Senior Mechanical Engineer

Kier Group; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join Kier Mechanical & Electrical on a major life sciences project in London, with Harlow as the site when moving. You will lead mechanical design delivery, manage packages, and drive quality within cost and schedule targets.

A strong focus on safety, collaboration, and compliant practices underpins daily activities. Key requirements include CSCS and SMSTS, excellent communication, and robust decision-making skills, with a commitment to

Qualifications

• Technical expertise in mechanical services and safety.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
• Sound decision-making based on commercial and project criteria.
• Commitment to wellbeing and inclusivity in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Review and optimise designs with design teams and clients for safety and compliance.
• Lead change control and identify risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Implement quality procedures in line with Kier Standards and UK law.
• Provide leadership to project team members and set clear expectations.
• Ensure projects meet quality, time and cost targets.

Skills

Mechanical Services

Safety

Communication

Decision making

Wellbeing & Inclusion

Tools

CSCS

SMSTS

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Kier Mechanical & Electrical team based on a major project in the life sciences sector.

Location: London. (Harlow when moving to site)
Hours: Full Time- someflexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME) is an internal MEP self-delivery design and build business within the Kier group, supporting regional businesses across the UK and the Strategic Projects business on complex and challenging projects. We have a full design, construct and commissioning capability with core sectors including Custodial, Commercial, Health & Science. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll play a key role in delivering projects that are fully compliant to specifications, in line with planned costs and programme. Working collaboratively within the project team, you'll be responsible for delegated works packages, ensuring they are successfully delivered to the highest standards.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll be working within the Kier Mechanical & Electrical team, supporting them in delivering high-quality mechanical engineering services. Your day to day will include:

• Reviewing designs with design teams and clients to ensure they are optimised for efficient and safe construction, fully compliant with standards and contract requirements
• Managing robust change control and identifying risk and opportunity throughout the project lifecycle
• Implementing and managing quality control procedures in line with Kier Standards, ensuring all works are carried out safely and in accordance with UK law
• Providing leadership for project team members within your area of control, setting clear expectations and offering guidance to maximise team performance
• Ensuring the successful completion of projects in line with agreed quality and commercial plans, meeting targets within agreed timescales and cost constraints

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Mechanical Engineer is great for you if:

• You are technically astute in Mechanical Services and Safety
• You hold CSCS and SMSTS accreditation
• You have strong communication skills and can work collaboratively within a team environment
• You can demonstrate sound decision‑making abilities based on clear criteria and commercial awareness
• You are committed to promoting wellbeing and creating an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought, backgrounds and experience is actively encouraged

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.