich, or Salford. The role offers technical autonomy across sectors and a chance to lead design work with a multi-disciplinary team.

You will manage deliverables, mentor early-career engineers, and contribute to continuous improvement while travelling as required and holding a full driving licence.