Site Engineer

Kier Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Site Engineer for the KierBAM team based in Plymouth, Devonport Royal Dockyard. You’ll help manage technical compliance to design specs, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and top quality on a live MOD site.

The role requires qualifications in Civil/Construction fields, experience with reinforced concrete systems, Leica survey equipment, RAMS, and appropriate site safety training. Weekend work may be needed.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering or construction qualification (HNC, BSc, MSc, BEng or MEng) and may be working towards Chartership.
• Experience with reinforced concrete structures using system formwork and familiarity with Leica survey equipment.
• Comfortable with Quality Management Systems and RAMS writing.
• Holds Supervisor HSE test, SSSTS, and CSCS Card (White PQP/AQP or Red Trainee or Red Provisional).
• Team player with strong organisational skills and flexibility to work weekends if required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing technical compliance to design specifications and ensure safety, on time, and to high quality standards.
• Assist in preparing as-built drawings and establish systems to record completed work.
• Develop quality check sheets and carry out quality checks, surveys, and site inspections.
• Set out works within tolerances and regularly check setting out points and benchmarks.
• Provide engineering support and assist in procurement of site materials.
• Maintain drawing registers, daily diaries, and trackers.

Skills

Quality Management Systems

RAMS writing

Leica Survey equipment

IT skills

Team player

Education

HNC

BSc

MSc

BEng

MEng

Tools

Leica Survey equipment

System formwork

CSCS Card

SSSTS

Job description

We're looking for a Site Engineer to join our KierBAM team based in Plymouth - Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Location: Plymouth - Devonport Royal Dockyard
Hours: 45 hours per week

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

Many positions within the project are subject to national security clearance restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

KierBAM is a Joint Venture partnership between Kier and BAM Nuttall, currently delivering an exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth. As a Site Engineer, you'll assist in managing the technical compliance of the project to design specifications, ensuring work is delivered safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a significant project within a live MOD facility.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Site Engineer, you'll be working within the WRB Section team, supporting them in delivering this important redevelopment project. Your day to day will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of as-built drawings and establishing effective systems to record completed work
• Participating in developing quality check sheets and carrying out quality checks, surveys, and site inspections
• Setting out works within allowable tolerances and regularly checking setting out points and benchmarks
• Providing engineering support to overcome technical problems and assist in procurement of site materials
• Maintaining drawing registers, completing daily diaries, and keeping trackers up to date

What are we looking for?

This role of Site Engineer is great for you if:

• You hold a Civil Engineering or construction related qualification (HNC, BSc, MSc, BEng, or MEng) and may be working towards Chartership
• You have experience in reinforced concrete structures using system formwork and are familiar with Leica Survey equipment
• You're comfortable with Quality Management Systems, writing RAMS, and possess strong IT skills
• You hold a Supervisor HSE test, SSSTS, and CSCS Card (White PQP/AQP or Red Trainee or Red Provisional)
• You're a team player with excellent organisational skills and flexibility to work weekends when required

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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a BPSS check, which takes place beforeyour employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit Making Ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

• Site Engineer WRB - Job Description 2026.pdf