Senior Electrical Engineer

KIER GROUP; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer for their MEP business. This full-time role involves overseeing electrical installations to ensure safety, compliance, and project success. The engineer will collaborate with teams, manage expectations, and deliver within timelines and budgets while upholding high standards. Competitive benefits are offered, highlighting Kier's commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Car Allowance and Travel Expenses

Private Medical Cover

Life Assurance

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Kier Share Incentive Schemes

Eligibility for Green Car Scheme

Generous parental leave

Flexible benefits available

Qualifications

• Hold CSCS and SMSTS accreditation.
• Experience overseeing electrical installations on large projects is ideal.
• Eligible for Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Kier standards, UK law, and project requirements.
• Collaborate with design teams for efficient construction.
• Manage project controls including change and quality assurance.

Skills

Technical knowledge in Electrical Services

Safety compliance

Project management

Education

Relevant industry accredited qualification

Job description

Kier Group are looking for a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join our internal MEP business, Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME).

KME work internally and partner with our regional construction business to self deliver MEP solutions across a wider range of sectors.

Location: Morpeth, Northumberland

Hours: Full time, Permanent

As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer, you will oversee the installation of the Electrical elements on your assigned project.

What can you expect to be doing?

• Ensure all works comply with Kier standards, UK law, and project requirements, focusing on safety, quality, and statutory compliance.
• Collaborate with design teams and clients to optimise designs for efficient, safe, and compliant construction.
• Manage project controls including change, risk, opportunity, and quality assurance
• Lead and support project team members by setting clear expectations, managing performance, and working within the Kier "one team" approach.
• Deliver within agreed time frames and budgets, ensuring successful outcomes in line with commercial and quality targets.
• Maintain necessary appointments and accurate records, especially for electrical works, and demonstrate sound decision-making aligned with commercial priorities

What are we looking for?

• You will be technically astute in Electrical Services and safety and hold a relevant industry accredited qualification
• You will have CSCS and SMSTS accreditation as a minimum
• Ideally you will have experience of overseeing the Electrical Services installation on large scale construction projects
• Eligible for Security Clearance given the nature of the project.

What benefits do we offer?

• Car Allowance and Travel Expenses
• Private Medical Cover
• 4 x Life Assurance
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays. Option to purchase 5 extra days per year
• Kier Share Incentive Schemes
• Eligibility for Green Car Scheme
• 26 weeks maternity and 8 weeks paternity leave on full pay.
• Many other flexible benefits available via our benefits portal

For more info on our full benefits, see the link below.

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.

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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier