Senior Temporary Works Engineer

Kier Group plc.; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc is seeking a Senior Temporary Works Engineer to join our team across multiple UK locations, including Cambridge. The role involves temporary works design and management with agile working options and a 40-hour week.

You will work on diverse projects and support complex construction and infrastructure schemes. The position requires civil/structural/geotechnical expertise, IEng/CEng progression, and collaboration with preconstruction and construction teams to ensure safety,

Qualifications

• Practical engineering knowledge across civil, structural and geotechnical disciplines.
• IEng or CEng equivalent or working towards Chartered status.
• Strong problem-solving, safety and buildability mindset.

Responsibilities

• Producing, checking and reviewing design outputs (calculations, sketches, drawings, 3D models, reports, risk assessments).
• Acting as Project Lead for multiple projects, managing technical scope, programme, budget and stakeholder relations.
• Developing the team and continuous improvement of processes and systems to adapt to challenges.

Skills

Civil engineering

Structural engineering

Geotechnical engineering

Project leadership

Design confidence & review

Education

Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) equivalent

Job description

Job Description Senior Temporary Works Engineer

We're looking for civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineers to join our team in various locations around the UK. Locations: Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / Plymouth - agile working, with up to 1-1 days per week from home if desired.

Hours: 40 hours per week - flexibility on hours available if desired.

Salary: Starting from £50k per annum

Sector: Working across all sectors of the built environment

Join us as a Senior Temporary Works Engineer and become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction‑related technical services. As part of our 100‑strong team, you'll get to work on hundreds of projects across one of the most diverse and high‑profile portfolios in the country, with access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline - supporting complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept, including some or all of: temporary works design and checking, reviewing permanent designs for compliance and buildability, supporting tenders and preconstruction planning, and providing technical support to overcome construction‑stage and post‑construction issues and defects.

Main responsibilities

• Producing, checking and reviewing design outputs such as calculations, sketches, drawings, 3D models, reports and risk assessments, ensuring compliance with CDM, SHE procedures and QA processes
• Acting as Project Lead for multiple projects, managing technical scope, programme, budget and relationships with preconstruction and construction teams, from bid through to delivery
• Developing yourself, other individuals and the wider team, contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and systems, enabling the business to adapt to current and future challenges

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.

Ideal candidate

• Practically‑minded, with a strong grounding in civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineering principles and knowledge of applicable design standards
• An Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or working towards Chartered Engineer status (CEng) with an equivalent level of experience
• Enjoy applying first principles thinking to real‑world construction challenges, combining a keen eye for detail with sound engineering judgement, a focus on safety, buildability, sustainability and a flair for innovation and creative problem‑solving
• Have experience of temporary works design and/or management, or other practical construction experience
• Have strong organisational and communication skills, and enjoy working as part of collaborative teams
• Want to join a top‑25 engineering consultancy, recognised as a one of Glassdoor's 50 best places to work

What will you be responsible for?

Leading the delivery of a broad range of construction engineering services