Senior Mechanical Supervisor

Kier Group; Brighton; In loco; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Kier Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Southern Water team, based on site at Chichester / Falmer. You will lead mechanical installation activities across water and wastewater projects, delivering to approved designs, quality standards and safe systems of work.

This role provides day-to-day leadership of supervisors, subcontract labour and supply chain partners, with potential to develop into a Mechanical Authorising Engineer within Kier Southern Water.

Competenze

• Experience leading mechanical installations on industrial, water, wastewater or process-sector projects.
• Strong practical knowledge of pumping systems, pipework, valves, treatment equipment and mechanical completion activities.
• A recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, BTEC, ONC or equivalent qualification.
• CSCS Gold Card Supervisor or appropriate competence card, SSSTS or SMSTS, and a Full driving licence.
• Demonstrates strong leadership, communication, planning and problem-solving skills with good computer literacy.

Mansioni

• Leading and coordinating daily mechanical installation activities to achieve safe, efficient and programme-compliant delivery.
• Reviewing mechanical drawings, specifications and documentation, escalating design or constructability issues promptly.
• Ensuring works comply with approved safety systems, permit requirements, CDM Regulations and relevant standards.
• Coordinating mechanical isolations, confined-space activities, pressure testing and other controlled work.
• Mentoring mechanical supervisors and team members, setting clear expectations and reinforcing consistent standards.

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Southern Water team based in Chichester / Falmer.

Location: Chichester / Falmer

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead mechanical installation activities across water and wastewater projects. As a site-based position, you'll oversee the delivery of mechanical works in line with approved designs, quality standards and safe systems of work. Working closely with project, design, commissioning and operational teams, you'll provide day-to-day leadership to supervisors, subcontract labour and supply chain partners. For the right person, this role could develop into the position of Kier Southern Water Framework Mechanical Authorising Engineer.

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading and coordinating daily mechanical installation activities to achieve safe, efficient and programme-compliant delivery
• Reviewing mechanical drawings, specifications and documentation, escalating design or constructability issues promptly
• Ensuring works comply with approved safety systems, permit requirements, CDM Regulations and relevant standards
• Coordinating mechanical isolations, confined-space activities, pressure testing and other controlled work
• Mentoring mechanical supervisors and team members, setting clear expectations and reinforcing consistent standards

What are we looking for?

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

• You have demonstrable experience leading mechanical installations on industrial, water, wastewater or process-sector projects
• You possess strong practical knowledge of pumping systems, pipework, valves, treatment equipment and mechanical completion activities
• You hold a recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND BTEC, ONC or equivalent qualification
• You have CSCS Gold Card Supervisor or appropriate competence card, SSSTS or SMSTS, and a Full driving licence
• You demonstrate strong leadership, communication, planning and problem-solving skills with good computer literacy

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved,

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.