Senior Technician

Kier Group; Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Design are seeking a Senior Revit/CAD Technician to join our MEP team on projects across Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds. You will lead 3D BIM coordination and produce 2D drawings, driving concepts through to construction and handover.

The role requires strong Revit/AutoCAD skills, MEP coordination experience and a proactive approach to QA, BEP compliance and collaboration with stakeholders. Agile working and a 40‑hour week are available.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Services Engineering or related field.
• Proven senior level experience delivering complex MEP layouts and BIM models.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across disciplines.
• Experience with QA procedures, document control and CDE platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of high‑quality MEP designs and construction-level layouts using 3D Revit within BIM environments.
• Act as lead coordinator in design coordination meetings with MEP specialists and other disciplines.
• Provide senior‑level technical advice in BIM/COBie/Revit/CAD activities.
• Drive BIM implementation, best practices and sustainable design solutions.
• Prepare and monitor model coordination and drawing output delivery programmes.
• Maintain standards and reporting to senior leaders on project progress.
• Model and document from sketches or mark-ups and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM coordination

CDE platforms

Regulatory knowledge

Detail interpretation

QA procedures

Coordination meetings

Education

Degree in Building Services Engineering

Tools

Civils 3D

COBie

Revit families

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Revit/CAD Technician to join our MEP team based in Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds.

Location: Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds - with agile working opportunity

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: Starting from £40,000 per annum

Sector: MEP - across a variety of industry sectors

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

The Senior Revit Technician leads building services coordinated design and 3D modelling (and 2D where required) on large, complex multi‑disciplinary projects, delivering sustainable, compliant, and cost‑effective solutions typically from concept to construction and handover (RIBA/BSRIA stages 2-6). The role bridges client requirements with engineering delivery, leading multidisciplinary coordination, quality control, and innovation on high‑value projects.

• An experienced 3D Revit and 2D CAD Technician with strong M&E coordination experience?
• Looking to take the next step for a Major Contractor with an in‑house turnkey design capability, a secured workload in a variety in industry sectors?
• Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted, and delivery‑focused organisation?
• Hold a Degree (or appropriate qualification) in Building Services Engineering or related subject?
• Bring experience of working across both public and private sector projects?
• Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?

Key Requirements

• Degree or appropriate qualification in Building Services Engineering or related field
• Proven senior level experience delivering complex mechanical and electrical 2D and 3D layouts and BIM models
• Strong technical expertise with clear, concise communication skills
• Experienced in quality procedures, document control and use of CDE platforms
• Fluent in use of appropriate industry related software and processes
• Able to meet BPSS/security requirements

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and execute delivery of high‑quality MEP coordinated designs and construction level detailed layouts using 3D Revit within a BIM environment, and 2D CAD where required through RIBA/BSRIA stages 2-6
• Act as ‘lead coordinator' where required and liaise with MEP specialists and manufacturer's, together with other design disciplines and represent MEP engineering in design coordination meetings
• Offer senior‑level technical advice in BIM/COBie/Revit/CAD related activities
• Drive innovation, best practice, BIM implementation and sustainable design solutions
• Contribute to and produce deliverables in accordance with the BIM Execution Plan (BEP), MIDP and TIDP
• Prepare and monitor model coordination and drawing output delivery programmes
• Maintain standards, best practice and clear reporting to senior leaders
• Develop 3D models and construction documentation (plans, elevations, sections) from sketches or engineers’ mark‑ups.
• Coordination: Identify and resolve clashes between architectural, structural, and MEP services and liaise with BIM Coordinators or Information Managers where required.
• Create, modify, and manage parametric Revit families and project templates.
• Model Management: Ensure compliance with company standards, quality assurance (QA) procedures, and project standards.
• Collaboration: Liaise with project stakeholders, attend coordination meetings, and exchange models (e.g., IFC, RVT) with project teams and CDE platforms.
• Lead outsourced coordination teams from time to time if required to meet workload
• Identify risk and monitor change control

Skills

• Proficient in Autodesk Revit (3D) and AutoCAD (2D).
• Experience in BIM coordination and troubleshooting.
• Proficient with use of all CDE systems for publishing, downloading and reference purposes
• Proficient with BIM collaboration software
• Strong understanding of building regulations and construction methods.
• Ability to interpret engineering sketches and design briefs.
• Able to coordinate to a wide Level of Detail across all RIBA/BSRIA design stages 1 - 7
• Attention to detail and accuracy required in advanced RIBA/BSRIA design stages such as setting out, invert levels etc.
• Able to incorporate and coordinate MMC/DfMA offsite manufacturing solutions within the model and allow space accordingly
• Able to incorporate manufacturers Revit families and other asset data into model
• Able to interpret details, apply and coordinate fire stopping products, manufacturer's and specialist contractor's rulesets and fire protection cladding/intumescent expansion zones to service arrangements within the MEP model to maintain fire integrity.
• Able to interpret details, apply and coordinate structural/fabric/partition products, manufacturer's and specialist contractor's rulesets and deflection zones to service arrangements within the MEP model to maintain fire integrity.
• Conversant with COBie deliverables and asset tagging, and able to export information drops and asset/builders work schedules from the model as required
• Able to model and coordinate underground services and infrastructure (producing Northings/Eastings and invert/cover levels etc) integrating with Civils 3D and below ground survey requirements where available

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant qualification in Engineering, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and 3D digital engineering.
• Proven experience with MEP digital drafting and coordination on complex projects.

About Kier Design

Kier Design are a top‑25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment.

We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market‑leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself.

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.