Senior Temporary Works Engineer in York

Energy Jobline ZR; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier is seeking a Senior Temporary Works Engineer to deliver temporary works design and management across major UK projects. You will contribute to tenders, pre-construction planning and on-site problem-solving with a strong emphasis on safety and buildability.

Lead technical outputs, review designs, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on complex schemes within Kier's extensive project portfolio. Chartered status or progress toward CEng/IEng is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineering principles and design standards.
• Incorporated Engineer status (IEng) or working towards Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Responsibilities

• Leading delivery of temporary works design and checking across projects.
• Reviewing permanent designs for compliance and buildability.
• Supporting tenders, pre-construction planning, and on-site resolution.

Skills

Civil engineering

Structural engineering

Geotechnical

Design standards

Education

IEng / CEng candidate

Job description

Senior Temporary Works Engineer

Locations: Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / Plymouth – agile working, with up to 1-2 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 through to delivery.

Are you…

• 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?

Do you…

• 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, including some or all of: temporary works design and checking, reviewing permanent designs for compliance and buildability, supporting tenders and pre‑construction 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 pre‑construction 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.

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 and 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 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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