Senior Mechanical Engineer

KIER GROUP; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer in Morpeth, Northumberland. This role involves overseeing mechanical installations on projects, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Candidates must have relevant industry qualifications and experience in large scale construction projects. The position offers a full-time permanent contract.

Benefits

Tailorable benefits

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing Mechanical Services installation on large scale construction projects.
• Technical expertise in Mechanical Services.
• CSCS and SMSTS accreditation required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all works comply with Kier standards and UK law.
• Collaborate with design teams to optimize project designs.
• Manage project controls including change and risk.
• Lead project team members and set clear expectations.
• Deliver projects within agreed time frames and budgets.
• Maintain accurate records for mechanical works.

Skills

Mechanical Services expertise

Safety compliance

Project Management

Education

Relevant industry accredited qualification

Tools

CSCS

SMSTS

Job description

Overview

Kier Group are looking for a Senior Mechanical 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 Mechanical Project Engineer, you will oversee the installation of the Mechanical elements on your assigned project.

Responsibilities

• 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 mechanical works, and demonstrate sound decision-making aligned with commercial priorities

What are we looking for?

• You will be technically astute in Mechanical 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 Mechanical Services installation on large scale construction 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.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier