Senior Technician

Kier Group plc; Wymondham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in construction is seeking a Senior Technician to join their Design team in Wymondham. The role involves producing and checking structural drawings, mentoring junior technicians, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Competitive benefits and a focus on diversity make this an appealing opportunity for qualified candidates.

Benefits

Competitive annual holiday entitlement

Matched pension scheme

Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans

Qualifications

• Professional qualifications in construction-related discipline required.
• Experience in checking work of structural technicians.

Responsibilities

• Produce and check structural engineering drawings and models.
• Mentor other structural technicians in the team.
• Conduct site surveys and inspections.

Skills

REVIT

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in a construction related discipline

HNC in Civil or Structural Engineering

BTEC in Building or Construction

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Technician to join our Design team based in Wymondham. The team are designing a wide range of building types and site redevelopments in various construction sectors such as education, retail, blue light, conservation and commercial, for a mixture of public and private clients. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more

Location: Wymondham, Norfolk

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Technician, you'll be working within the Civil and Structural Engineering team, supporting them in producing and checking structural engineering drawings, 3-dimensional building models, reinforcement schedules and specifications for buildings, delivering an excellent and sustainable structural engineering project service to the latest information management standards.

Your day to day will include:

• Producing and checking coordinated structural drawings, structural design models, schedules and specifications within a quality assured, information management environment
• Checking and coordinating structural design information with other technical disciplines
• Coordinating structural engineering design information within the structural engineering team and with other technical design disciplines such as Architecture, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Building Services Engineering, acting as the lead Structural Technician on significant building structures design projects
• Mentoring other structural technicians within the team, as part of a team committed to continuing professional development
• Occasionally visiting sites, to conduct surveys and inspections and visiting other Kier colleagues

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Technician is great for you if:

• You hold professional qualifications such as a bachelor's level degree in a construction related discipline, or HNC or BTEC or equivalent qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering, Building or Construction
• Are well versed in operating REVIT, Navisworks and AutoCAD software, producing building structures models and drawings compliant with the current CDM Regulations and British and European Standards
• Can demonstrate experience of checking the work of other structural technicians, within a quality management system environment , along with awareness of the requirements surrounding building regulations, havea full driving licence in order to visit other sites / offices

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'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.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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