Temporary Works Advisor

Kier Group plc.; Wells; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. invites applications for a Temporary Works Advisor to join our team operating across multiple UK locations. The role offers agile working and a 40-hour week with flexibility on hours.

Opportunity to contribute to complex construction engineering services across various projects within Kier’s pipeline. You will advise on temporary works standards, provide technical guidance, support tender processes, and collaborate with teams and clients to resolve design and construction

Qualifications

• Holder of IEng Initial Professional Development (or CEng progress) with a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE) and relevant experience
• Level 6 or Level 7 qualification and relevant experience
• Significant experience
• Collaborative and able to build effective relationships across teams, clients and stakeholders
• Trusted in delivering what you promise whilst acting safely and ethically
• Focused and clear in your approach, disciplined and thorough in how you work

Responsibilities

• Advise on the effective implementation of the Group Temporary Works Standard and associated guidance
• Providing technical and practical advice on specific areas of temporary works design and implementation
• Supporting tender and bid processes including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, and innovative concepts
• Undertaking technical assessment and review of third party designs to ensure compliance with requirements
• Resolving technical project, construction and design issues, incidents, defects and failures

Education

Level 6 or Level 7 qualification

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a Temporary Works Advisor to join our team based in various locations. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor. Become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. As part of our team of temporary works advisors, 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.

Locations

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Cambridge
• Cardiff
• Glasgow
• Leeds
• Liverpool
• London
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• Norwich
• Plymouth

Agile working.

Hours

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

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

Requirements

• A holder of IEng Initial Professional Development (or CEng equivalent progress) with a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE) and relevant experience
• Level 6 or Level 7 qualification and relevant experience
• Significant experience
• Collaborative and able to build effective relationships across teams, clients and stakeholders
• Trusted in delivering what you promise whilst acting safely and ethically
• Focused and clear in your approach, disciplined and thorough in how you work

What will you be responsible for?

As a Temporary Works Advisor, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering complex construction engineering services and providing safe, buildable solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of complex construction engineering services, providing solutions that are safe and buildable. You'll play a key role in advising on the effective implementation of temporary works standards, offering technical expertise and practical advice across a variety of projects. Working collaboratively with teams and clients, you'll help shape innovative solutions whilst supporting tender processes, technical assessments, and the resolution of design and construction challenges.

Your day to day will include:

• Advising on the effective implementation of the Group Temporary Works Standard and associated guidance
• Providing technical and practical advice on specific areas of temporary works design and implementation
• Supporting tender and bid processes including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, and innovative concepts
• Undertaking technical assessment and review of third party designs to ensure compliance with requirements
• Resolving technical project, construction and design issues, incidents, defects and failures

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 #LI-MA1