Senior Project Engineer

Kier Group; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the Thames Water team in the Thames Valley region. You will support delivery of capital framework projects, coordinating with supply chain and internal teams to hit KPI targets and deliver on time.

The role requires experience in the water sector with a relevant engineering qualification, CSCS and SSSTS credentials, and a driven, collaborative approach. A full driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in the water industry or utilities sector is preferred.
• Ability to manage complex programmes and deliverables across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and update construction programmes to meet milestones.
• Engage with supply chain partners on Health, Safety and Wellbeing.
• Oversee design integration and design assurance against Asset standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

BEng or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

RAMS review

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Thames Water team based in Thames Valley region.

Location: Northern Thames Valley region (Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire)

Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

As a SeniorProject Engineer, you'll play a key role in delivering design and build services for Thames Water's infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets. You'll support project delivery, working collaboratively with supply chain partners and internal teams to ensure projects meet key performance indicators and are delivered successfully. This is an opportunity to contribute to important water sector projects while being part of a supportive team that values wellbeing and diversity.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Project Engineer, you'll be working within the Thames Water team, supporting them in delivering successful capital framework projects. Your day to day will include:

• Managing and updating construction programmes to ensure key milestones are met
• Engaging with supply chain partners on Health, Safety and Wellbeing, leading by example
• Overseeing design integration and carrying out design assurance activities against Thames Water Asset standards
• Chairing supply chain meetings to monitor progress and elevate issues where needed
• Promoting a right first-time culture and capturing lessons learnt through case studies

What are we looking for?

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

• You have experience within the water industry and hold a BEng, ONC, HNC or BTEC qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• You hold a CSCS card, SSSTS and Confined Spaces certification
• You have experience in reviewing RAMS and understanding risks associated with process plant
• You demonstrate commercial awareness and strong collaborative skills
• You hold a Full driving licence

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.

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