Senior Mechanical Supervisor

Kier Group; London; Vor Ort; GBP 55.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kier Group, on the Southern Water framework, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical installations across water and wastewater projects. This site-based role will oversee delivery in line with designs, quality standards and safe work practices.

You'll work with project teams, design, commissioning and operations staff to drive day-to-day activity and governance. Ideal candidates will have hard-won leadership and technical skills, experience in pumping systems and pipework, and

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading mechanical installations on industrial, water, wastewater or process-sector projects.
• Strong practical knowledge of pumping systems, pipework, valves and treatment equipment.
• Recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• CSCS Gold Card Supervisor; SSSTS/SMSTS; valid driving licence.
• Strong leadership, communication and planning abilities with good computer literacy.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate daily mechanical installation activities to deliver safe, efficient work on programme.
• Review mechanical drawings, specifications and documentation; escalate design issues.
• Ensure works comply with safety systems, permits and CDM regulations.
• Coordinate mechanical isolations, confined-space work and pressure testing.
• Mentor mechanical supervisors and teams, setting expectations and standards.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Problem-solving

Team mentoring

Ausbildung

Mechanical engineering apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 / HNC / HND / BTEC / ONC or equivalent

Tools

CSCS Gold Card Supervisor

SSSTS or SMSTS

Full driving licence

Jobbeschreibung

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?

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll be working within the Southern Water team, supporting them in delivering safe, high-quality mechanical installations across framework projects. Your day to day will include:

• 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

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.